New turkey gun project

3TOE · Feb 27, 2020

I bought a new Stoeger skeet about a month ago & turned it into a project gun.
I first ordered some Indian Creek .660 choke tubes, swivel studs, fiber optic pin & a sling.
I then ordered some Duracoat woodland tan for the base coat & matte clear to finish it off.
I stripped it down, removed the checkering and added my own stippling with a rotary file. Installed the studs, recessed the shell holder into the stock & etched all of the metal.
After applying 2 cans of the Duracoat base I went to work hand painting the pattern for KUIU 2.0. I still have to spray it with the clear but I’m going to wait a few weeks before I do. I’m super happy with the way it turned out.

Tristate · Feb 27, 2020

Interesting

Stillwater165 · Feb 27, 2020

Sure looks like it turned out well !

3TOE · Feb 27, 2020

Thanks! I’m super happy with it. ??

Hawkeye · Feb 27, 2020

Awesome. That looks like a fun project. Nice work!

3TOE · Feb 27, 2020

Yeah it was fun. Thanks! Now I need to take it out to check the pattern and POI.

3TOE · Feb 28, 2020

Here’s a better shot of the stippling. It really feels nice on the hands.

yoteduster · Feb 28, 2020

Looks like your about ready for the woods..nice job

rmanwill · Feb 28, 2020

Is the green and black paint duracoat paint also?

Look awesome. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

3TOE · Feb 28, 2020

Thanks man! I am ready... I absolutely love turkey hunting.

3TOE · Feb 28, 2020

rmanwill said:
Is the green and black paint duracoat paint also?

Look awesome. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

No the green, gray & black are all Behr exterior paint with primer. I did the Behr paint because they could match the colors for me. They aren’t perfectly the same, but really close. Once the paint has fully dried a week or so I plan to spray it with 2 full cans of Duracoat matte clear.

Joe2Kool · Feb 28, 2020

3TOE said:
Thanks man! I am ready... I absolutely love turkey hunting.

Ditto for me. I'm addicted to turkey hunting also!

And that is one nice looking turkey killing machine. I like the idea of two barrels with different choke tubes.

rmanwill · Feb 28, 2020

I'm waiting to see that bad boy posted with a nice Tom!!! ?

3TOE · Feb 28, 2020

Joe2Kool said:
Ditto for me. I'm addicted to turkey hunting also!

And that is one nice looking turkey killing machine. I like the idea of two barrels with different choke tubes.

Thanks man!

3TOE · Feb 28, 2020

rmanwill said:
I'm waiting to see that bad boy posted with a nice Tom!!! ?

I have 2 hunts planned this year one in UT & one in MS. I’m hoping to tag a marriam in UT & maybe 1 or 2 easterns in MS. I will post pics if I get one down.

3TOE · Feb 28, 2020

Joe2Kool said:
Ditto for me. I'm addicted to turkey hunting also!

And that is one nice looking turkey killing machine. I like the idea of two barrels with different choke tubes.

I have 2 Indian Creek .660 chokes in this gun. My other O/U turkey gun I have a .665 in the top barrel & a .675 in the bottom. I like that combo a lot in that particular gun.

3TOE · Mar 11, 2020

I’m completely done with my project. I ended up spraying it with 3 cans of the Duracoat matte clear.
Now I’m waiting for the 2 new Sumtoy chokes that I ordered so I can take the gun out to check the pattern & POI.