Savage makeover
? Thread Started on Apr 3, 2009, 10:05pm ?
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I first posted this over on the green board but thought you guys might like to see this also. Was at the shooting range and someone was shooting a Savage in 30-06 with a cool looking stock. I asked the guy where he got the stock for the rifle and he told me that it was a stock Savage synthetic stock that he had painted. I enquired about how he had gone about doing that and then decided to try it myself.
I had always boasted to my fellow muzzleloaders who mostly shoot laminate stocked Omegas and Encores that my ugly, black, beat up looking Savage could outshoot them at long ranges. Guess I won't be able to call her Ugly Betty any longer.
Notice the gritty appearance. The grit in the paint gives it better grip and I also added a clear coat overtop to secure the gritty paint to the stock. Lowes and Home Depot carry this paint that adheres to plastics very well and come in a variety of colors. The stock had to be cleaned, degreased and sanded down before I applied the paint. After prep I hung the stock with a wire close hanger and proceeded to spray lightly at first and then going over the stock with a hair dryer before applying another coat. I repeated this proceedure three times before my grandson decided that he wanted to touch it and dug his fingers into the wet paint. After washing his hands I tried to repair the marks left by his fingers but I made it worse. The next morning I sanded the area down and applied the paint again. This time it came out looking nice and I then applied the clear coat. After sitting overnight I installed the stock onto the barrel and action.
You may or may not be able to notice that the scope and barrel look rather shiny even though I can tell you that they are not geasy feeling. This is a result of an application of a teflon based protective preservative by the name of Corrosion X. After application all water quickly beads up on the surface of the barrel and I also applied this to the inside of the barrel also. I haven't shot it yet to see if my Point of Impact will be affected although the instructions say that the slick preservative will have no affect. This would be a much less expensive alternative to Ceracoat or Duracoat to protect the barrel finish but you probably wouldn't want it on a turkey gun because it makes the barrel shine.
Notice the objective bell on the 2.5-10x56 Weaver Classic Extreme scope. It is pretty close to the barrel but I have had no problems so far. It is an excellent dim light rifle scope. I actually sold my Kahles CL Multi-Zero scope to finance two of these fine Weaver scopes. A real deal for less than $300 at Natchez. That is my Savage makeover. My other rifles got the Corrision X treatment also although I didn't apply it to the bore on my Remington 700 in .243 Win. That baby is a shooter and I don't want to alter anything.
Doug
? Thread Started on Apr 3, 2009, 10:05pm ?
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I first posted this over on the green board but thought you guys might like to see this also. Was at the shooting range and someone was shooting a Savage in 30-06 with a cool looking stock. I asked the guy where he got the stock for the rifle and he told me that it was a stock Savage synthetic stock that he had painted. I enquired about how he had gone about doing that and then decided to try it myself.
I had always boasted to my fellow muzzleloaders who mostly shoot laminate stocked Omegas and Encores that my ugly, black, beat up looking Savage could outshoot them at long ranges. Guess I won't be able to call her Ugly Betty any longer.
Notice the gritty appearance. The grit in the paint gives it better grip and I also added a clear coat overtop to secure the gritty paint to the stock. Lowes and Home Depot carry this paint that adheres to plastics very well and come in a variety of colors. The stock had to be cleaned, degreased and sanded down before I applied the paint. After prep I hung the stock with a wire close hanger and proceeded to spray lightly at first and then going over the stock with a hair dryer before applying another coat. I repeated this proceedure three times before my grandson decided that he wanted to touch it and dug his fingers into the wet paint. After washing his hands I tried to repair the marks left by his fingers but I made it worse. The next morning I sanded the area down and applied the paint again. This time it came out looking nice and I then applied the clear coat. After sitting overnight I installed the stock onto the barrel and action.
You may or may not be able to notice that the scope and barrel look rather shiny even though I can tell you that they are not geasy feeling. This is a result of an application of a teflon based protective preservative by the name of Corrosion X. After application all water quickly beads up on the surface of the barrel and I also applied this to the inside of the barrel also. I haven't shot it yet to see if my Point of Impact will be affected although the instructions say that the slick preservative will have no affect. This would be a much less expensive alternative to Ceracoat or Duracoat to protect the barrel finish but you probably wouldn't want it on a turkey gun because it makes the barrel shine.
Notice the objective bell on the 2.5-10x56 Weaver Classic Extreme scope. It is pretty close to the barrel but I have had no problems so far. It is an excellent dim light rifle scope. I actually sold my Kahles CL Multi-Zero scope to finance two of these fine Weaver scopes. A real deal for less than $300 at Natchez. That is my Savage makeover. My other rifles got the Corrision X treatment also although I didn't apply it to the bore on my Remington 700 in .243 Win. That baby is a shooter and I don't want to alter anything.
Doug
