Tired of the recoil generated by the TC Encore 20 ga. slug barrel? I am!

First, I switched to a thumb-hole Flex-Tech stock, this significantly reduced the amount of muzzle jump, but the recoil from the slugs into your shoulder was still incredible.

Thompson Center Encore Thumb-Hole Flex Tech Stock

My 20ga slug barrel really kicks with the 3″ federal barnes expanders, so I added some lead shot using RTV (room temperature vulcanization aka culk) 🙂 to the forend.

Finished productI only added weight to the two sections, you could add as much as you want, in as many as you want.

I used my wet finger to spread the RTV, which I used to cover/secure the #7 birdshot that I harvested from some cheap small-game loads. » Read more..