So what is in your hollow grip?

For awhile, it was five rounds of ammo.

Air.

Batteries for optics or lights mounted on weapon

Batteries on the AR.

Space and opportunity...

Bore Snake.

Allen wrenches for taking apart the scope mount, grip, charging handle, gas block, and pushing out the trigger pins. They are taped up to keep them rattling around. I plan to put a cleaning rod and a packet of oil in the stock buttplate.

And I'm pretty sure the rolled up money in the empty cylinder is a myth. Unless you want burning money from 200 grains of burning blackpower going off around it.

I'v tried the money in the cylinder thing it doesn't catch on fire ,my AR has para cord in the grip.

CC

Battery for my reflex or light (same) and allen wrench .

clearcut said:

I'v tried the money in the cylinder thing it doesn't catch on fire ,my AR has para cord in the grip.

CC

Click to expand...

With a 40 grain load of black powder?

Freedom.

Tax stamp paperwork shrunk down to a couple sheets.

Air also.....

Batteries in my cqb kit, and I use magpul on some SPRs, so I put some dope cards in there once in awhile.
I also have the lmt sopmod craned stock, so it has more battery storage there.

Sight adjustment screw driver and extra batteries.

Weird story about just this topic:

Several years ago I was contacted by a complete stranger asking if I was interested in buying an old shotgun that had my Father's hunting license rolled up in the stock. Now, my father had been dead for a couple decades at this point, but the stranger was accurate in describing all of the personal information included on the license, which was dated 1942! My (eventual) Father would have been about 15 years old at that time.

So, intrigued, I travelled to the other side of my state to see the gun. It was a Winchester Model 20 (single shot) in 410 caliber. It was in rough shape, but I bought it for sentimental reasons along with the old hunting license that had been found in the stock. On my way home, I stopped at Dad's brother's house to show him the shotgun. He was astonished to see it again. He remembered shooting rats with it down at the city dump along with my Dad when they were boys. More than seeing the gun again, he was most impressed that my Dad had even bothered to buy a hunting license back then. Lol.

Anyway, I've cleaned it up, and it is a wall-hanger now, along with the laminated hunting license, which is still legible 76 years later.

Oh, and the stranger who I bought this gun from, was a retired farmer who himself bought it from someone else (not my Dad) to use for varmint control when out in his fields. He did an AMAZING job tracking me down after all those years.

The Army used to issue a zero card, which you used to copy down your zero sight setting. That went in the butt trap (along with an oiler, cleaner, take-down tool, etc.). When I got my M1 Garand from CMP the first thing I did was open the butt trap -- and there was the zero card! It was right on, too.

It differs on the rifle and whether it has an optic that needs batteries or not, but for me it goes...

1. Cleaning kit in A2 buttstock
2. Air
3. Batteries
4. Spare bolt

BSA1 said:

My reason for starting this thread is looking for ideas.

AR#1 has storage in the grip and a storage compartment in the buttstock. I put a Magpul lube bottle in the grip and some cleaning patches and foam earplugs in the buttstock compartment. That way when I want to go shooting or hunting all I need is ammo and a target. I can quickly clean and reoil the bolt at the range or in the field.

Other AR only has storage compartment in the grip so looking for ideas.

Click to expand...

When I had a red dot on my AR, a pair of lithium AA batteries were kept in the grip. Now that a non-illuminated scope is on my AR, a scope mount removal tool is in the grip.

The A1 buttstock I have has one of the triangular packaged USGI type cleaning kits in it. I'm not sure why I keep the kit in there, other than it fits in that compartment.

BSA1 said:

You guys are not getting off that easy. What kind of air?

Ocean, mountain, desert, great plains, country with pollen, urban with smog? If mountain air what mountain and at what elevation? Or maybe restaurant air with the smell of bbq?

Click to expand...

right now air from the back of my gun case, its sad it dosent have an upper....
On a good day mostly mountain air, tho sometimes its ocean, and every once in a while its jungle mucky muggy.

chicharrones said:

When I had a red dot on my AR, a pair of lithium AA batteries were kept in the grip. Now that a non-illuminated scope is on my AR, a scope mount removal tool is in the grip.

Click to expand...

I like that idea, i may start carying around a small wrench and or allen depending on what mount i have attached.