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Old 10-04-2011, 08:53 AM   #1
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Finished a gun for a friend

I will start by saying that Mahogany (Genuine) takes an awful lot of ballast! The size of the gun (57") made that aspect a real chore but I think the solutions were acceptable.

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57" long
Midhandle
Shoots 7.5 mm shafts
3 5/8" bands
Positive with shaft out
Shapelock handle
Track is half open/half closed
Coins for ballasting are from Brasil
Neptonics Reef (Stealth) trigger mech
So many freaking coats of epoxy (the Mahogany really soaks it up)

Thanks for looking.

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Old 10-04-2011, 08:55 AM   #2
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Beautiful gun! Love the coins! That finish makes that mahogany grain really "pop"!
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Old 10-04-2011, 08:56 AM   #3
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Awesome, as usual, Bubba!
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Old 10-04-2011, 08:56 AM   #4
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Always a treat when you post about a gun Bubba!!
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Old 10-04-2011, 09:06 AM   #5
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A 'Thumper' thats for sure! Nice gun Bubba!
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A beauty! SOLD.
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Old 10-04-2011, 09:38 AM   #7
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Awesome work Bub...when this weather gets right again lets go kill some fish
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Old 10-04-2011, 10:27 AM   #8
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Looking good Bubba.

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Old 10-04-2011, 11:11 AM   #9
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another beauty! I love the coins and the stealth black trigger mech, and that mahogany is some sexy wood.
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Old 10-04-2011, 12:20 PM   #10
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Beautiful Gun , but then again it was made by you ,
You are the Einstein of craftsmanship.
When do you plan on going production like Riffe.
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Love the finish Bubba! That gun looks like its going to take down some big fish!
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Looks good, nice work.
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You're guns are the bomb Bubba! Nice one...
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Old 10-04-2011, 04:44 PM   #14
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Re: Finished a gun for a friend

Came out Really Nice Bubba

Just want to know why you got a "steath" line release from Josh and I didn't
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Old 10-04-2011, 06:15 PM   #15
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Re: Finished a gun for a friend

Hey Gary;

I will check the inventory in the garage and see if I have another "stealth" line release and I will send it to you. I ordered some more Stealth Reef Mechs from Josh and when they arrived they did not have the stealth line release like the other ones I ordered but rather the typical ones you get with a Reef mech. I don't know if the black line releases are available anymore but I imagine if you call him, he will undoubtedly do whatever he can for you.

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