Flashy " bling " or not ?

[bantam5s]

Do you go for that sort of thing on your Crosman pistol / carbine builds or not ?
And if you do, what's your idea behind doing a build like that ?
Mostly I really just don't like the look myself , especially when it's over the top because it's just not my thing.


For my current 2240 build I decided I would go a little different that I normally would, but still more on the subtle side.

I don't have everything yet, but here what I'm going with.
I got some brass grip screws , some walnut grips on order, a brass safety on order, made a custom brass bolt, and might order a brass trigger.

No large flashy parts that really stand out a mile away, just some subtle touches.

[Rick67]

I hate bling 

[tennx]

My very first GF name was Jane….ever since then….Ive been very fond of plain jane things…….lol…good luck

[Keepingitsimple]

I started to quote Ricks post and say +1 on hating bling, then I read Phil's post, so now I'm gonna say +3 on hating bling on airguns.

I have a friend who has a couple of pairs of tight jeans with rhinestones on the hip pockets. That is where bling belongs, I reckon. She has hers down pat anyway.

[bantam5s]

I understand customizing something and if you're gonna put money into it you might as well make it different,  but some people take it too far in my mind.

Fancy machined knobs sticking out the back of the gun, bright shiny muzzles, barrel bands, flashy custom co2 caps, large flashy custom bolts, bright vibrantly colored grips or stocks and more.

I get wanting to make it your own, but if everybody goes with their own flavor of the same kind of flash and bling it may be a little unique to you but still kind of the same as everybody else.

I either see too little with just some clamp on mounts for an optic on a dead stock gun, or too much with flashy custom bling everywhere,  but I don't often see just a little.

I may even feel I've gone a little too far when I'm done,  but I will have to wait and see how I like it when I'm done.

[Rick67]

I dunno, but when I build a gun it has perfect with no scratches or defects.

I love brass (own guns that have them), but they tend to tarnish right away.

Yes, I also love laminate furniture and have a couple from Steve Corcoran and Vernon Austin.

[moose]

I am currently working on new 1377 carbine. when it is finished it should look like it came off the 1990 Gulf War battlefield. 

[Rick67]

I had them professionally reblued by a gunsmith (the top one):











Brass accents do look nice.

Had them custom-made--some of them 

Grips have been powdercoated too and rid of the cast marks.

[TheOtherSprocket]

Generally speaking, there should be 3 colors - steel, wood, controls
Something like:
wood grips, blue/black tube & barrel, SS screws (or brass if that's your thing)  I've got an idea for doing my tube/barrel in a color - leaving the breech and barrel band black.  Or plastic stocks instead - not sure yet.

[sb327]

Although not for me, I like seeing customized guns. Some look really cool.

How much before it’s overdone? That’s up to the individual who owns it. If you think more is better…go for. Then post a picture so I can see it.

Dave

[bantam5s]

Although not for me, I like seeing customized guns. Some look really cool.

How much before it’s overdone? That’s up to the individual who owns it. If you think more is better…go for. Then post a picture so I can see it.

Dave

It's all a balancing act I suppose.

[Spooner]

I love looking at all the really beautiful upgrade options many come up with. Rick, you have some of the most beautiful guns out there. 

At the very beginning, I gave some thought to the many shiny things available out there, but my guns are pest guns. A good comfortable stock option, LDC, a scope, decent power, and an accurate barrel is all I need. The two Tom West stocks are about as much bling as I have done and also the last.

[lefteyeshot]

I like the GRT trigger's gold color. I have replaced the stock screws and trigger guard screw on my old Chinese rebuilds with brass screws and little brass screw to mount the sling swivels on the side. The little screw in B3's under lever clip with brass. I like the faux ivory grips on a black pistol. Maybe silver screws and trigger and trigger guard on a black plastic stock. Little things.

[Rick67]

I love looking at all the really beautiful upgrade options many come up with. Rick, you have some of the most beautiful guns out there. 

At the very beginning, I gave some thought to the many shiny things available out there, but my guns are pest guns. A good comfortable stock option, LDC, a scope, decent power, and an accurate barrel is all I need. The two Tom West stocks are about as much bling as I have done and also the last.

So do you.

Thank you, sir 

[bender ville]

everybodys differant since you asked i prefer the black out look on everything guns and vehicles keep a low profile my two cents

[TheOtherSprocket]

everybodys differant since you asked i prefer the black out look on everything guns and vehicles keep a low profile my two cents

Kinda like H-D motorcycles - There's thousands out there and they're all different - some subtly, some drastically.  All suit the individual owner.

[Rick67]

We all have different tastes, but I would never install 3D-printed stuff on my guns.

Yes, they are cheap but thoroughly insipid 

[Blowpipe Sam]

Extra weight, extra bulk, shiny stuff, decorative stuff, lights, lasers, bipods. . . .  Nope.

Scopes, mounts, sling swivels, and moderators.  Yep

Not saying I ain’t tempted to build a flashy, pimped out, race gun but at the end of the day I want to take any gun I own hunting.  So my builds are always hunting/pesting oriented.

[bantam5s]

We all have different tastes, but I would never install 3D-printed stuff on my guns.

Yes, they are cheap but thoroughly insipid 

I probably wouldn't either, one of my main goals with any build is generally to eliminate as much plastic as I possibly can.

Synthetic furniture has it's place, but beyond that I consider the only purpose of plastic parts to be cost savings and I'm not going to spend as much or more than the gun on better parts only to leave it ful of cheap plastic.

[katerba]

Any good sources for upgrading screws to fit the c362? I agree on the 3D printed stuff (perfect for a Red Ryder, but brass is even better!) I am a sucker for stainless, Cothran ized my 22xx stuff immediately….