30-06 Bullet Pens

[Spike]

These are my first 2 30-06 pens.
Wood is black minerial stained Poplar.
Comments welcome.

 

[DFM]

That is a 30-06 bullet and the clip is a 30-30.

Looks good. Did you put anything on the brass to keep it from tarnishing?

 

[Skye]

Nice fit.

I would suggest a different color wood next time. The whole pen just kind of bleeds together. Nothing really 'pops' on it.

 

[alamocdc]

Looking good, Spike.

DFM, I have a rifle that looks just like that clip and it isn't a 30-30. []

 

[Spike]

The shell casings are not brass but silver in color, hard to tell in pic though, but no I left them as is. I dont know if they will tarnish or not.

skye: while hunting nothing is supposted to "pop".

 

[Skye]

Blaze Orange aside, true, but we're not hunting.

You said comments were welcome, I'm giving you a comment.

Look around at some of Fangar's casing pens, you'll see what I mean.

 

[mrcook4570]

The silver color cases are nickel plated and are very durable. I use them for most of my casing pens because no finish is needed on them.

And lever guns are available in 30-06 (and dozens of other calibers too) []

 

[Spike]

Originally posted by mrcook4570
<br />The silver color cases are nickel plated and are very durable. I use them for most of my casing pens because no finish is needed on them.

And lever guns are available in 30-06 (and dozens of other calibers too) []

cool i didnt know it was nickle plating.(not gun expert) thats great.
Thanks for the info.
A fried of mine gave me a hand full of them and said see what you can do.(I still need to give him his. Its a 30-06 on bottom and 250
on top.)

Skye: i see what you are saying. i figured that most hunters would know what Poplar is. i find that most of the people looking at buying my pens like local woods that they have heard of.
i agree with them. fangers look great but just not what IM going for.
Thanks for the comment. i have something to strive for.