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joel w · « **Reply #120 on:** October 03, 2013, 01:21:30 AM »

It will be for field target use mostly as that looks like a lot of fun to try. Might need lighter pellets? Still waiting on the solenoid return spring and that will slow it down and change the testing results but I am having fun with this! Very cool project... Thanks again for all of your help..

michaelthomas · « **Reply #121 on:** October 18, 2013, 04:25:42 PM »

Number 2 is nearing completion.

This one got a walnut stock with an oil finish. All of the aluminum is brushed instead of polished. The barrel block, muzzle weight, scope rail, and tube caps will be anodized flat black, and the rest of the aluminum will be anodized clear.

I like the look of this one so much that I made another walnut stock to replace my first painted one. I have a third gun for a friend that will be Wenge.....but will be similar to this one, otherwise.

I should have this one totally completed by next Friday if the anodizer comes through.

I'll get some more pics, then.

Mike

Motorhead · « **Reply #122 on:** October 18, 2013, 06:42:02 PM »

Mike ... this has been a VERY fun thread, Nice work !!

QVTom · « **Reply #123 on:** October 18, 2013, 07:07:37 PM »

Mike,

Aren't you the guy who needs only on air gun?

Beautiful Walnut stock. Where did you get the blank?

Great and speedy work as usual

Tom

michaelthomas · « **Reply #124 on:** October 18, 2013, 08:23:33 PM »

Thanks, guys!

I sorted through a whole bunk of 8/4 walnut to find one 8" wide x 10' board.....lol. I know the guys at Intermountain Wood over here very well.... so as long as I stack things back the way I found them, they will let me dig all day.

I am, indeed, the guy that only needs one gun......for myself.

I have an ulterior motive for designing and building this field target rifle. I am trying to get a field target club off the ground over here. The first gun I built has been on perpetual loan to anybody that even shows a bit of interest in FT.

I hope to have a few more loaners by next spring.....and maybe a dozen other folks that get on board with their own rifles. The biggest impediment that I have seen to people that would like to compete is the cost of a competitive rifle. I have been able to start a few guys into a rifle by supplying some of the machined parts (or the machines) and letting them contribute their own labor with whatever they can. I really enjoy teaching people to use CNC machines......whether wood, metal, or otherwise, so it's a win win for me.

Mike

michaelthomas · « **Reply #125 on:** October 26, 2013, 07:44:00 PM »

Here's a fall picture of the finished rifle.....

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It was a beautiful shooting day here......sunny, mid 60's, and 1-4 mph winds. Very nice.

Mike

jessered · « **Reply #126 on:** October 26, 2013, 10:42:09 PM »

That is awesome!!!!!

rsterne · « **Reply #127 on:** October 27, 2013, 01:31:41 AM »

Beautiful job, Mike.... and unique as well.... Congratulations!!!!

Bob

strever · « **Reply #128 on:** October 27, 2013, 02:35:30 AM »

looking good Mike

Sfttailrdr46 · « **Reply #129 on:** October 27, 2013, 09:59:36 AM »

definitely serious hardware and pretty to boot and anyone who knows me knows I'm a sucker for serious and pretty in the same package

michaelthomas · « **Reply #130 on:** October 27, 2013, 10:40:46 AM »

Thanks a lot guys!

Mike

sixshootertexan · « **Reply #131 on:** October 28, 2013, 12:36:05 AM »

Superb job. Would like to see a video of it shooting.

Nikoman · « **Reply #132 on:** October 28, 2013, 12:45:00 AM »

Beautiful.
Gorgeous.
My jaw hit the floor!
That is an amazing work of art you have there, Mike.

Thanks for sharing!

michaelthomas · « **Reply #133 on:** October 28, 2013, 10:48:37 AM »

Thanks, again.

Mike

Tomg · « **Reply #134 on:** October 28, 2013, 10:53:04 AM »

Yes, very nice work! Kudos!

T

ZipSnipe · « **Reply #135 on:** October 30, 2013, 02:58:58 AM »

Sweet job Mike, what oil finish did you use?

SciGuy · « **Reply #136 on:** October 30, 2013, 09:50:42 AM »

What great stuff!!!!! Well done sir

UCChris · « **Reply #137 on:** October 30, 2013, 10:08:52 AM »

Mike, I know nothing about FT shooting or FT guns. But I can tell you that your gun is gorgeous! Absolutely stunning. I've always loved the modular look of FT guns and yours is a beautiful blend of shiny silver and rich brown of the stock. Well done sir!

michaelthomas · « **Reply #138 on:** October 30, 2013, 10:55:58 AM »

Thanks a lot.

I really like the look of this one, too. It beats the pants off of the red one. I much prefer the brushed aluminum look over the polished, too. The anodizer said I might see a slight yellow tinge on the clear anodized parts, but there isn't.

I used the Minwax Antique Oil Finish. I had never used it before, and was a bit skeptical of it......but I am now convinced that it's an excellent finish for a gun stock. It has such a wonderful smooth feel compared to a film finish. My wife gets a kick out of me, because every time I walk by the gun I have to feel the stock and make some comment to her about it. She'll laugh and say, "Ya, I know.....it's really smooth" before I get a chance to say it myself.

She's a trooper.....she finds my obsessive nature to be somewhat endearing.

Mike

Sfttailrdr46 · « **Reply #139 on:** October 30, 2013, 12:22:28 PM »

Quote from: michaelthomas on October 30, 2013, 10:55:58 AM

Thanks a lot.

I really like the look of this one, too. It beats the pants off of the red one. I much prefer the brushed aluminum look over the polished, too. The anodizer said I might see a slight yellow tinge on the clear anodized parts, but there isn't.

I used the Minwax Antique Oil Finish. I had never used it before, and was a bit skeptical of it......but I am now convinced that it's an excellent finish for a gun stock. It has such a wonderful smooth feel compared to a film finish. My wife gets a kick out of me, because every time I walk by the gun I have to feel the stock and make some comment to her about it. She'll laugh and say, "Ya, I know.....it's really smooth" before I get a chance to say it myself.

She's a trooper.....she finds my obsessive nature to be somewhat endearing.

Mike

Lucky man when my wife gets tired of my obsessing she rolls her eyes and just shakes her head or when I repeat myself she'll tell me with a smile "heard that already"

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