That is funny as hell!
I fly in and out of SFO almost on a monthly basis and have never had trouble with my luggage. Then again, I head right down to luggage claim and wait for it to come off the plane. This entitled doofus probably expected someone to fetch it for him or got delayed in a...
Been lucky mushroom hunting this spring and only brought back a few ticks. I hate them with the white hot intensity of a burning sun...
If I had a choice of rounding all the ticks or all the liberals and transporting them to Tehran, I am not sure which one I would choose.
If I hadn't already done all this work to the old Stevens, I would have been interested in the 97. That being said, I am sure it would not last long here in the classifieds. They are such a cool old shotgun!
I've been building a counterfeit trench gun (another thread I posted a few days ago). Just got a repo M1907 leather garand sling for it that I want to soften and age to match the rest of the well worn project. Looking for recommendations from someone who has done it. I can google and watch...
I guarantee it is not for "customer experience". How much does anyone want to bet those stores are in so called "disadvantaged areas" and losing big bucks to theft?
My 520A is a takedown, I think all of the Stevens 520/620's were. You are right though, the Win 97 trenchguns were solid frames. Not that it really matters unless you are going for 100% authenticity which given the prices of parts, would be damn difficult to do now.
I originally picked up my...
Thanks! I call that "social work".
Once I have the last touches on it, I'll post another pic or two. Just got the leather sling yesterday, so now I need to beat it up and age it. Unless someone has a beatup old leather military style sling they would like to trade for brand new one... it's a...
Bid on several but they went sky high. Took a chance and made an offer to one of the sellers and he took it. Still wasn't cheap by any means, it is the most expensive part of the project.
To be honest, I was not looking for exact accuracy with the sling swivel. I searched on the 1928 Thompson and found the stamped one. I know I will need to inlet it and that should not be difficult. Got some small sharp wood chisels and the ubiquitous Dremel tool.
It was a stroke of luck I...
I will post a pic or two next week once it is finished. I did stain the stock a little to darken it to match the forend a little better. After I beat up the sling and get the swivel and butt plate installed, it will be about as complete as it is going to be. I will have to shoot it a few times...
Found an old Stevens 520A at the Louisville gun show a few months ago. My son noticed the guy walking around with it and he only wanted $100 so I gladly gave him that. It had a long barrel with the adjustable choke and a cracked loose buttock with no butt plate. Very worn with a great old...
Poor guy did nothing wrong except move to a free state before starting his hobby. I hope this gets appealed, but as someone said earlier, the process itself is the punishment. I cannot imagine how far in debt he will be once it is done.
Got my old Stevens 520A together with heatshield aged and fitted to the cut down barrel. Just need a butt plate for the stock. It was cracked but I injected wood glue in the cracks and clamped it. Should hold together just fine. The glue is probably stronger than the near 100 year old wood.
My boss in California has an Arken EP-4 on his Tikka 223 and an EP-5 on his 6.5 Creedmore. With handloads, they put five shots through the same hole at 100 yards (the only range within a close drive from his place). From what I saw when I was shooting, the image was perfectly clear and the scope...
This is a pic of my best group of the day. Five shots at 100 yards and pretty calm day in the foothills of San Jose.
Boss has me talked into building a precision setup now. He is even selling me one of his Arken EP-4 scopes at a substantial discount so he can upgrade to the EP-5.
I have to...