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Sent my babe to the beauty parlour

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:11 pm
by The Doc
Gentlemen,

I got my IOF .22 stock pepped up . Kindly take a look at the pics in my private album.

http://indiansforguns.com/album.php?user_id=286

Aims :-

1. My aim was NOT weight reduction of the rifle , I only wanted it contoured and checkered properly. The wooden stock anyways is light enough , the main weight being contributed by the barrel and the action.

2. The idea was to do away with the yellow colour on the firearm and to get rid of the scratch marks on the grip and fore end .

3. The pistol grip was too bulky for me , so it had to be slimmed down.

4. The cheek pad was causing a negative offset while aiming (according to my built and stance) so I thought of getting rid of it.

5. The fore end too needed a bit of contouring and checkering.

I test fired it after the changes and am very pleased with the balance and performance not to mentioned about looks.

best,

RP.

Re: Sent my babe to the beauty parlour

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:58 pm
by msandhu
Hi Doc,
Did you do all the refinements yourself or did you get it done from someone else
Regards
MSandhu

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:51 pm
by The Doc
msandhu";p="48549 wrote:
Did you do all the refinements yourself or did you get it done from someone else
Job done by a professional .

best,

RP.

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:01 pm
by diskaon
Good cosmetic cum orthopedic surgery!!! I am sure now your accuracy has improved.:-)

Re: Sent my babe to the beauty parlour

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:33 pm
by browning
Nice. Who was it done by?

Regards.

Re: Sent my babe to the beauty parlour

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:04 am
by Grumpy
That`s a really worthwhile refinish - the ugly duckling is now a Swan !
Nice one Paul.

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:05 am
by Sakobav
Congrats Doc

best

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:47 am
by The Doc
Grumpy";p="48589 wrote: That`s a really worthwhile refinish - the ugly duckling is now a Swan !
Nice one Paul.

Thank you Gentlemen.

Grumps,
You are kind.

Diskaon,
It feels more comfortable now when I take my aim.

Browning,
In case you are interested , I can pm you the name and contact number of the guy who did the job.

best,
RP.

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:50 am
by badshah0522
gud work.

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:22 pm
by dev
Wow really nice work, great checkering also.

Dev

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:04 pm
by eljefe
goody

Re: Sent my babe to the beauty parlour

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:21 pm
by cottage cheese
Good one doc.

Hope you'll be commissioning some work on the metallurgical side of affairs as well some time soon... :)

Re: Sent my babe to the beauty parlour

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:44 pm
by TenX
Great job indeed :)

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:49 am
by The Doc
cottage cheese";p="48695 wrote: Hope you'll be commissioning some work on the metallurgical side of affairs as well some time soon... :)
CC,

At present I am in no mood to pay any attention to the metallurgical side of it. Tapering a so called "bull barrel" is something I cannot digest. Moreover the black powder coating suits me fine as far as THIS firearm goes.
To tell you honestly, I have been literally drooling over a Marlin .22 which belongs to a Ophthalmology teacher of mine for a few years now. Lets see when he sells it to me, so this IOF .22 will be parted with some day and thats why no radical changes.

best ,

RP.