I hope not---:tee:

Steve

 

Nope and I don't think I will start either.

 

What no sense of adventure? LOL

 

I've seen one, but it was about a year ago. I wish I had thought to take a picture of it. It was in a pattern on the buttstock. It had been done long enough ago that it had the appearance of folk art. I would never do it myself, but danged if it didn't give the gun an appearance of having a really personal history. It was appealing in a weird sort of way.

 

Hey Gasmandave, If you do decide to do the brass tack thing. Consider this. Do some research on how the Indians did the Winchester 1873's. Then do yours in the patterns of what they did. If you wanted to create even more of a western look you could give the gun a used but not abused look. Look at pictures of old Winchesters and make note of how the metal and wood is worn. Good luck and send pictures of the results.

 

I'm sure folks that do this use See-Through mounts, too! :hmmmm:

 

I did a google search for winchester brass tacks and selected pictures and came up with a dozen pics like what your looking for. It looks like a gun project. My favorite guns are the ones I personally modify but I think this particular idea would look best on and older "scratch and dent" shooter grade gun. An old rusty "truck gun" with half the finish gone should be perfect to get the look you want.
Please post pics.

 

Not on my gun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!jack

 

Like all art, it just has to please you. Minimal and understated, I kinda like it...but too much is too much!

 

JMHO, to me its looks silly, but thats just my opinion, your gun, your choice, just make sure what you want to accomplish before you drive in that first tack.

 

Y'know a digital photo and an image editing program would be a good first step before playing with the real deal.

 

Well boys and girls -- It's been kinda interesting watching this thread progress. Back in the SASS days and before the arrival of the Winchester 1873, I shot a Marlin 24" Cowboy. So did a lot of other people. At a long range event there could be a dozen or so lined up in the rifle range gun rack. On several occasions I watched my rifle walk by me in some other guys hand!! I decided to "tag" it so it might be more obvious to all comers. I decided to put a tack in each of the corners of the Marlin diamond in the pistol grip area checkering. That worked well. As I always preferred non checkered stocks, I removed all the checkering eventually and re-filled the tack holes with tacks. Just one mans take on the issue. Hope this helps. Best regards. Wind

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Wind--

Tastefully done---I would probably have opted for an original lever wrap or butt cuff of some kind to distinguish mine from the herd---but---I can certainly see what you mean. During the years of trap and skeet shooting I'd heard numerous accounts of peoples guns walking away--never happened to me----but it does happen.

Steve

 

Wind, that shows good taste with you, (as always). Back in my muzzleloading days, a lot of the rifles were decorated with tacks. When well done, it makes it yours. I don't think I will do a marlin with tacks, but to each his or her own. Tacks can be removed, stocks replaced, ect., no problem I can see. DP

 

I thought about doing it to my Texan, but I can't find any genuine solid brass tacks. There are plenty of steel tacks with brass plating, but solid brass tacks are far and few between.

 

Never liked the idea of brass tacks, but after this thread it does have possibilites on some rifles, especially in Cowboy events.

 

No brass tacks but I did custom make a "Bullseye" with Black Coral and Whitetail antler. That's about the only bling I've ever put on a Marlin. The original Bullseye was missing so I kinda just wanted to see if I could do it.

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Bullseye before install ...and.....installed Bullseye

Now that is a fine example of "thinking outside of the box". Subtle, but differemt. I like it.:congrats:

 

When I first started reading this, I was picturing really tiny tacks, closer to brass brads really but then the first pictures showed what I call "upholstery" tacks with the big ugly domed heads. Not my idea of good looks nor functionality though as said, on some of the real old stuff it does have that folk art look. Then I saw Winds pic's and said to myself, "That's what I was thinking of!" Simple and understated yet unique.

I'd thought about doing the little brads on a rifle in a pattern but only using 1 brad for each deer or similar critter killed with that gun. It starts out tacky and screams "greenhorn" but after decades of time, dozens or maybe even hundreds of tiny tacks inset nearly flush, each representing an animal taken during the life of the hunter something starts to change. The rifle takes on the wear of all those years of use and it becomes so much more. I've only seen one example of this having been done many years ago and while some people would think it stupid, there was NO denying the "mojo" for lack of a better word that that rifle possesed. It was not done as a brag or to show off, it was done to honor each animal, to keep a tally, almost like a diary of the hunters lifetime. I suspect he could recall nearly every animal each of those tacks stood for. I for one, fear the days when I can no longer recall each deer I've killed nor remember that exact moment in the hunt. In the end, it was one of those rifles where people would look at it and say "Dang, if that gun could only talk..."

I think some of you will know what I mean.

 

No brass tacks but I did custom make a "Bullseye" with Black Coral and Whitetail antler. That's about the only bling I've ever put on a Marlin. The original Bullseye was missing so I kinda just wanted to see if I could do it.

Bullseye before install ...and.....installed Bullseye

 

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Hey Wind,

The tacks look OK but you could have painted the rifle a bright green. That would have made it different.

I have one rifle with "tacky decor". I tried to post a picture but the tacky rifle is so ugly that my camera refuses to make an picture of it....:flute:

 

Well now... Mr. Bledsoe knows me too well. Not only did I have a tacky lever rifle, I have one that is color coordinated with my sofa. A man needs standards! Best regards. Wind

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Now that's cool---Kermit would be proud of ya'


Steve

 

"I decided to "tag" it so it might be more obvious to all comers. I decided to put a tack in each of the corners of the Marlin diamond in the pistol grip area checkering".

If you really wanted to stand apart from the crowd, why didn't you paint the barrel pink?

 

Ye, I have! Henry and yellow boy a.ubertis. measure out with my wife sewing tape, (mark holes with an awl) drill holes 1/3 deep of the length of tack pin (1/16 drill bit with variable speed drill) cordless works great! Dip brass tack tip in super glue, set tack with brass hammer. Have some help you, cuz you have 1 shot at it if you use super glue like I have. REMEMBER, MEASURE TWICE, TACK ONCE!!! But these were replicas of the old days, I like and RESPECT how the Indians did their rifles but now on a marlin 336 I personally wouldn't. But that's just me. But its your rifle and if that's what you like go for it. Good luck and good shootin.

 

Hey there SB -- Fashion is my life... But I have limits. Best regards. Wind

 

I wouldn't do it to any of my guns. I think it looks " Tacky ".

 

Kinda sounds tacky to me!!!:flute:

 

Brass tacks on a levergun = Bubba learns arts and crafts!!:ahhhhh::vollkommenauf:

 

Great now I gotta clean the pepsi off my monitor.Stu