Kimber 84 Hunter Models- what’s in the stock

[onlybrowning]

What is the hardened gel stuff inside the Kimber Hunter Stock? I bedded an 84L the other day and (unrelated) took off the recoil pad, noticing a filler in the butt stock. What is it, and can it be removed easily to save some weight?


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[RepeatPete]

Not sure what material it is, some kind of gel. It can definitely be removed, and seems to be around 8.5 ounces in the buttstock and the grip. Most have removed it via scraping around the gel and stock interface with a butter knife or equivalent, and then using a large screw to screw into the gel to be able to pull it out.

 

[bradmacmt]

removing the gel?

i have a kimber hunter and have read many times where removing the gel in the hollow buttstock will lighten the rifle by 8 ozes. what is the trick to removing it i have pried with a putty knife drilled holes in it and removed very little.what have you found that works? thanks Ed

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[onlybrowning]

Thank you!


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[onlybrowning]

Just removed the gel. Thank you for the help! Seems crazy to me this was what they decided on. It’s a super lightweight rifle…and now a lot lighter than it was!


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