Ernie, I wasn't getting on the .270 band wagon. Or the Taurus band wagon. Don't want to start a war this morning over Barrel Breakin. Just making a point about the heard mentality that can spawn here and polarize this whole forum on ANY subject.
I can live with them, but don't like them. In fact, I don't like the styling on Weatherby rifles at all, diamonds inlaid in the stocks, bowling ball finish, exaggerated pistol grips, skip line checkering. A white line pad wouldn't be a deal breaker for me, but I just don't like them. My bud had one on his Marlin and he colored it black with a Sharpie, and it looked 100% better.
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I like them. A lot. On Remington 700 BDL models they look great. BTW, I also like a decent semi or high gloss finish on my wood stocks as well. Am "oil finish" is much less expensive to do, and I don't like corners cut especially when prices are comparable with well finished models. I suspect that people who dislike white line probably think polymer pistols are also somehow attractive.
Like the majority, I think they look fine, on some guns. If I purchased a gun that came with them, I would/I did leave them alone. I once made a set of them, for my Ruger Bearcat, out of an old bleach bottle, that TKOCB had thrown out. They look pretty good, to me, and they make the stocks a little wider, and easier to grip. They have been on the Bearcat since I bought it, in the early 60's, for $49.50, NITB.....Robin
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I'm pretty indifferent about them. I have an older Remington 700 BDL with them, and a new-ish Remington 700 Classic without. I prefer the looks of the Classic, but the BDL looks fine to me as well.
Were I building a custom rifle it would not have them, but I don't dislike them enough to pass on a rifle that has them.
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I'm pretty indifferent about them. I have an older Remington 700 BDL with them, and a new-ish Remington 700 Classic without. I prefer the looks of the Classic, but the BDL looks fine to me as well.
Were I building a custom rifle it would not have them, but I don't dislike them enough to pass on a rifle that has them.
Yeah, and besides a good permanent Magic Marker will do wonders! :rotflmao:
In other words, I'm not passing on a rifle that I want that has them either.
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I don't care one way or the other, whatever turns your crank. I put some on my .270 once that I cut out of a bleach bottle, LOL. But took them off the next time I refinished the stock.
Great minds must think alike, LOL. I cut out white spacers out of a bleach bottle for my Ruger Bearcat. They added just enough extra thickness to make them more comfortable, and they look good, on that gun...........Robin
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I'm pretty indifferent about them. If a stock is being made to my specs it won't have them, but I'm certainly not going to try and remove them from my 700 BDL. Besides, the faded yellow adds character
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Ernie, I wasn't getting on the .270 band wagon. Or the Taurus band wagon. Don't want to start a war this morning over Barrel Breakin. Just making a point about the heard mentality that can spawn here and polarize this whole forum on ANY subject.
I for one never jumped on any hate of Taurus bandwagon, I have simply stated what my experiences have been with Taurus revolvers, and what I dislike about them.
I have shot their Beretta clones, and they shot well enough, however, for what they were, I thought they were too clunky.
Then there's that pesty little 39 Million dollar law suit, sure, all the negative Taurus comments are merely hate mongering.
No basis in fact.
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I don't know about that, when it comes to chickens and spandex around here, the "herd rules":tooth:.
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It would match that stock you have;)
Very true!
Next week it is coming off though.
Got a new center-grip stock in and it is going on the 6.5Leopard
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And the forearm must be engraved...."hate me today" and the other side...."hate me tomorrow"....
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What is that?
I'm not sure if any of my rifles even have any white spacers. I suppose it's not that important.
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Were I building a custom rifle it would not have them, but I don't dislike them enough to pass on a rifle that has them.
"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast, and speed is the economy of motion" - Scott Jedlinski
Weatherby?
Some of his creations from the 50s-60s were really tacky!
Well if that's the case I have two of them.
Yeah, and besides a good permanent Magic Marker will do wonders! :rotflmao:
In other words, I'm not passing on a rifle that I want that has them either.
Great minds must think alike, LOL. I cut out white spacers out of a bleach bottle for my Ruger Bearcat. They added just enough extra thickness to make them more comfortable, and they look good, on that gun...........Robin
Life member of the American Legion, the VFW, the NRA and the Masonic Lodge, retired LEO
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"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast, and speed is the economy of motion" - Scott Jedlinski
I for one never jumped on any hate of Taurus bandwagon, I have simply stated what my experiences have been with Taurus revolvers, and what I dislike about them.
I have shot their Beretta clones, and they shot well enough, however, for what they were, I thought they were too clunky.
Then there's that pesty little 39 Million dollar law suit, sure, all the negative Taurus comments are merely hate mongering.
No basis in fact.
**hmmmm**
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