Hi All:
I am at the stage where I must deceide wether or not to put an ebony tip on my Springfield Sporter stock.
I am going after the look of a clean classic bolt action sporter from the past. At times, the look of an ebony tip seems to distract my eyes from following the lines of the stock. It can cause my eyes to stop following the stock lines in an unbroken and flowing view of the gun.
It seems that the ebony tip is a requirement to have the look of the classic rifle. A plain tip can also look very nice and is less work to complete pluis it seems to blend in with the stock better. I am using a highly figured piece of walnut and the tip may compete with the wood's grain pattern for attention. One must know when to stop!
What say you?
Tia,
Franchi
