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15 July 2012, 01:06
skb
horn buttplates
We cut this for a customers gun this week on the cnc mill. Would there be any interest in them if we made some to some standardized sizes?


15 July 2012, 01:25
Duane Wiebe
Well...if you're looking for feed back...based on past demand in my shop, I won't need another for about 28 years.

Whatcha bet...It will either be too long or too short, too wide or too narrow, too thick or too thin....then "if only it had a spur on top"
15 July 2012, 01:43
skb
Thanks for the feedback. We have been playing around with it in the shop, mostly for restoration stuff at this point. I have a few personal projects in mind for the future and figured that maybe I could kill two birds with one stone. Of course they can always be ground down, but I hear you loud and clear about whatever it is I make, it won't be what the public wants. Maybe at this point we will stick with the build them when needed plan.
15 July 2012, 02:16
Duane Wiebe
Hey...I don't mean to be discouraging..you might start a new trend. There's a cynical side to me...
15 July 2012, 20:19
butchloc
i dunno but i for one like horn buttplates and grip caps
15 July 2012, 20:48
vapodog
There's a market for everything.....some things have a larger market than others...

I'm a guy that don't allow anything but rubber on the butt of my guns as I consider it an anti-slip material and an important safety feature...

I wouldn't be a customer if they were free.....Nothing personal...just one guys opinion.


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15 July 2012, 21:35
larrys
Depending on price, I might be interested in a buttplate, grip cap and forend tip.


Larry

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15 July 2012, 21:42
skb
tentatively, prices would be 95$ for a shaped and lined buttplate with 2 screws, 40$ for a grip cap shaped with a single screw. Fore end tips are available in block form(unshaped) from my supplier and I would be happy to put you in touch with him.
Steve
16 July 2012, 21:24
larrys
Just a question...how hard is it to checker or line horn versus ebony or walnut? Just curious.


Larry

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16 July 2012, 21:45
skb
Horn is a harder substance that ebony or walnut. We cut the lines on the mill. It is not hard to deepen them with a checkering file.