Those are exactly the colors im using on the next stock i do!
Less then a buck recoil pad.
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troy fairweather
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They didn't have the normal dark brown camo paint so that's why I got the espresso, it's the same 2x paint. They had a light green to but I didn't really like that reminded me of old fiberglass boat stuff lol. The espresso is a nice dark brown tho it's not flat maybe Satin.
I'm finding that I like the effect of adding a satin or even gloss to my paint schemes.
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Ya sometimes all flat paint is to much, I'm interested in how that matte clear will look when dry.
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Well ... You Win !
I thought I was Cheap ... but Flip Flop Recoil Pad ....
ATTABOY ... You win First Place in the Cheap Contest !
Gary
I thought I was Cheap ... but Flip Flop Recoil Pad ....
ATTABOY ... You win First Place in the Cheap Contest !
Gary
Wait till you see his paper towel roll with toothpick reticle scope, whiles hes hopping thru the woods on the other side to those slippers!
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I leave the roll about 1/4 full never know when you gotta go. Water won't pool up on my flops either with the drainage holes lol.Wait till you see his paper towel roll with toothpick reticle scope, whiles hes hopping thru the woods on the other side to those slippers!
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That's what the matte clear coat is for,
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Nice work Troy and thank you for sharing your idea. I'll have to give that a try for my Arisaka build.
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troy fairweather
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You gotta do it bamboo last ditch style lol, maybe just leave the thongs on and you have Japanese stilks.
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troy fairweather
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Thanks and no problem lol.
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Ya don't think this kind of foam rubber can get sticky, the pad is pretty firm and even the weight of the gun doesn't seem to smush as much as say a limbsaver. It feels about right tho soft but ridged enough to hold up.
adcoch1
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I'm going to steal your idea and your camo pattern for a build I have coming up. A lightweight hiking rifle. Probably a ruger but whatever is cheapest may change that.
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Ruger would probably be a good start, not sure how light the new Americans are from the first Gen, I know guys would get them pretty light. A howa mini maybe a good choice to I see stockys still have the blem carbon stocks. Definitely use some spray foam in the butt stock to glue the pad on better.
luv2safari
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Most of the weight is in the bolt lol. I used to have weights on the barreled action from an 06, but i cant remember now. I can extrapolate the weight of a short action with ar bolt after i take apart the ARC again.
Getting them much under 6lbs will take some work or a stubby barrel, but should be doable.
Matte clear adds some sheen but doesn't make it shiny, IMHO.
Ive done several stocks w it.
As for flip flops..... never tried a pair, never will.
Might as well chop one up for use on a project IMHO.
Do wonder how gun oil/solvents might affect.
Ops stock looks good
Ive done several stocks w it.
As for flip flops..... never tried a pair, never will.
Might as well chop one up for use on a project IMHO.
Do wonder how gun oil/solvents might affect.
Ops stock looks good
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I think being a synthetic stock there is less chance of getting oil and solvents, I used to work at a car dealer when I was 15-16 and would wash and detail cars, I wore flip flops most of the time at least in summer and they would hold up pretty good considering all the cleaners and oils they would get on them. If the pad dose get messed up it's cheap and easy to replace.Matte clear adds some sheen but doesn't make it shiny, IMHO.
Ive done several stocks w it.
As for flip flops..... never tried a pair, never will.
Might as well chop one up for use on a project IMHO.
Do wonder how gun oil/solvents might affect.
Ops stock looks good
We called them thongs. So your an anti thong person. Glad we will never see a thong on you.Matte clear adds some sheen but doesn't make it shiny, IMHO.
Ive done several stocks w it.
As for flip flops..... never tried a pair, never will.
Might as well chop one up for use on a project IMHO.
Do wonder how gun oil/solvents might affect.
Ops stock looks good
luv2safari
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Early name in the 1950's and early 60's...zorries.
No thong but speedo maybe
I just realized troy missed a perfect opportunity to paint stock bannana hammock yellow........
All kidding aside, when can we see the complete rifle!
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I put the gun together I just need to take some pictures, I really messed up my nee yesterday and can't hardly walk right now. It looks good tho, think manners or McMillan had a stock back in the day like this.
