Has anyone thought about adding weight to the crown with a grs stock? I’m thinking I would like it to be a little heavier when shooting standing.
FX FX Crown adding weight
- Thread starter Hopsing
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Hi Hopsing,
I am sorry to have to report to you that all the info on the FX website (and thus the Utah Airguns website) about the Crown GRS stock is incorrect. It is not as heavy as the FX info says. They show the rifle with the synthetic stock at 6.2 lbs, with the laminate stock at 6.8 lbs, and with the GRS at 9.6 lbs. That is not even close.
I own two MkII Crowns with GRS stocks and have very carefully weighed them and all the parts. My 500mm barrel, .177 Crown Mk II with the 480cc CF bottle with the stock off weighs 4.44 lbs. The GRS stock (with the attaching bolts) weighs 2.27 lbs. That gives a total weight of 6.71 lbs, or almost exactly what the info from FX says the regular synthetic stock weighs.
The GRS stocks are beautiful with a really smooth mechanism for the cheek riser and butt stock extension. But the best part to me is the offset and angled grips that feels perfectly natural and leads me to a "thumbs up" grip position. I have done so well with this rifle that on my other rifles which aren't lucky enough to have a GRS stock I have concocted a way to use the "thumb up" position on them (installed a thumb shelf usually).
For shooting from the bench I designed and 3D printed and adapter that fits onto the butt extension rails which allows me to use the Saber Tactical Monopod. I also milled out the short forestock area so I could recess an Anshutz UIT rail which allows me to put a small picatinny adapter for my bipod or switch that out for an adjustable palm rest.
Get the GRS stock for all the great benefits, but one of them is not making the rifle heavier.
Cheers,
Greg
I am sorry to have to report to you that all the info on the FX website (and thus the Utah Airguns website) about the Crown GRS stock is incorrect. It is not as heavy as the FX info says. They show the rifle with the synthetic stock at 6.2 lbs, with the laminate stock at 6.8 lbs, and with the GRS at 9.6 lbs. That is not even close.
I own two MkII Crowns with GRS stocks and have very carefully weighed them and all the parts. My 500mm barrel, .177 Crown Mk II with the 480cc CF bottle with the stock off weighs 4.44 lbs. The GRS stock (with the attaching bolts) weighs 2.27 lbs. That gives a total weight of 6.71 lbs, or almost exactly what the info from FX says the regular synthetic stock weighs.
The GRS stocks are beautiful with a really smooth mechanism for the cheek riser and butt stock extension. But the best part to me is the offset and angled grips that feels perfectly natural and leads me to a "thumbs up" grip position. I have done so well with this rifle that on my other rifles which aren't lucky enough to have a GRS stock I have concocted a way to use the "thumb up" position on them (installed a thumb shelf usually).
For shooting from the bench I designed and 3D printed and adapter that fits onto the butt extension rails which allows me to use the Saber Tactical Monopod. I also milled out the short forestock area so I could recess an Anshutz UIT rail which allows me to put a small picatinny adapter for my bipod or switch that out for an adjustable palm rest.
Get the GRS stock for all the great benefits, but one of them is not making the rifle heavier.
Cheers,
Greg
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Hi Keith1
The only thing that needs to be changed to use the GRS Stock is that you need a longer Safety Switch as the GRS stock is thicker than the laminate or synthetic stock at that point. If you purchase the stock used, you should ask for the Safety Switch. You would have to ask Utah Airguns or whichever vendor you buy from if it is included with the stock. You will reuse the metal trigger guard from the existing Crown, but I put in slightly longer M5 Cap Head bolts to secure the stock.
Cheers,
Greg
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I think you’ll also need the thin-collar fill probe to reach the Foster fill probe when it’s in a GRS.
I agree the GRS makes for a very light rifle. I never weighed mine but it’s as light as any gun ever owned in that size. If adding weight is important to you, where do you want the weight located?
I agree the GRS makes for a very light rifle. I never weighed mine but it’s as light as any gun ever owned in that size. If adding weight is important to you, where do you want the weight located?
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