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Can rifles, or shotgun's be so pretty, you can't use them hunting? Nope. Im a collectors best friend, because I will and have shot previously unfired collector grade guns.
Mark
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Can rifles, or shotgun's be so pretty, you can't use them hunting? "Can't", no. "Shouldn't", maybe. I've had guns so valuable, that I eventually sold them rather than use them. They brought big bucks and I wasn't comfortable taking them hunting. One was a Beretta SO-5, three barrel set, cased. Another was a high grade Piotti double. I doubled my money on both, let them go. No regrets on the way to the bank....  That's personal preference. DF
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Campfire Greenhorn
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I was always told that flat diamonds were the mark of a man who lacked the patience and skill needed to bring them to a point without having the wood "chip out" Youll never see flat diamonds on a newly minted Purdey gun
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Campfire Ranger
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Really good references and info in this thread, and also really nice work shown in photos. Thanks. Early on in making stocks I did some checkering and eventually it was fairly good - but the time and tedium were not worth it - other interests were much more important. Have not checkered anything for about 30 years.
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Campfire Outfitter
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I will checker, mostly to refresh or on a slippery-sam hunk of wood. But I keep it simple, and don't do it all at once, and ONLY when I just can't stand the old checkering any more. No fleurs, nothing fancy, just to get a good feel or de-uglify.
Up hills slow,
Down hills fast
Tonnage first and
Safety last.
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I was always told that flat diamonds were the mark of a man who lacked the patience and skill needed to bring them to a point without having the wood "chip out" Youll never see flat diamonds on a newly minted Purdey gun Not true at all about flat tops. Just because Purdy might not point them does not make them the definitive voice.
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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I was always told that flat diamonds were the mark of a man who lacked the patience and skill needed to bring them to a point without having the wood "chip out" Youll never see flat diamonds on a newly minted Purdey gun That would not be the case with James Flynn. He’s a master. DF
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