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Can’t wait to try this one out, hear it’s pretty good!

Love the old Glenfield guns, decided to see if I could spruce up the wood a little bit on my 30A. Here’s how it came out. Pretty happy with it! Edit for clarification: this was done by removing the old finish with citri-strip. Treated with bar keepers friend mixed into water to form a paste to get rid of some deeper stains in the wood. Dyed with Fiebings dark brown leather dye to where I was happy with the color. Used a mini torch by hand to toast some tiger stripes into the wood. Definitely recommend practicing on a test piece beforehand! Finished with several coats of Tru-oil followed by a few coats of paste wax. Took the opportunity with it off the gun to get the fitment a little bit tighter.

Had this old single six that needed some fresh paint on the ejector rod housing. Decided to see how well I could match the rest of the guns patina using easy to find rattle can paints. Ended up with VHT wheel paint in matte black, graphite, gold, and gloss clear. After scuffing and degreasing I used a light coat of the matte black as a base, followed by dusted on coats of the graphite and then gold. Used worn out maroon scotch brite to lightly buff back the majority of the metallic flakes leaving only the finer particles behind. Repeated another dusty coat of graphite, black, and then gold followed by rubbing it back once more with the scotch Brite before I was happy with the look. Used the scotch Brite to burn through on the high-wear areas to mimic natural wear. Applied a single wet coat of the gloss clear and then buffed it back to a a satin finish with the scotch Brite. Pretty happy with the results I got, grip frame is next. Only thing I’d do differently is watch the scotch Brite on edges you don’t want to burn through, got a little sloppy and went through in a small spot on the edge that meets up parallel with the barrel. Other thing I might do is more coats of the metallic but buff it back further so you build up a layer of only the finer metallic particles. I feel like that’s my only gripe is that it’s a little too glittery. Will see if more lighter coats buffed back more makes a difference on the grip frame. Hope this helps someone!

Only one missing is OGD 114, will be done for a long time after I replace that. Pretty much reached a point where I know exactly what I like and now it’s just a matter of thinning the herd and just replacing my favorites as needed. It’s been fun hunting, but my whole goal was to figure out what I like so that I could pick a handful to keep in stock and I think I’ve achieved that. Will not be replacing Makers 46, High West Double Rye or Rendezvous, Early Times BiB, Sagamore Double Oaked, or Smokewagon. I may look for the 7 year 2 month version of the MM CS as I’m a little let down by the 3 month one. Let me know if y’all have any questions and I’ll do my best to answer!

Hi guys! Long time lurker here, this is my first post. I got into picking loosely after seeing some of LPL’s videos years ago. Bought a cheap no-name set of picks from a gun show, begged some old locks off my dad, and have been on and off picking as a way to relax ever since. I also just enjoy mechanics and understanding mechanisms and such. Anyway, this bad boy was from my dad’s garage, and for 3 years it has kicked my ass. Mind you, I don’t practice a whole lot, every few months I get the itch and pull out my zip-lock bag of locks and fiddle with them. Have a few cheapos that I learned on that I can usually get open in a minute or two. But this one just wouldn’t open. It actually is finicky even with the key, so might be something going on beyond me being not that good at it lol. Anywho, I pulled it out tonight and started messing with it. Lo and behold, I popped it not once, but four times! I don’t know what I did different but for some reason this time just felt like I could actually feel the pins binding and setting, and was actually picking and not just fiddling around blindly. Either way, I’m kind of ecstatic. I now want to start looking at upgrading my pick set and getting some more locks! On another note, has anyone else had a lot of experience on these old Masterlock No. 15s, and are there any known quirks or tricks regarding them? This one seems like the number one pin has almost no spring tension on it, I have to turn it upside down and smack it to reset it if I go too far with it. Thanks for any input!

Excited to finally try this after hearing so much about it! As a big fan of barely legal ryes I have a feeling this one will be a favorite.

Had my first group tasting at my neighbors house, fun night! Favorite pours were the High West Rendezvous Rye batch 20E16, and Bookers “Off your rocker” from 2016 which was PHENOMENAL. Should have done some reading on High Wests changes because I’m now the proud owner of a current production bottle of Rendezvous Rye that is a complete disappointment compared to the bottle I got to taste. Lesson learned I guess! Also re-tasted Old Forester 1920 and confirmed that it’s still one of my favorite pours. That Bookers though… man I could have nosed that glass all night. Also the highest proof pour I’ve had to date at 129.7 proof!

What’s y’all’s drink of choice to kick off the weekend?

Hi, was hoping someone could tell me what (if any) the difference between these two bottles is? When looking at them in person, they both appear to be NAS, same proof, straight bourbons. But the first one is significantly cheaper, at $35 whereas the second one is anywhere from $49-$69 at different local stores. I have tried researching to see if they changed the labels at any point, but only seem to come up with the age stated bottles that ended in 2016, and the NAS bottles that started back up in 2019, which look like the second picture. I’m sure I’m missing something stupid here, but I’d really appreciate any info I can get. Also, the reason I am interested in this is because I am looking for bottles with similar mashbills and flavors to Four Roses SiB, and Old Scout is almost identical in regards to mashbills. That being said, I think the flavors I’m looking for were probably in their pre-2016 age stated bottles. Can anybody who has had both confirm this? Thanks!

Is it bad that I drank the last of the OGD 114 straight from the bottle? Happy early 4th everyone!

It’s been fun. For me this is one of those bottles I will probably replace, but due to the price and having enough options at home to keep me happy for a while, it may be sometime before I buy it again. Had some ups and downs with how much I enjoyed this bottle, some days it was spicy cough syrup that left my mouth dry, others were chocolate dipped cherries with nice tobacco on the finish. When it was good, it was GOOD. But for whatever reason that experience was just inconsistent for me. Anyway, enough rambling. Cheers, and happy Sunday to everybody!

Found and removed this tick that bit my daughter. We are located in North East Florida. Any idea what type it is, and if we should be worried? Thanks for any help!

My wife pulled this off my daughter this evening. We live in North Florida. Any ideas what type it is and if we should be worried? Was small, like the size of the head of a sewing needle. Thanks in advance!

Good day today! The regular 114 is a favorite, can’t wait to crack this one!