Posts Tagged ‘Cross Roads of the West Gun Show’

Custom Carved Gun Show Results

The gun show has proved to be a wonderful experience. I enjoyed meeting and getting to know all who came up to my booth to see the guns I had brought. Thank you very much for coming and meeting me in person. I, not only gained many new friends, but I have also gained many new ideas for carving. I will be very busy for months to come. I would love to hear from everyone who attended the show. What was your thoughts on the show?

There where many gun collectors at the Crossroads of the West Gun Show. Not to mention all of the gun enthusiasts. Many people where purchasing guns for the upcoming hunts. There was a man who had just returned from Alaska. He had been hunting fox. He was able to fill his tag with a fox that was over 6 feet long and weighted 120lbs +. Just wish he would have had his pictures with him. I would have loved to have seen them.

Many of the people where very interested in how I could repair scratches in their guns. They also where wanting to know if I could carve their companies logo on a gun for safety awards or for a special client. There where many people who enjoyed re-telling their hunting story. I suggested putting their story on the gun stock, thus giving them bragging rights as well as the ability of handing their story down to their children.  

The show was really fun and informative. I am looking forward to the next one. The next gun show I am planning on attending will be the Shot Arms Show in Los Vegas, Nevada in January. This show is sponsored by the NRA. I will be adding more information as I receive it.

Pictures of all my new projects will be coming soon. Thanks again to all who was able to come to the gun show last weekend. I look forward to working with you on your gun. Thanks again! Deb

Custom Carved Gun Show

Here are a few of the guns that will be at the custom carved gun show!!!! At least that is what I am calling it. LOL I am scheduled to attend the Crossroads of the West Gun Show this coming weekend. I hope to see a lot of you at the show. I will have many of the guns shown here on my web site at the show. Many of these guns are for sale. I will also be taking orders for Christmas, birthdays, special occasions, graduations, or to create something very unique for you or your company. All of my guns have been custom designed, carved, and hand painted by me. They will make a very unique addition as well as a very valuable addition to any gun collectors collection.

The show will be held at the South Town Expo center in Salt Lake City, UT. Dates are, September 25 & 26, 2010. If there is a particular gun you have had your eye on. Please email me fast and make arrangements to purchase the gun before the show. I do look forward to custom carving a gun stock for you and visiting with you at the gun show. Happy Carving!!!! Deb Lindsay

Custom Carved Browning 270 (Update)

The cusotm carved Browning 270 I posted last week is finished. I decided not to put the basket weave on the forend or the grip of this gun. After carving the the bighorn sheep on the gun stock of this gun, I determined it would have detracted from the beauty of the gun. So, I decided to leave the rest of this gun untouched. I have added the custom hand painted artwork to this gun to enhance the carving.

This gun is brand new, never fired. I have the original box with paperwork. Gun collectors will find this gun have increased in value over and above the original price of the gun. This gun and many others will be on display and for sale next coming weekend at the Crossroads of the West Gun Show in Salt Lake City, Ut. I will be a the South Town Expo Center September 25 & 26, 2010.

Thank you for commenting below. Your response to the last blog I posted was GREAT! Thanks you and please stay in touch! Happy Carving. Deb

Custom Carved Browning 270

My next project in a very long line of enjoyable artwork is a custom carved Browing 270rifle. I have decided to carve a bighorn sheep on this gun. There will not be any background around the bighorn sheep. I have not decided (as yet) whether to carve basket weave or something on the forend of this gun or not. You will have to check back later to see what my decision ended up being. Here is interesting information about the Browning Rifle Company. This gun will be for sale at the Crossroads of the West Gun Show in Salt Lake City, UT. The gun show will be held September 25 & 26, 2010 at the South Town Expo Center.

John Moses Browning

(January 21 or January 23, 1855 – November 26, 1926), born in Ogden, Utah, was an American firearms designer who developed many varieties of firearms, cartridges, and gun mechanisms, many of which are still in use around the world. He is arguably the most important figure in the development of modern automatic and semi-automatic firearms and is credited with 128 gun patents. His first was granted October 7, 1879. He had made his first firearm at age 13 in his father’s gun shop.

Browning influenced nearly all categories of firearms design. He invented or made significant improvements to single-shot rifles, lever-action rifles, and slide-actionfirearms. His most significant contributions were in the area of autoloading firearms. He developed the first reliable and compact autoloading pistols by inventing the telescoping bolt, integrating the bolt and barrel shroud into what is known as the slide. Browning’s telescoping bolt design is now found on nearly every modern semi-automatic pistol, as well as several modern fully automatic weapons.

He also developed the first gas-operated machine gun, the Colt-Browning Model 1895—a system that surpassed mechanical recoil operationto become the standard for most high-power self-loading firearm designs worldwide.

Browning’s most successful designs include the M1911 pistol, the Browning .50 caliber machine gun, the Browning Automatic Rifle, and a ground-breaking semi-automatic shotgun, the Browning Auto-5. These arms are nearly identical today to those assembled by Browning in the 1920s, with only minor changes in detail and cosmetics. Nearly all parts may be freely swapped between the earliest and latest of each series of these weapons, no matter when made, which has extended their service life span nearly indefinitely. Read the rest of this entry »

Custom Carved Henry .17HMR

Have you ever thought of putting your company’s logo on a gun? Maybe you have an employee who is retiring? What about a thank you gift to a special customer? What better way to show your appreciation then with a custom carved gun stock with your company’s logo carved and hand painted on the gun stock?  This is a very unique way of showing your appreciation for your employee or special customer.

 The gun you see here has been custom carved on a Henry Repeating Arms .17HMR rifle. I have used an ivory composite for the name of the business. The machinery has been replicated down to the little flood light on the boom. All of this is part of their business’ logo. It has been carved and then hand painted to resemble the actual equipment owned by this company.

Wouldn’t you like to receive something as unique as this gun from a company as a thank you gift? It is a very engenious way to advertise your company. You can also do something like this for your company’s safety aware or when an employee retires. The possibilities are endless not to mention your company will be the hit of the town for years to come.

This gun and many others will be on display at the Cross Roads of the West Gun Show in Salt Lake City, UT. The show will be held September 25 & 26, 2010 at the South Town Expo center. I hope to see you there and thanks for visiting my web site. Happy Carving! Deb.

Custom Carved Labor Day Wishes

Just want to wish everyone a wonderful custom carved labor day weekend! It amazes me the year is two thirds over. Before we know it we will be celebrating Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, then the New Year! It continues to amaze me how fast the year flys by when you are having fun. Is anyone ready for Christmas this year? I have been thinking I would start on my Christmas list for my family and friends. At least I will start at the end of the month. LOL

I am looking forward to this month and have been for most of the year. I am scheduled to go to my first gun show. It will be held in Salt Lake City, Ut, at the South Town Expo Center. This gun show will be held on September 25 & 26, 2010. I will have about 12 guns on display and many of those guns will be for sale. This is a great opportunity to come and see for yourself what they look like in person. Not to mention placing your order for a custom carved gun stock of your own. Maybe you are interested in having a gun stock carved for someone special in your life. All of this is possible at the upcoming gun  show. The gun showis a great place to begin collecting guns. I know many gun collectors have started their collections this way. You can also pick up the newest items on the market for your guns. Have you thought of protecting your guns with a new gun safe?

Here’s wishing you a safe and happy Labor Day weekend! Please drive safe! I am looking forward to meeting you all there. Thanks for stopping by today. I do appreciate you visiting my web site. Happy carving! Deb L

Custom Carved Remington 6mm Model 788

This is the newest project on my list. It is a Remington 6mm Model 788. This type of gun is considered a varmint gun. I will be putting a custom carved big horned ram. I will also be putting the basket weave on the gun stock. I will be uploading pictures of this project as I complete the carving. This gun will be for sale at the Cross Roads of the West Gun Show in Salt Lake City, Ut. This gun show will be held on September 25 & 26, 2010 at the South Town Expo Center. I have also included some history about this gun. The picture shown above in not of this exact gun. I will upload a current picture of the gun I will be carving. Thanks for stopping by. I look forward to visiting with you at the gun show. Deb L

History on the Remington 6mm

The 6mm Remington was introduced by Remington Arms Company in 1955 as the .244 Remington. It is based on necking down the .257 Roberts. Originally intended as a Varmint and predator cartridge, the .244 was never factory loaded with bullets over 90 grains. Rifles marked .244 Remington have a 1 in 12-inch (300 mm) twist that may not stabilize the heavier 100 and 105 grain bullets. Originally Remington offered factory ammunition with 75 grain bullets for varmints and 90 grain for deer. In 1963 Remington renamed the cartridge, calling it the 6mm Remington. Rifles marked 6mm Remington have a 1 in 9-inch (230 mm) twist and can stabilize all commercially available 6 mm bullets.

The 6mm Remington has a slight ballistic advantage over the much more popular .243 Winchester due to a slightly larger case capacity. The longer case neck of the 6mm Remington is considered desirable by handloaders. Noted Alabama deer hunter and marksman Creath Davis is a proponent of this caliber.

Its renaming from “.244 Remington” to “6mm Remington” is interesting. It was discovered soon after its release as .244 Remington that in the Remington Model 721 rifles the rate of twist used in the barrels would not stabilize heavier bullets weighing more than 90 grains. This led to a poor reputation for the cartridge as being “inaccurate.” Remington soon increased the rate of twist in its Model 721 rifles, but the marketability damage was already done as far as the cartridge was concerned. Therefore the name was changed to 6 mm Remington. The .244 Remington and the 6 mm Remington are identical – only the name changed.

What Animal Would You Like Me To Carve Next?

I am asking this question of my readers. What animal would you like to see me carve next? I have custom carved, or engraved, many animals on different gun stocks over the year. I have enjoyed carving each and every one. Some of them are more challenging then others. Still, I get a tremendous satisfaction from completing each carving or engraving I do. Now, I am wondering if there is a certain animal you would like to see carved? To date I have carved elk, moose, mule deer, a mountain lion, grizzly bear, and mountain goats to mention a few.

There are lots more animals out there to be carved. Which one should it be? Help me decide by commenting below. You will be the one making this decision for me this time. So hurry and leave your choice below in the comment section. I will be adding the basket weave and something else to the forend and/or grip of the gun.

Here are a few ideas. Please do not limit your decision on just these pictures. Antelope, Black Bear, Big Horn Sheep to name a few.

I will keep a tally of requests. The highest number will decide the next carving. The decision date will be August 15th. I will post the results here on my blog. The gun will be for sell and on display at the Cross Roads of the West Gun Show in Salt Lake City, Utah, this coming September 25 & 26, 2010. I’m sure this gun will make any gun collector proud. Will that person be you?

Thanks for participating in this decision! Deb L

Custom Gunstock Carving Blog

I have been asked to add a sign up button to my blog. This would allow you to receive an email from me regarding any new custom gunstock carving project is added to my web site. The sign up button has been added. Please feel free to sign up. There has been several web site I have signed up for in the past. It is very nice to receive an email from them when ever there is something new going on.

Also, you can leave your comments below. I enjoy receiving your comments to see how everyone likes my work. I enjoy getting to know people. I’m looking forward to meeting many of you at the upcoming Cross Roads of the West Gun Show in Salt Lake City, UT. The event will be held at the Southtown Expo center on September 25 & 26, 2010. Sure hope to see you all there. Happy Carving! Deb Lindsay