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A Biesen trap butt buttplate, plain, no checkering. Cient would like something kinda non slip, but engraving is out of budget Laser etching/engraving came to mind, but have no experience with such services No rocket ships or dinosaurs, maybe simple striation or square flat top checkering Any thoughts or suggestions? | ||
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I don't have a laser but did a bunch a research until I learned what I wanted is a $6k laser. Depending on the laser power it would definitely work for that. The operator can create just about any pattern you want. Trophy shops would be my first suggestion. They could stiple or just horizontal lines like alot of the older Marlins use to be. | |||
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Stippling? | |||
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Time consuming. Old Corps Semper Fi FJB | |||
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Never thought of a trophy shop...thanks | |||
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Call the Gun Father in Montana. He is the guy that has the TV show on the Outdoor Channel on Wed. nights. | |||
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Saw a matched pair of G&H 06 Springfields that had traps with just lines across about 20LPI. Coverage was well inside the screw spacing. | |||
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Thanks...that's exactly the treatment I decided would be the best bet | |||
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Thanks much, already started on the striations across the plate | |||
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Slightly off topic, but I would rather be boiled in oil and have the plague than to deal with this phony rug merchant again. Don't make it a habit to speak ill of anyone, but anyone involved in the gun fixing biz, whether a doer or a buyer, the brethren need to beware. I've been heavily involved with guns since the mid 1970's, I know my way around flat spring Colts revolvers, run across stellar and not so stellar providers over the years, but this guy takes the cake. Don't mean to hijack, but it needs to be known. | |||
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I'd love to see your results Duane. I've been faced with this and have spent hundreds on hand metal checkering. ACGG Life Member, since 1985 | |||
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Remember there are "no stupid questions"! Can you just case-harden it? It wont be as "slippery" - might even look good. | |||
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This one is a trap door plate and the cam on the door is silver soldered, would come off with necessary heat generated with CCH. Then again, I'm not sure that would provide much texture. Years ago, a cusomer insisted I send an elaborately engraved trap door plate in for CCH. "Nope, you'll have to take of that yourself, most likely will warp and the cam will come off" I was accruate on both counts, the plate could not be salvaged | |||
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Nice job Duane, Looks like a lot of time with a 3-cornered file. Serrations Look very uniform in width and depth.  ACGG Life Member, since 1985 | |||
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Thanks Steve I have a Cronite machine...pretty easy to get uniform spacing. Etch first, then attack with file. Little compromise to stay within "Budget" Usually make spacing a bit closer However, plenty of texture as is. Hours spent are not even close to the totally horrible time spent on checkering that one just doesn't have the "eggs" to actually charge for | |||
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What did Gunfather do? | |||
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