Parker Hale 98 bottom metal

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11 January 2007, 11:15

vigillinus

Parker Hale 98 bottom metal

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220068756368 is a dural Parker Hale hinged floorplate and guard that just made $113. These show up from time to time on ebay. Will they fit into the inletting for a commercial FN or a JC Higgins? How is the quality? I would guess the weight saving would be several ounces.

11 January 2007, 17:19

jeffeosso

$113 is ignorance in action
http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.as...GUARD+%26+FLOORPLATE

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11 January 2007, 19:51

ramrod340

quote:
http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.as...GUARD+%26+FLOORPLATE

I purchased one from Brownell's a couple years ago. I looked at it for about 5 minutes called them and put it in return mail. I was not at all impressed. Nice and light I agree. But in my opinion the floorplate looked like cheap plastic. Maybe if they had left the antelope off of it.

Just my opinion. I'm sure they sell plenty and others are prefectly satified.

11 January 2007, 19:57

vapodog

I use them not so much as I think they're excellent.....but that they're light and where else can you find super light weight bottom metal.

I have four of them now.....but everyone to their own...

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11 January 2007, 21:04

Uncle Enfield

quote:
Originally posted by ramrod340:
quote:
http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.as...GUARD+%26+FLOORPLATE

I purchased one from Brownell's a couple years ago. I looked at it for about 5 minutes called them and put it in return mail. I was not at all impressed. Nice and light I agree. But in my opinion the floorplate looked like cheap plastic. Maybe if they had left the antelope off of it.

Just my opinion. I'm sure they sell plenty and others are prefectly satified.

Beauty is in the eye of the bubba, uh, beholder. I agree, I wouldn't use one either. I'm amazed at the crap people will install on their rifles.

11 January 2007, 22:04

vapodog

quote:
Originally posted by Uncle Enfield:
Beauty is in the eye of the bubba, uh, beholder. I agree, I wouldn't use one either. I'm amazed at the crap people will install on their rifles.

I have not reached the full accreditation of Bubba but keep trying.....

Here's three of them all on VZ-24 actions and another at the shop in process!

12 January 2007, 06:31

vigillinus

If you filed off the awful embossing and polished and reblacked the whole thing it might be more acceptable.

12 January 2007, 06:56

vapodog

quote:
Originally posted by vigillinus:
If you filed off the awful embossing and polished and reblacked the whole thing it might be more acceptable.

I have considered that as a real possibility....but don't have a way of getting them annodized again...

A good suggestion however!

12 January 2007, 07:38

butchlambert

Send them to me and I can get them anodized.
Butch

12 January 2007, 08:18

vapodog

quote:
Originally posted by butchlambert:
Send them to me and I can get them anodized.
Butch

PM sent

12 January 2007, 13:41

vigillinus

My memory is jogged and I think those originated with Michaels of Oregon, don't know who makes them now. I think also at one point Holland & Holland was making lighweight bottom metal, maybe in the 1960s.

12 January 2007, 23:40

butchlambert

I sent Vapodog an email about anodizing. You cannot hard anodize 7075 or 2024 aluminum. It has to be soft anodized. Aluminum castings will anodize, but will look like shit. You might keep these things in mind when needing anodizing. Most of the cheap alum. botom metal assm. are painted or powder coated.
Butch

12 January 2007, 23:44

vapodog

quote:
Originally posted by butchlambert:
I sent Vapodog an email about anodizing. You cannot hard anodize 7075 or 2024 aluminum. It has to be soft anodized. Aluminum castings will anodize, but will look like shit. You might keep these things in mind when needing anodizing. Most of the cheap alum. botom metal assm. are painted or powder coated.
Butch

email received...thanks Butch!