Sten, I believe about $15 in 1943.
Sorry I looked it up $11.
Gun Ugly but shoots great -- What to do??
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Sorry I looked it up $11.
Been riding since 1966 I never needed a silly suit.
Maybe this will help. LOL
I'd rather win ugly than lose pretty but there's nothing wrong with a nice looking rifle too. It won't shoot any better though.
I have not the bench skills or wind reading ability, and certainly not the ability to alter the load at the range to keep in tune with conditions, to ever win anything with real BR shooters. I loved to shoot with the group that helped me get the gun, and work up a reasonable load that i preload at home and plinked with. I hear the real BR shooters say that the new guns are so much better for running with a condition that older guns like this one are not competitive anymore. I have no idea if this true on not but it sure was fun shooting with that group. We used to shoot a sheet of paper with 40 or 50 aspirins glued to it at the Indian Hammock range. it was a wind disaster with the berms and wide open pastures all around it, but I have seen Jon and Capt Bob (the owner of the ugly gun in 222 i mentioned earlier) shoot 24 or 25 without a miss. before I owned this gun I tried with my 6.5-284 and i had 6 clear hits that turned the aspirins to dust the next shot hit something in the fence and shook about a dozen lose from the paper and i called that 12 hits. The group decide that I was disqualified.
wildcatter
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never use Krylon or dollar store spray paint on a synthetic stock in the first place, that crap is for krafts and things that need to be durable to be handled. Plus it will never give a true lasting quality job.
Custom Colors makes aerosol cans using their automotive grade paint with spray nozzles that actually are capable of a quality pattern. They also sell 2K UV protective clear that has it's hardener ready to be released in the can when you are ready to use it.
Masking tape and sanding prep are your friend, and the most important prepwork to get the results you want. I know your grief and trust me, you don't have to send it out to get automotive quality results! Bought this for peanuts, and trust me, this is the good side!
Self spray bombed with 2 coats each of their primer, coarse silver metallic, and 5 coats ruby red candy, then the 2k clear for 3 coats. And trust me, the picture does not do it justice, but you get the idea anyways. less than 100 bucks one can of each will do the stock, and allow a test pattern on, I used a Lapua brass box.
But I will never pay to have another stock finished after this. I will do a better job next time, we live and learn, but I dam sure am not sanding this and redoing it, any flaws have to be searched for to see!
, and did it myself,
Custom Colors makes aerosol cans using their automotive grade paint with spray nozzles that actually are capable of a quality pattern. They also sell 2K UV protective clear that has it's hardener ready to be released in the can when you are ready to use it.
Masking tape and sanding prep are your friend, and the most important prepwork to get the results you want. I know your grief and trust me, you don't have to send it out to get automotive quality results! Bought this for peanuts, and trust me, this is the good side!
Self spray bombed with 2 coats each of their primer, coarse silver metallic, and 5 coats ruby red candy, then the 2k clear for 3 coats. And trust me, the picture does not do it justice, but you get the idea anyways. less than 100 bucks one can of each will do the stock, and allow a test pattern on, I used a Lapua brass box.
But I will never pay to have another stock finished after this. I will do a better job next time, we live and learn, but I dam sure am not sanding this and redoing it, any flaws have to be searched for to see!
, and did it myself,
would love to see a pic of herI'm always enjoying myself when I shoot and many of the extreme competitors are excessive in my opinion. Many years ago while shooting practice rounds this extreme competitor was making himself a pain in the butt for everyone. Now I never would have done this in a competition but this was our fun time.
We always had this woman who shot with us who was just, a guys gal, just an awesome person, she was a horse trainer and showed up after her evening stable work for the relaxation of some night shooting, she had a beautiful face and a rack on her to die for.
Because of this guy she and no one else was having any fun so I whispered in her ear and I arranged to put her in post 1 and him in post 2, in the next round, she was shooting a Remington 1100.
In the summer she always wore a light white riding top and for this round she had taken off her bra and unbuttoned it to the essentials, every time she fired she bent down real suggestively toward him to pick up her spent case. By the time we shot the third post he had dropped 5 birds, he threw his Perazzi to the ground and walked off the field, he gathered his gear picked up his shotgun and left. When he left it took a micro second for us to miss him.
I always suggest that you enjoy life, it's worked for me.
My 870? I still have her!
The shooter moved on over 20 years ago and has been training horses for the rich and famous. I ran into her and her college graduate daughter a year or so ago all are doing well.
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Looks great!!never use Krylon or dollar store spray paint on a synthetic stock in the first place, that crap is for krafts and things that need to be durable to be handled. Plus it will never give a true lasting quality job.
Custom Colors makes aerosol cans using their automotive grade paint with spray nozzles that actually are capable of a quality pattern. They also sell 2K UV protective clear that has it's hardener ready to be released in the can when you are ready to use it.
Masking tape and sanding prep are your friend, and the most important prepwork to get the results you want. I know your grief and trust me, you don't have to send it out to get automotive quality results! Bought this for peanuts, and trust me, this is the good side!
Self spray bombed with 2 coats each of their primer, coarse silver metallic, and 5 coats ruby red candy, then the 2k clear for 3 coats. And trust me, the picture does not do it justice, but you get the idea anyways. less than 100 bucks one can of each will do the stock, and allow a test pattern on, I used a Lapua brass box.
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But I will never pay to have another stock finished after this. I will do a better job next time, we live and learn, but I dam sure am not sanding this and redoing it, any flaws have to be searched for to see!
, and did it myself,
I'm a strong advocate for Spraymaxx aerosol cans for the DIY folks.
Most automotive paint stores can mix any color and fill the cans for you.
I agree 100% that the results achieved are really amazing if a person just takes thier time in the prep work and don't get in a hurry.
I try to go out of my way and help folks wanting to try finishing a project on thier own and really enjoy seeing the end results.
A professional paint job isn't for everyone nor every project, you have to go in the direction the spirit moves you.
Quite often the spirit moves in my direction.
Same Dick Wright that manufactured the carbide primer pocket cleaners ?
Yes. Same Dick Wright.
He was a carbide tool salesman after being a schoolteacher for many years.
He came to be called Carbide Dick for a while.
He was a carbide tool salesman after being a schoolteacher for many years.
He came to be called Carbide Dick for a while.
Dats purdy!!
I agree on the SprayMax. It's probably the most expensive can of spray paint you'll ever buy but it's worth every penny if you don't have good spray equipment and even then, it may well beat having a small amount of a color mixed. It's good stuff. I've used it for base and candy top coats but I like to spray my own clear over it.
I agree with the previous poster about never using Krylon or any cheapo paint because it'll have to come off before being properly painted later...if it doesn't all just fall off first. Lol!
I may order a can or two of Orion Silver in a day or so. It's a common base color for candies...as you know Brett. And I've got most candies on hand.
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What does this green look like to you? Teal and Organic Green kandies? Any tips would be appreciated. A friend sent me this for a color he wants.
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Mike I'd bet there's over 1000 hours of body and paint on that car!!@Bc'z
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Think of all the hours pulling tape to spray for an hour, just to spend countless more hours pulling more tape for another color.
For folks that like to mix and spray thier own
Check out Paintwithpearl for all kinds of candies, pearls, flakes, I get quite a few products through them and blend it with HOK SG100.
Wildcatter I believe mine has the same stock as yours, or it looks the same. I wish mine looked as good as yours. Nice paint job. I have so many projects right now it will be a while before a paint job happens. If i ever shot it enough to need a new barrel i think it will go back as a screwed together gun instead of glued. The old guy that owned the 222 ugly gun I mentioned unglued one and screwed it together and it shoot just as good as glued in. i think now that this group has given me permission to make it even uglier and revel in the ugliness that is what's going to happen. i wish the old group could get together once more and shoo again!
Oh, I know what you're saying. Tons of work there. I'm just curious if you think I can get close to matching that shade of green with the two colors I mentioned or if you can share a better idea. I'm not talking about a panel repair kinda match, just getting close to that shade of green, as the guy sent me a pic for that color. Make sense? I'm thinking a coat of organic green and a couple of coats of teal will be close but I don't know and was just wondering how you'd go about getting close to that color. That's all. It does look impressive though...no doubt...and I don't even care much for the color but it's not for me. Lol! In no way am I trying to put you in any kinda spot. Just wondering if my idea is how I should try to get close to that shade of green or if you have any ideas about it that might work better is all. No way in hell I could do that kinda work!
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