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Got Mr Savage redressed in a pair of period scales that are bit too long. I'm hoping he grows into them.
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Meanwhile, Mr Reynolds has been languishing in the nude for a couple of years. Time to put a stop to that an put him back to work.
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Those look FINE, Wullie! Nothing like period stuff to get them going proper. Great job!! :tu
PS, that old Reynolds might have you throwing rocks at the Savage! :rofl2:
Classics. Now thats a nice couple of hunks of steel
I've been wanting to get that thing up and going for a while. Had that pair of scales and they were warped 7 ways from Sunday. Got PO'd, whipped out the ZIPPO and started heating them in different places and putting them back where they belonged.
It worked. Fixed a set of wonky W&B scales for one of our wounded warriors that way too. Tried shimming one side and it looked like doot, so I figured WTH, and went for it. It closes dead center now.
Burn to learn, learn while you burn, or something like that. :shrug:
You straightened warped horn scales with a Zippo? Oh PLEASE bring it along for the next meet! We shall have a demo! :cool: I have the warped scales, BTW!
I'll be glad to demonstrate.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
Hope you have a fire extinguisher handy.....:rofl2:
It don't work with celluloid, I found. Fire extinguisher don't work! :roflmao
Celluloid was originally invented to replace the ivory in billiard balls. They found out after the fact, that if it wasn't done just right, it ended up being a version of gun cotton. The billiard balls that weren't made just right, had a tendency to explode. I'm sure you can imagine how hard it must have been to keep your concentration up for the next shot when the previous one had blown a hole in the table.......Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
:dropjaw:
Later on Remington used a version they called PYREMITE for pocket knife scales. Those had a tendency to ignite in your pocket, once again requiring a LOT of concentration to make the next shot when your pocket is flaming......:roflmao:roflmao
Wow! Beautiful work...!
