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  1. 04-01-2013, 03:41 PM #1
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    Fun project

    8 years or so ago I bought a used 870 express youth 20 gage for my oldest to use on his first turkey hunt when he turned 10 years old. It was a plain jane looking shooting iron that did the trick for him and his younger brother on turkeys, pheasants, and clay pigeons plus it has been used a time or two by friends' kids as well.

    Well my little girl is soon to be 10 now and turkey season is set to open in a couple of weeks so I decided it was time to give the old shootin' iron a face lift. I wish I would have taken some "before" pictures but I wasn't that smart so you'll just have to imagine the gun with a plain jane pale colored stock on it. My oldest and I tore it apart after which time I did some sanding to take the old makeup off. I decided to try something different on the gun and ended up choosing some colored stain. It's kind of like putting lipstick on a pig but I like the way it turned out.

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  2. 04-01-2013, 05:06 PM #2
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    Good gun and good job!
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  3. 04-01-2013, 05:09 PM #3
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    I like it.
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  4. 04-01-2013, 05:12 PM #4
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    That's COOL man!

    Check out these two sites:

    http://www.s-jsolutions.com/

    http://www.blackicecoatings.com/services.html
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    That does look really nice! Won't have any trouble picking that one out of a crowd.
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  6. 04-02-2013, 08:17 AM #6
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    That "Lipstick on a Pig" turned out REALLY nice! Congrats that is gonna look cool when she pops her first Turkey
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  7. 04-02-2013, 08:26 AM #7
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    Way cool. The first thing I did with my first paycheck out of college was buy a Remington 870 Express in 12 gauge. I've killed a whole bunch of critters with that thing over the years.
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