Installing mercury recoil suppressor in 1895GS.. Help!

[michauxii]

2001 45-70.
4"by 7/8" mercury suppressor.

Removed recoil pad and started drilling a pilot hole with eighth inch bit.
Got to 3' and hit something solid,real solid.

There is a small decal-looking thing on bottom of buttstock that looks like a small bullseye.. located slightly in front of the rear stud swivel.
Seems like this might be some type of reenforcing pin that runs top to bottom, I don't know.

If I continue with a 7/8" wood boring bit, I'm going to hit it again (I think).

Info please!

[BloodGroove4570]

Thats only a plastic tube called a Bullseye, its strictly cosmetic!!! No worries with that...

[1 big hole]

Your awful close to "breaking out" if you hit the Marlin bullseye!

[michauxii]

Thanks for the replies!
Does anyone know the approx. length of this "bullseye" tube?

[Bobshouse]

If your boring through the center of the stock, you didn't hit the bullseye. It is only about 1/4 to 1/3 of an inch in length. My guess is you hit a knot in the wood which changes the grain and is more difficult to drill. The swivel stud is longer, but again your looking under an inch and a half.

[michauxii]

Thanks again!

[Grey Duster]

Hey Michauxii,
I was going to use a mercury tube but my gunsmith buddy had me use lead shot. I managed to get 1 pound of birdshot in the buttstock. What I did was get a soda can and put enough shot to get one pound and checked the depth of the hole by pouring the shot into the hole and back into the can. When I got to the right depth and diameter went from 1 inch to 1/2 inch I then screwed the buttplate back on and a decelerator pad in a leather cuff. A little heavier but I am happy.

[ferretkona]

I would rather take the full recoil than carry a extra pound in the stock.

[boredintr]

hea have you tried filling empty shell casings with lead use solder lead and a torch then put a stock ammo holder on the stock fill it with the lead filled shell cases that. will tame it down tell u can get use to the recoil after a while remove one case later another this way u don't hole up the stock of your gun and can tailor the extra weight and recoil reduction to your loads plus return to stock easy

[Moki]

I find any weight added to the stock throws the balance of the rifle off = just install a Kick-Eez recoil pad...