use camo duct tape ,not too much you'll never find it in the woods
. Bruce
Red’s Incredible Traditions Kentucky Build: Probably not what you would have done…
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. Bruce
My father wanted the first pic I posted on here to be wrapped in a big gob of tape, lol!use camo duct tape ,not too much you'll never find it in the woods
As brown and black as this thing is, I’m afraid to leave it laying around already. I can see where a guy could lean one up against a tree and not be able to find it again.
-Red, not too sharp, and bad eyesight…
I want it.
I had a 66 Ford years ago, loved that old truck.
Ron, enjoying the Red build thread. LOL
Ron, enjoying the Red build thread. LOL
longcruise
70 Cal.
Being the cynic that I am my nose always leads to the accounting dept.
I think it's all about shipping.
Colonialnerd
40 Cal
Being the cynic that I am my nose always leads to the accounting dept.
I think it's all about shipping.
Shipping and ease of manufacture. Dimensional lumber isn’t cheap these days. Making it two pieces an making you do the fit and finish is cheaper.
I’ve seen that in a few different things, absolutely none of which I can get to come to mind at the moment… this getting old thing, geeez.
Wait, one of them was the AirStream. The biggest weak point on those trailers is the steel frame and plywood subfloor. On all the old ones, you have to disassemble a major portion of the trailer and weld new framework, and replace the rotted plywood. The new ones are still built the same way. If they would put an aluminum frame, with a synthetic subfloor in, this problem would be eliminated, and it would only add a few thousand dollars to a 100k trailer. Seems like a smart business idea.
Same with Traditions. At least they could offer it… what would it add to the kit? A hundred bucks? They would still be cheaper than the next kit up by 250 bucks…
I’m probably missing something though. I’m not minding the two piece so much. I haven’t missed a single thing I’ve shot at with it yet….LOL!
Have you got your kit yet? Decided which way you’re going with it? I’m keeping my eye out for the build. Let’s get going!
Looking forward to shooting this thing, and also to the next build, which, according to the wife, will be waaaay in the future… CURSE YOU, RON DESANTIS!
-Red, missing Raul…
Have you ever watched the YouTube videos these guys did with that truck? Man, Farm Truck is stupid fast. Watching them waste a Porsche, while towing an aluminum boat, is awesome.
-Red, going fast, not turning left…
Colonialnerd
40 Cal
Wifey is getting a tattoo next week, so her fun budget has dibs. I’ll be ordering my kit shortly thereafter. I’m pretty stoked.
longcruise
70 Cal.
If you carve a likeness of the tattoo into the stock it will go far in setting you up for the next kit. My cynicism never ends!
Colonialnerd
40 Cal
I sure as hell hope her artist is better at tatting than I am at carving.
Sweet Lord. I could just see my carving as a tat…. Jagged lines, can’t really tell what it is. Would look like a toddler got hold of a tattoo gun.
-Red, sticking to wood for a reason…
I see you fixed the trigger guard, but you could call Deer Creek or Traditions and for a few bucks have a new one.
I have plans for a new one. Will go with a slightly different style though. May even wait and make a whole new stock for this barrel, buy an L&R lock, get a double set trigger, and THEN get a new trigger guard. But if I’m doing all that, I might as well get that .36 cal barrel I want…
-Red, replacing the trigger guard with a new gun…
On the lock panel, you did good! Real good!
yes, but in 15yrs it will still be sharp your tat not so much. Bruce, with sagging skin
I got a Barbie Pink stock for one of my CVA rifles. It was made so I wouldn't lose it and it sticks out like a sore thumb so it increases my visibility.
Maybe you try something like that? LOL
