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A painted forend cap? A first for me...
My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income. - Errol Flynn
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Believe it or not I've seen this on factory rifles. In the late 50's and 60's Savage did so on some of their 22's. My first rifle was a single shot Savage 22 (Model No. 15 if I recall correctly) and had a painted fore-end tip. I think Marlin also did this as well.
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Mostly on Stevens and Savage entry-level guns--.22s like Eddie's Steven Model 15 and bolt action shotguns. I had a Stevens Model 59 .410 bolt action with this elegant touch!
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Not just confined to older guns. A buddy bought a new RIA 22 TCM rifle that has a painted on forend tip and grip cap.
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One of my uncles had a Stevens/Savage .410 bolt action with a painted on black forend tip. I remember him killing a few pheasants & numerous rabbits with that gun back in the 50's. He shot a .410 because of a repair for a detached retina which required him to avoid heavy recoil (he would never spend the $$ to own a Winchester 42).
Much more classy than a black plastic forend tip with the obligatory white line spacer & more easily removed when you got tired of it.
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Yep. Perusing Lakes Trading in GB are we? (I recognize the background.)
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Easy to correct, I would think. It looks like a good job of sporterizing a Springfield "C" stock.
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