I have an antelope hunt comming up and this year I have decided to try something different.  Instead  of trying to sneak up on the little suckers, this time I am going to use the AT&T strategy and "reach out and touch" a goat from a far away as possible....say 500 or 600 yards.

Armed only with a Pentax spotting scope, a Bushnell yardage pro range finder, a Chevy p/u and my M1A, I shall attempt to slay the beast at 3/10th of a mile or more.

Enuff of the fluff...I have not taken my M1A hunting before due to the fact it is so pretty,SO I purchased a new stock, and am quite pleased with it.
How much was this little venture you ask?

"New" synthetic millitary stock from Freds.....$35
3 cans krylon flat paint from Ace Hardware.....$9
Long distance GOATSLAYER that can take a beating...Priceless

(here is a few pics)







"G"

VERY nice! Did you clear coat it after?  I noticed that with one that i rattle canned, it smelled like paint, and in some parts, was sticky.

thats a awsome setup you have there. Im sure youll have no problem slaying one of those goofy basterds.

I did this yesterday, paint was dry in less than 10 min, this morning is still has a very faint smell to it but at the rate it is dissapating it should be smell free by tonight or in the morning.  No clear coat, this a beater stock and touch up is a matter of shaking a paint can.

I am quite surprise how good the paint sticks....when I recieved the stock from Freds it had storage "muck" on it, so I rinsed the stock with a can of brake cleaner and then wiped it down with a paper towel and laquer thinner, then paint.
About 30 min after painting I attempted scratching the paint w/ a fingernail to see how it was going to hold up, all it did was kind of shine it up a bit but no color came off.

I have a beautiful walnut stock for dress-up, so this is a fun project more or less.
We will see how it holds up to a few cleanings and a desert hunt, I must say that packing a gun around for a week in Nevadas fine terrain on a hunt is real hard on furniture so we will see what happens.

Hopefully, in about a month I will have a nice animal to post here too!

Thanks, "G".

What area do you have?
M

Go get one of those striped basterds !!!!!!!!!!!  I never did.  I like the "Reach out and touch" approach.   I hate  hunting them and chukar.  

131, 145, 163, 164, 221.....place called duckwater west of Ely.  I have hunted there a few times but always by Green Springs, I think I am going to try a little west this time.
"G"

Antelope are VICIOUS animals and will charge with only minor provocation inflicting grievious bodily harm......
YOU CAN SEE IT IN THEIR EYES!



MONSTERS!