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jjfunk
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by jjfunk » Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:55 pm
My wife is getting pretty good with her 12g 870, but really wants some nicer stocks. She really wants something with "character" (her word, not mine) like my 10/22 Blaster that I got from Boyd's. I went to their website and saw that they do make fore-grips in some colors, but not any stocks. Anyone have any ideas? Do they make wood dyes or something that I could use and then re-seal the stocks? Help me out here guys, I want to keep her interested in shooting, and am not ready to buy a new Red-Label yet. Thanks in advance,
JJ
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Bullseye
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by Bullseye » Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:21 am
Good question. Besides camo patterns I haven't seen any brightly colored shotgun stocks, not like the brightly laminated 10/22 stocks. Might be a big market for youths interested in shotgunning and wanting something out of the traditional look for their guns.
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by Tbag » Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:45 am
Oh I've tinkered with wood refinishing, and with practice you can apply multi-layers of stains to achieve a really nice color scheme. Just be sure to stick to the same brand, so that you don't have any adverse reactions.
Find a couple of pieces of scape wood and practice, soon you could surpise yourself.
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jjfunk
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by jjfunk » Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:23 am
Thanks for the advice. I think that this weekend I will grab some different colors and give it a try on some scrap wood. I'll let you guys know how it turns out.
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by Tbag » Sat Oct 06, 2007 7:11 am
jj, so did you ever get around to staining/refinishing your stock? Come on and share a picture.
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by Dwight45 » Sat Apr 04, 2009 12:14 am
You might want to try a wood dye, as opposed to a stain, for a richer color. You can find them at the Constantine's Wood Center site. [/url]