Internal Stock Weight Hunter Rifle

[Walter Johnson]

Would permanently adding weight to a hunter rifle stock break the rule about attachments? I was thinking of adding some tungsten or lead with epoxy to help balance the rifle.

"Attachments, either removable or permanent, are not permitted"

[Jetmugg]

Disclaimer = I am not an NRA official. That being said, adding weight to the inside of a rifle has been done for years, probably decades.

The "attachment" language in the rulse has been the topic of debate many times, but I don't believe I've heard anyone say that adding weight internally is prohibited as an attachment.

Steve

[Walter Johnson]

Thanks, I'll ask at my next match.

[acorneau]

Rule 3.1.E of the 2025 rulebook (page 5) states...

"Attachments which do not cause any portion of the rifle to exceed the weight or dimensions as listed herein are permitted provided
they do not extend past the end of the barrel. Sighting devices are not considered “attachments”."

I have a steel weight in the fore-end of my smallbore rifle to bring it up to weight. It's in a hollowed-out slot of the stock under the barrel channel.