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oneounceload
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While YOU may not have a million through it my friend, I know you know a certain young lady who has done that with hers before she retired it for a newer one (Kim)
The one thing about them, they were designed and built to go at least that far
The one thing about them, they were designed and built to go at least that far
Here are a pair of Browning Citori XT's - both 32" ..one with an upgraded stock. ( both 12ga ).
These are my primary guns for hunting, sporting clays and skeet. They're all Browning Citori XS Skeet models in 30" ( top one is a 12ga, then a 20ga, then a 28ga and a .410 )...
Here is an older model Citori BT-100 single barrel, 12ga, 32" ....its a Leo's special engraved model, mine is # 110 of 200 made by Browning.
oneounceload
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Browning always did put nice wood on their XS series of guns, Jim, and yours are no exception - look great!
BTW, since I know you do woodworking - saw a woman at this tournament I attended with a light colored stock - thought it was maple, but it was beech with some fantastic grain and a dovetailed solid ebony grip cap. She said the company burned up three routers working the beech - I never knew it was that hard of a wood, but it showed me there are some nice alternatives to walnut
BTW, since I know you do woodworking - saw a woman at this tournament I attended with a light colored stock - thought it was maple, but it was beech with some fantastic grain and a dovetailed solid ebony grip cap. She said the company burned up three routers working the beech - I never knew it was that hard of a wood, but it showed me there are some nice alternatives to walnut
Thanks. Beech is kind of mid-hardness....but I have not worked with it much ....it isn't something we see much of in the Northwest.
http://www.woodfloorsonline.com/techtalk/hardns.html
It ranks between red oak and white oak on the attached scale ..but its very workable ...its not unusally hard .../ its way softer than hard maple ( which can be difficult to rout without burning )...
Sharp tools ...and running a router or shaper at the right speed ...and controlling the feed rate ...means you shouldn't have a problem working Beech ( or any Oak or Maple for that matter).
I haven't burnt up a router ..at least a good router ...in over 30 yrs ...on any kind of hardwood...( not even hard maple, purpleheart, etc...) ...and some of my routers have a lot of hours on them....( maybe the craftsman told her that to justify the cost ...??) ...just saying...don't know about the claim...but not surprised it was a good looking stock.
http://www.woodfloorsonline.com/techtalk/hardns.html
It ranks between red oak and white oak on the attached scale ..but its very workable ...its not unusally hard .../ its way softer than hard maple ( which can be difficult to rout without burning )...
Sharp tools ...and running a router or shaper at the right speed ...and controlling the feed rate ...means you shouldn't have a problem working Beech ( or any Oak or Maple for that matter).
I haven't burnt up a router ..at least a good router ...in over 30 yrs ...on any kind of hardwood...( not even hard maple, purpleheart, etc...) ...and some of my routers have a lot of hours on them....( maybe the craftsman told her that to justify the cost ...??) ...just saying...don't know about the claim...but not surprised it was a good looking stock.
oneounceload
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Maybe, this thing had a high and elaborately curled high comb cheekpiece, etc, wish I had snapped a pic.........real nice
A wood with a lot of "figure" or "burl" in it ...will give the craftsman some trouble ....."figured wood" gives you spots that are a little harder, some softer - and back and forth ....and with the grain going all kinds of directions....it can give you a little tearout ( which is frustrating ) ...if you shaper or router bits aren't really sharp ...
The real hard and brittle woods ...with long grains ...like Purple Heart ...are pretty easy to work along the grain ...but when you get "cross grain" ....sometimes it'll crack .../ takes patience to work it ...( and its always the last pass ...when it cracks) ... its the "law" of things...
and I'm not saying you should use it for a stock ....but "purple heart" ...after you work it ...( into a bottle stopper, a pen barrel, a box....whatever...) its kind of "bland" ....so most of us / take a propane torch to it ...and heat it to the point where it almost starts to burn ...and the oils come out of it ,,,in a shock all at once....and turn it "plum purple" all at once....its a fine line between scorched and "plum purple" ....but the next time you're at a street fair ...and see some really dark purple ...ask them if its Purple Heart...and how they got it so bright ...( I'll bet they used heat ..)...
You have to be careful with these exotics on handgun stocks ....or shotgun stocks ....they're pretty dense ..../ but I've been considering a nice set of "purple heart" grip panels on an all stainless 1911 ...might be a good way to go .../ and about a dozen coats of a good clear lacquer finish over them to hold the color ...( shouldn't take me more than 100 man hours ...for one pair ) ...????
The real hard and brittle woods ...with long grains ...like Purple Heart ...are pretty easy to work along the grain ...but when you get "cross grain" ....sometimes it'll crack .../ takes patience to work it ...( and its always the last pass ...when it cracks) ... its the "law" of things...
and I'm not saying you should use it for a stock ....but "purple heart" ...after you work it ...( into a bottle stopper, a pen barrel, a box....whatever...) its kind of "bland" ....so most of us / take a propane torch to it ...and heat it to the point where it almost starts to burn ...and the oils come out of it ,,,in a shock all at once....and turn it "plum purple" all at once....its a fine line between scorched and "plum purple" ....but the next time you're at a street fair ...and see some really dark purple ...ask them if its Purple Heart...and how they got it so bright ...( I'll bet they used heat ..)...
You have to be careful with these exotics on handgun stocks ....or shotgun stocks ....they're pretty dense ..../ but I've been considering a nice set of "purple heart" grip panels on an all stainless 1911 ...might be a good way to go .../ and about a dozen coats of a good clear lacquer finish over them to hold the color ...( shouldn't take me more than 100 man hours ...for one pair ) ...????
oneounceload
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Rembrandt - you had to go and ruin those Brownings with the black plastic stuff, eh?...........your wood was always top-notch - thanks for sharing...
RaySendero
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My hunting pair of Remingtons:
oneounceload
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Ray - your bottom 1100 has wood like my old 28 gauge 1100 did - when i sold it, the buyer was floored at the figure. I think Remington put their best wood on their 1100 target guns, and where they got it is amazing....
nice wood!
nice wood!
RaySendero
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1oz,
That lower one is a 28ga tournament skeet and I still shoot a round or 2 with it each year but It's become my favorite dove gun. With the barrel weight on it balances similar to my 11-87 above so I can easily switch between them.
That lower one is a 28ga tournament skeet and I still shoot a round or 2 with it each year but It's become my favorite dove gun. With the barrel weight on it balances similar to my 11-87 above so I can easily switch between them.
I'll play...........
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No, not a new Browning......a 1956 Superposed my wife had the wood refinished on for our anniversary this year. It is most at home in the bird field, but the couple of 00-Buck shells I "store" in it while it is in the house would be fine for HD also.
J
No, not a new Browning......a 1956 Superposed my wife had the wood refinished on for our anniversary this year. It is most at home in the bird field, but the couple of 00-Buck shells I "store" in it while it is in the house would be fine for HD also.
J
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I LOVE the superposed, Jaughtman. Mine's kind of a family heirloom so it doesn't see a ton of action. It's a great gun. I'll try to get a picture up when I get home today.