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The one on the left I got to replace the hole in my heart created from when I was a young man and sold my first 870 WM. I tracked this new/old stock to back east, which has been stored for something like 20 yrs. and crossed my fingers that I hadn't bought a rusted out 870.
Went to pick it up at Turner's, was kind of pissed because the staff opened the box, assembled the gun, and there was a crowd around it. They handed the gun to me, and I was struck at how good the wood looked, so I cooled off.
Customer standing there offered me big bucks 4 the gun on the spot. I told him this was redemption 4 for my 1st mistake and he understood.
It's now in the safe pigged up in grease until it goes to my Son.
"BadAss", on the right, was my going to the other extreme. A gentleman put it together 4 me, called me the night he finished, and asked me what I was gonna call it. I told him I couldn't think of anything.
He said he was going over his neighbors house, he'd show him the gun, and the first thing that came out of the guy's mouth would be the name of the gun; I told him agreed.
I did a build exactly the same/the twin brother of "BadAss", and then showed the 2nd gun to my Daughter; she said it looked like a lizard, so I called it "Reptile".
I also did a shot to celebrate the curves/radius/bevels/slots/arcs/circles/the machining that goes into a weapon like this. A gun is to some extent a paradox, brutal but refined. Used where you may have to take a life to save a life. However there is no paradox about the need to protect yourself/survive.
Recently, in deference to old shoulders, I've swapped out both "BadAss" and "Reptile" w/the Magpul STR (very nice cheekweld), and the largest pad Limbsaver makes, the Nitro, and mounted them on the Kynshot/"No Kick" buffer tubes.
The Kynshot is a shock absorber for a shotgun, and the due diligence I got back, was that the plunging action didn't/wouldn't throw you off target providing you had a decent stance.
I've included a video of the Kynshot in action. BTW, I worked 4 yrs. in a refinery, and am witness to the fact that having a long beard butted up against the moving parts of machinery can result in a painful and disfiguring injury. This video kind of reminded me of that.
Went to pick it up at Turner's, was kind of pissed because the staff opened the box, assembled the gun, and there was a crowd around it. They handed the gun to me, and I was struck at how good the wood looked, so I cooled off.
Customer standing there offered me big bucks 4 the gun on the spot. I told him this was redemption 4 for my 1st mistake and he understood.
It's now in the safe pigged up in grease until it goes to my Son.
"BadAss", on the right, was my going to the other extreme. A gentleman put it together 4 me, called me the night he finished, and asked me what I was gonna call it. I told him I couldn't think of anything.
He said he was going over his neighbors house, he'd show him the gun, and the first thing that came out of the guy's mouth would be the name of the gun; I told him agreed.
I did a build exactly the same/the twin brother of "BadAss", and then showed the 2nd gun to my Daughter; she said it looked like a lizard, so I called it "Reptile".
I also did a shot to celebrate the curves/radius/bevels/slots/arcs/circles/the machining that goes into a weapon like this. A gun is to some extent a paradox, brutal but refined. Used where you may have to take a life to save a life. However there is no paradox about the need to protect yourself/survive.
Recently, in deference to old shoulders, I've swapped out both "BadAss" and "Reptile" w/the Magpul STR (very nice cheekweld), and the largest pad Limbsaver makes, the Nitro, and mounted them on the Kynshot/"No Kick" buffer tubes.
The Kynshot is a shock absorber for a shotgun, and the due diligence I got back, was that the plunging action didn't/wouldn't throw you off target providing you had a decent stance.
I've included a video of the Kynshot in action. BTW, I worked 4 yrs. in a refinery, and am witness to the fact that having a long beard butted up against the moving parts of machinery can result in a painful and disfiguring injury. This video kind of reminded me of that.
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