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[rd_ab_penman]

.270's make the 100th Rifle Cartridge Bullet pens I have sold over the past 4 months through 3 Gun Shows as well as by word of mouth.

I have found that handing out business cards along with description and refill instruction cards with each pen sold has resulted in a lot of phone calls and email's for pens.

These were made for a customer who wanted pens made from the cartridges that he and his two sons used to get a huge Whitetail Buck last fall. The Antler is from the Whitetail Buck they shot.

As always comments and or suggestions are welcome.
Thanks for looking.

 

[W.Y.]

Great work as usual Les.
I am wondering what you are using for the center band on those.
On the 30.06 ones I have made I have done some with no center band , some with standard Euro band and some with Fancy Euro bands .
The ones you show here look like yet another choice. .

This type of pen has become my best seller in recent months.

W.Y.

 

[rd_ab_penman]

Great work as usual Les.
I am wondering what you are using for the center band on those.
On the 30.06 ones I have made I have done some with no center band , some with standard Euro band and some with Fancy Euro bands .
The ones you show here look like yet another choice. .

This type of pen has become my best seller in recent months.

W.Y.

Thanks Bill.

The center bands are machined off of another .270 cartridge.

Les

 

[desertyellow]

Present arms.
nice looking pens.

 

[Ligget]

Lovely looking pens Les!

 

[angelofdeath]

very nice...i like your clip too...pretty nifty.

 

[Skye]

Are you powdercoating yours?

 

[bitshird]

Les, those are sharp, did you have to re neck the cartridges?

 

[toolcrazy]

Those are really cool, nice work.

 

[rd_ab_penman]

Are you powdercoating yours?

No powder coating.

I apply 2 coats of Opex Clear Gloss Acrylic Metal Lacquer made by Sherwin-Williams that I have thinned with Lacquer Thinner to a 40% Lacquer and 60% Lacquer Thinner mixture. I use the dipping method due to the fact that I found that spray lacquer leaves an Orange Peel finish. I hang the brass through a hole drilled into the end of the dowel and let dry for at least 4 hours prior to apply the second coat.

Les

 

[rd_ab_penman]

Les, those are sharp, did you have to re neck the cartridges?

Thanks Ken.

With fired brass I do have to re-neck to seat the bullets.
With new brass you don't have to re-neck.

Les

 

[reddwil]

Superb pens, cartridge pens are my best sellers also. Almost all mine have been sold by word of mouth.