Ruger American Gen2 Stock Weight Kit – Up to 1.6 lbs

Description

This weight kit lets you fine-tune your Ruger American Gen2 rifle's balance with steel weights that add up to 1.6 pounds total. It comes with six 4-ounce coated steel weights that slip into a molded cassette that fits securely inside the stock. You can load as many weights as you want depending on your setup, so a lightweight hunting rifle with just a scope feels completely different from a tack-driver on the bench with a heavy scope, bipod, or suppressor attached.

How the Ruger Weight Kit Improves Balance

Heavy optics and muzzle devices shift your rifle's balance point forward, which makes it fatiguing to hold during long hunting days or slow it down in the field. By adding weight to the rear of the stock, this kit moves that balance point back where it belongs. Real testing shows that loading all 1.6 pounds into the stock of a 22-inch .308 American Gen2 reduces free recoil velocity by 16 percent, and in a 6.5 Creedmoor, it shifts the center of gravity about 3 inches rearward. That difference is noticeable when you shoulder the rifle.

Installation and Design

Installation is straightforward. Remove your stock, slip the weights into the cassette (which stays in the stock), and reassemble. The weights stay put with a simple holding screw that requires basic tools. Since the whole system works inside the existing stock without any drilling or permanent changes to the rifle, you can remove or adjust the weights whenever your setup changes. The coated steel weights are durable and won't rattle or shift when you're in the field.

This is a genuine Ruger factory accessory made in the USA. If you're running a Gen2 American and find that your rifle feels nose-heavy with modern accessories, this kit gives you a simple way to get the balance back.