tnpaw-here's mine

[kj]

He has a web site at the bottom of his post for his work!.....John

i haven't posted the bloodwood 2540 i made for my son yet- to my websight.  i posted it here , on the airgun gate.  wow that thing shoots good and packs a bit of a waloop..only 15 shots  a cartridge at the moment. it was alittle more consistant when i had it set at 22 shots cart. but was alittle slower-still impressive though. the woods are bloodwood, purpleheart and nara wood. the inlays are .999 fine silver wire, paua abolone and figured mother of pearl.  the .177 and .22 barrels will be here any day with a breech for them. then it will be a 3 caliber rifle.







peace
kj

I would not have gone with all the tactical gear with such a fancy stock. To me it clashes. I would have gone with a cleaner look, maybe a nice glossy finish on the metal with no lasers, flashlights, bipod, or dot scope. I would have gone with a nice Leupold rifle scope or something similar.

Granted, I am not a fan of carved stocks. Just does not float my boat. I prefer wood figure as opposed to anything carved. Now knife handles is where I like fancy carvings, but I do not collect knives. I would if I could afford to. Just my thoughts and I hope you accept this as a constructive criticism. 

i gladly take the good with the bad, however i think you're missing something. the laser, red dot, flashlight, and bipod all come off. there are also flip up irons sites that can go on it. i just got 2 more barrels yesterday, and a scope. my idea was to fuse the organic to the tactical.  i made this for my son so he'll have something to remember me by. and to show some of the things possible that i do through my site.  he'll have it in the philippines where he can hunt with it. thank you for your thoughts.

peace
kj

I do like the modularity of the Crosman 22XX and 13XX. You are indeed an artist and it is always refreshing to see a work of art, whether it appeals to you or not. I have an old gun that my father owned and it is a priceless heirloom to me, regardless of the fact that it is a fairly ordinary firearm. Yours are far from ordinary and I am sure your son will treasure it always. 

having something like that from your father is pretty excellent ! especially if it has a worn stock where he held it. sometimes married men that shoot a rifle  have marks under the forestock where they held it.  don't ever refinish it, the sweat stains and nicks and bumps all came from him.  i'm glad you have something like that.

i've always been an artist, so i know not everyone will like everything i do. if they did it would be a boring world. i couldn't imagine what it would be like if we all thought the same and liked the same things...yuck..a disenting voice helps keep one grounded.

the nice thing about being a trained artist and a small craftsman is that i can meet the needs of a wide variety of clientel.  doing the things that each individual client needs is what makes each piece unique. it's nice that you took the time to look and make a comment.  thank you.

peace
kj

[kj]

that is very impressive work. nice looking shooter.

thanks, nice of you to say. i see in your signature that you have a nice collection.  it' be cool to have those to shoot.

peace
kj

[Minuteman]

He has a web site at the bottom of his post for his work!.....John

i haven't posted the bloodwood 2540 i made for my son yet- to my websight.  i posted it here , on the airgun gate.  wow that thing shoots good and packs a bit of a waloop..only 15 shots  a cartridge at the moment. it was alittle more consistant when i had it set at 22 shots cart. but was alittle slower-still impressive though. the woods are bloodwood, purpleheart and nara wood. the inlays are .999 fine silver wire, paua abolone and figured mother of pearl.  the .177 and .22 barrels will be here any day with a breech for them. then it will be a 3 caliber rifle.







peace
kj

I would not have gone with all the tactical gear with such a fancy stock. To me it clashes. I would have gone with a cleaner look, maybe a nice glossy finish on the metal with no lasers, flashlights, bipod, or dot scope. I would have gone with a nice Leupold rifle scope or something similar.

Granted, I am not a fan of carved stocks. Just does not float my boat. I prefer wood figure as opposed to anything carved. Now knife handles is where I like fancy carvings, but I do not collect knives. I would if I could afford to. Just my thoughts and I hope you accept this as a constructive criticism. 

i gladly take the good with the bad, however i think you're missing something. the laser, red dot, flashlight, and bipod all come off. there are also flip up irons sites that can go on it. i just got 2 more barrels yesterday, and a scope. my idea was to fuse the organic to the tactical.  i made this for my son so he'll have something to remember me by. and to show some of the things possible that i do through my site.  he'll have it in the philippines where he can hunt with it. thank you for your thoughts.

peace
kj

I do like the modularity of the Crosman 22XX and 13XX. You are indeed an artist and it is always refreshing to see a work of art, whether it appeals to you or not. I have an old gun that my father owned and it is a priceless heirloom to me, regardless of the fact that it is a fairly ordinary firearm. Yours are far from ordinary and I am sure your son will treasure it always. 

having something like that from your father is pretty excellent ! especially if it has a worn stock where he held it. sometimes married men that shoot a rifle  have marks under the forestock where they held it.  don't ever refinish it, the sweat stains and nicks and bumps all came from him.  i'm glad you have something like that.

i've always been an artist, so i know not everyone will like everything i do. if they did it would be a boring world. i couldn't imagine what it would be like if we all thought the same and liked the same things...yuck..a disenting voice helps keep one grounded.

the nice thing about being a trained artist and a small craftsman is that i can meet the needs of a wide variety of clientel.  doing the things that each individual client needs is what makes each piece unique. it's nice that you took the time to look and make a comment.  thank you.

peace
kj

Glad to be of help. The more opinions you get, the better you are at meeting clients' desires. I hope someday you can create a work of art for me. 

[kj]

He has a web site at the bottom of his post for his work!.....John

i haven't posted the bloodwood 2540 i made for my son yet- to my websight.  i posted it here , on the airgun gate.  wow that thing shoots good and packs a bit of a waloop..only 15 shots  a cartridge at the moment. it was alittle more consistant when i had it set at 22 shots cart. but was alittle slower-still impressive though. the woods are bloodwood, purpleheart and nara wood. the inlays are .999 fine silver wire, paua abolone and figured mother of pearl.  the .177 and .22 barrels will be here any day with a breech for them. then it will be a 3 caliber rifle.







peace
kj

I would not have gone with all the tactical gear with such a fancy stock. To me it clashes. I would have gone with a cleaner look, maybe a nice glossy finish on the metal with no lasers, flashlights, bipod, or dot scope. I would have gone with a nice Leupold rifle scope or something similar.

Granted, I am not a fan of carved stocks. Just does not float my boat. I prefer wood figure as opposed to anything carved. Now knife handles is where I like fancy carvings, but I do not collect knives. I would if I could afford to. Just my thoughts and I hope you accept this as a constructive criticism. 

i gladly take the good with the bad, however i think you're missing something. the laser, red dot, flashlight, and bipod all come off. there are also flip up irons sites that can go on it. i just got 2 more barrels yesterday, and a scope. my idea was to fuse the organic to the tactical.  i made this for my son so he'll have something to remember me by. and to show some of the things possible that i do through my site.  he'll have it in the philippines where he can hunt with it. thank you for your thoughts.

peace
kj

I do like the modularity of the Crosman 22XX and 13XX. You are indeed an artist and it is always refreshing to see a work of art, whether it appeals to you or not. I have an old gun that my father owned and it is a priceless heirloom to me, regardless of the fact that it is a fairly ordinary firearm. Yours are far from ordinary and I am sure your son will treasure it always. 

having something like that from your father is pretty excellent ! especially if it has a worn stock where he held it. sometimes married men that shoot a rifle  have marks under the forestock where they held it.  don't ever refinish it, the sweat stains and nicks and bumps all came from him.  i'm glad you have something like that.

i've always been an artist, so i know not everyone will like everything i do. if they did it would be a boring world. i couldn't imagine what it would be like if we all thought the same and liked the same things...yuck..a disenting voice helps keep one grounded.

the nice thing about being a trained artist and a small craftsman is that i can meet the needs of a wide variety of clientel.  doing the things that each individual client needs is what makes each piece unique. it's nice that you took the time to look and make a comment.  thank you.

peace
kj

Glad to be of help. The more opinions you get, the better you are at meeting clients' desires. I hope someday you can create a work of art for me. 

well you know where to find me. i just cut blanks in birdseye maple and walnut to make some grips for the 2240 and such. most i'll sell unadorned, but one never knows..lol..i'm also making a 2540 for me cuz i like shooting my sons so much.lol

peace, have nice weekend
kj

[Minuteman]

So, KJ, where did you get a .25 barrel for your build?

[kj]

it's an M-rod barrel. i got the barrel bolt breech from gmac. i did buy a kit from a company here in the statesfirst, and had to discard the barrel-the whole kit was do-do. i did retrieve the barrel from the trash..perhaps a shotgun barrel since it shot pellets like a shotgun pattern anyway. but the mrod barrels are green mountain i believe ..in any case it shoots real nice. you need a hot valve if you plan on using co2.

peace
kj

[Minuteman]

it's an M-rod barrel. i got the barrel bolt breech from gmac. i did buy a kit from a company here in the statesfirst, and had to discard the barrel-the whole kit was do-do. i did retrieve the barrel from the trash..perhaps a shotgun barrel since it shot pellets like a shotgun pattern anyway. but the mrod barrels are green mountain i believe ..in any case it shoots real nice. you need a hot valve if you plan on using co2.

peace
kj

How expensive is that?

[kj]

the barrel,breech bolt was 145 british pounds, plus shipping. the valve about 40 , prod trigger group about 40
+ ,plus i get the hammer striker and rear cap also, so that the internal adjustments for the striker throw  and hammer spring pre-load, can be made without disassembling the gun .

[Minuteman]

the barrel,breech bolt was 145 british pounds, plus shipping. the valve about 40 , prod trigger group about 40
+ ,plus i get the hammer striker and rear cap also, so that the internal adjustments for the striker throw  and hammer spring pre-load, can be made without disassembling the gun .

Thanks. I was just curious. I really have no need of a .25.

[kj]

the barrel,breech bolt was 145 british pounds, plus shipping. the valve about 40 , prod trigger group about 40
+ ,plus i get the hammer striker and rear cap also, so that the internal adjustments for the striker throw  and hammer spring pre-load, can be made without disassembling the gun .

Thanks. I was just curious. I really have no need of a .25.
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the funnest things are things we don't need. funny how that works out. been shooting it yesterday and today with its' .177 barrel. getting it broke in and seasoned , then on to the .22. gotta have something to occupy my time. lol.

kj

[Minuteman]

the barrel,breech bolt was 145 british pounds, plus shipping. the valve about 40 , prod trigger group about 40
+ ,plus i get the hammer striker and rear cap also, so that the internal adjustments for the striker throw  and hammer spring pre-load, can be made without disassembling the gun .

Thanks. I was just curious. I really have no need of a .25.
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the funnest things are things we don't need. funny how that works out. been shooting it yesterday and today with its' .177 barrel. getting it broke in and seasoned , then on to the .22. gotta have something to occupy my time. lol.

kj

I hear you! I'd be dangerous with a fat bank account! Mine looks like an escapee from a concentration camp lol

[kj]

the barrel,breech bolt was 145 british pounds, plus shipping. the valve about 40 , prod trigger group about 40
+ ,plus i get the hammer striker and rear cap also, so that the internal adjustments for the striker throw  and hammer spring pre-load, can be made without disassembling the gun .

Thanks. I was just curious. I really have no need of a .25.
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you can't be doin too bad-you have a nice collection of toys listed...a 54 i love those.

the funnest things are things we don't need. funny how that works out. been shooting it yesterday and today with its' .177 barrel. getting it broke in and seasoned , then on to the .22. gotta have something to occupy my time. lol.

kj

I hear you! I'd be dangerous with a fat bank account! Mine looks like an escapee from a concentration camp lol