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![[Linked Image]](http://www.mountainriflery.com/images/banner_rifles.jpg) Obviously taste varies. Obviously preferences are real. I don't understand the 'need' for insults ! There is at least ONE advantage to hard, glossy finishes. The hard finish 'certainly' helps protect the wood from nicks and dings. It takes definitely more of impact to damage the stock. I have both - soft & hard finished rifles. When I hunt my 70 XTR FTWT - I am MORE observant and careful NOT to bump it very hard. I'm not crazy about gloss because of reflection but if your are not WAVING it around I feel it's a MOOT point. I've killed piles of animals w/hard glossy finishes. I've killed plenty game, varmints & deer with Rem 700, RKW (I think it's called). Salute Jorge ! I think it's gorgeous. Jerry If pimps went hunting......They'd be all over that.
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Amen to that MM. No question which one I'd rather have. Notice the absence of one of those gross knobs.... Oh, I'll take the wood and steel every day... You think that's a standard size knob on that 458? It could be standard I guess, but it looks pretty large and easy to grip and rip. For me, an oversize knob is more functional. Never worried about the looks.
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What about your penis size? Have you given it much consideration? Just curious- as another large bolt handle user I don’t often contemplate my weiner, though I do confess to a certain amount of satisfaction in the appearance of my rifle- anyway, what I’m gettin at is that the generalized accusation seems to be that large knob users tend toward a preoccupation with genitals and image. So... where do you stand?
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Of course the guys leveling the accusations tend to favor a rifle that looks like it was put together by Snoop Doggs dentist.
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What? Sorry man- can you speak up? Until someone turns that loud ass rifle down in going to have a hard time hearing anything
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Amen to that MM. No question which one I'd rather have. Notice the absence of one of those gross knobs.... Oh, I'll take the wood and steel every day... He was talking about Phil's. You know, the one with the knob twice the size of the holier-than-thou piece of "art". Really? no kidding. I know it's tough sometimes, but I chose that rifle MERELY because of the size of the bolt handle, ergo I posted this picture, but I suppose it was missed.. ![[Linked Image]](https://image.invaluable.com/housePhotos/holts/72/559772/H1121-L70554136.jpg) OR even better yet, here's this work of "art", belonged to a gent named Harry Selby... ![[Linked Image]](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/b1/9e/77/b19e77bce1e8e90abbea68be4434b68e.jpg)
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Looks like Liberace's .270 to me.
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Amen to that MM. No question which one I'd rather have. Notice the absence of one of those gross knobs.... Oh, I'll take the wood and steel every day... He was talking about Phil's. You know, the one with the knob twice the size of the holier-than-thou piece of "art". Really? no kidding. I know it's tough sometimes, but I chose that rifle MERELY because of the size of the bolt handle, ergo I posted this picture, but I suppose it was missed.. OR even better yet, here's this work of "art", belonged to a gent named Harry Selby... Those rifles would look a lot better with some gold.
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A rhinestone studded jacket, pompadour haircut and a crystal candelabra.
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I believe this is sorely needed here... I don't know how anyone could not appreciate the artistry and the craftsmanship in that. On second thought, I guess they are the ones with tacticool knobs.
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There’s a dentist in here in downtown savannah does enlay quite similar to that in the teeth of black gentlemen from both the hip hop and drug/gang scene, and I absolutely am fascinated and appreciative of the artistry and craftsmanship involved- though I feel it’s an unecessary expense that looks rather garish and therefore don’t feel the need to patronize him myself.
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I'm no fan of the tacticool rage by any means but that gun jorge posted up is hideous. I thought about saying you couldn't give me one but I would take it and sell it and buy something practical. Feel the same about the tacticool guns too. I'll take a nice working man's sporter any day..............
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That thing would have fit right in with Saddam Hussein's collection: ![[Linked Image]](https://www.wired.com/images_blogs/photos/uncategorized/2007/10/30/ak47.jpg)
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That thing would have fit right in with Saddam Hussein's collection: A 47 folder with bling! Sweet!
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I'm no fan of the tacticool rage by any means but that gun jorge posted up is hideous. I thought about saying you couldn't give me one but I would take it and sell it and buy something practical. Feel the same about the tacticool guns too. I'll take a nice working man's sporter any day.............. I was more impressed with the wood than the knob.
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I believe this is sorely needed here... I don't know how anyone could not appreciate the artistry and the craftsmanship in that. On second thought, I guess they are the ones with tacticool knobs. I absolutely agree. Why the insults ? I don' t understand. Jerry
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There is at least ONE advantage to hard, glossy finishes. The hard finish 'certainly' helps protect the wood from nicks and dings. It takes definitely more of impact to damage the stock.
You think there aren't finishes with less gloss that are just as tough? If there are, I have not seen nor handled any. Can you give me an example ? Jerry
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I'm no fan of the tacticool rage by any means but that gun jorge posted up is hideous. I thought about saying you couldn't give me one but I would take it and sell it and buy something practical. Feel the same about the tacticool guns too. I'll take a nice working man's sporter any day.............. I was more impressed with the wood than the knob. The wood is nice, it's the bling that is over the top lol.
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The new stock was also clad in what Remington advertisements described as the “RKW Bowling Pin Finish” and since DuPont had actually developed it as a near indestructible finish for use on bowling pins, it lived up to its name. While it might not be considered pretty by today’s standards, it was tougher than nails and much better than an oil finish at preventing entry of moisture into the stock. I bought a Model 700 BDL in 7 mm Rem. Mag. soon after it came out in 1962 and not once during 50 years of hunting has it lost zero.
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That's what I'm talking about ! ! Jerry
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You guys are missing the practical side here: if the scope gets knocked loose, the gold on it acts as a set of register lines, so you know it's close enough to zero that you can take that trophy shot without having to fire a test shot, thereby scaring away said trophy.
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