Doesn't exactly float my cup of tea but it seems like a worthy effort for an E. I had one in 308 and had crossed my mind to do something functional with it until I decided no more 99 projects for me and sold it to a forum member.
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Ok, time for me to get tar and feather treatment. Normally I do not gravitate to that sort of Tom-foolery, BUT for some unexplainable reason I can't soberly justify, I kinda like it. I would like to see it in darker wood, I having a clairvoyant moment that tells me not to post this, but I've done more stupider things in my time.
Oldotter, is the key word in your post "soberly"?
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This may get me run off the site but I've been toying with the idea of a similar stock for a Ruger 77 that I own. Boyds Gunstocks has it, they call it Coyote Laminate. That said, I don't think I'd like it on a 99. But I think their nutmeg laminate would look good. On this 99 though, those huge white flats right behind the receiver really turn me off.
I wonder if someone figured out how many layers and what thickness to get that white layer right there?
I'd hunt a laminate stock. It's just the color choice doesn't match up with what I like. Too much white. Personal tase.
It is what it is.
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I'm all for experimental woodworking and sustainable wood use. Engineered wood is the way of the future. Pretty walnut stocks on field-grade guns have already been replaced by plastic.
My problem with plywood gunstocks is that they are 50% heavier than walnut, so the hogged out forearm and V-block is a creative solution to lightening-up this stock.
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So what's up with the weight of plywood stocks? Is it the type of wood used or the glue or all of the above that makes them heavy? I always though an E done up in a fiberglass or plastic stock painted green or brown with webbing (something along the lines of what Remington does) would have looked about as good as it gets for modern field guns. And then having the gun hard chromed with a satin finish would have taken it to the next level for durability. Plywood is okay but not my first choice in terms of aesthetics for today.
"The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle." John Stapp - "Stapp's Law" "Klaatu barada nikto"
So what's up with the weight of plywood stocks? Is it the type of wood used or the glue or all of the above that makes them heavy? I always though an E done up in a fiberglass or plastic stock painted green or brown with webbing (something along the lines of what Remington does) would have looked about as good as it gets for modern field guns. And then having the gun hard chromed with a satin finish would have taken it to the next level for durability. Plywood is okay but not my first choice in terms of aesthetics for today.
Did I ever show you guys photos of the ceracoated guns?
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So what's up with the weight of plywood stocks? Is it the type of wood used or the glue or all of the above that makes them heavy? I always though an E done up in a fiberglass or plastic stock painted green or brown with webbing (something along the lines of what Remington does) would have looked about as good as it gets for modern field guns. And then having the gun hard chromed with a satin finish would have taken it to the next level for durability. Plywood is okay but not my first choice in terms of aesthetics for today.
Did I ever show you guys photos of the ceracoated guns?
Yes, and I often quote you on the "clubability" of the 99R! Your observation on the weight of the R summed it up better than anything else I have ever read or heard.
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We all have different tastes. I defend anyone's right to pick out something ugly.
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Now this guy has very, very different tastes... but it started out his grandfathere's 1899H in 22HP that came out of a fire, so he didn't hurt anything.
But... wow. Would NOT be my style choice.
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Not mine either. Camouflage is an interesting thing. As I understand it, camo isn't intended to mimic any particular environment but more so to break up the lines of the thing or person it is hiding. It does so by masking the the object so it doesn't appear to have the recognizable patters, sizes, geometry, shapes, mass or what have you to the observer. And in that vein camouflage attempts to deceiver the observer into thinking the thing he is about to run into isn't even there. But that is one butt ugly 99!
"The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle." John Stapp - "Stapp's Law" "Klaatu barada nikto"
That's ugly too. What S99VG says is correct. The people in Scotland developed plaid clothing to break up their outlines so the limey soldiers couldn't spot them in the shadows. Those red and black wool shirts and jackets we all love do the same especially for critters that are color blind like moose, elk, deer, wildebeast, etc. There is some debate about whether proghorns are color blind. When we hid our deuce and a halfs in the woods on Camp Pendleton, we had to throw camouflage over that big black hole at the back of the bed cover so it wouldn't show to the enemy. Even negative spaces need camouflage since there are very few big black holes in nature. OK, there are cave openings.
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