Thoughts???

David Lott · Friday at 8:14 PM

Looking to seperate our barreled actions from the crowd now that big barrels are the norm. In early 20 spotting our rifles was easy but now just blend in. Thinking of lasering this a few inches before the crown on all builds going forward and offering the splined fluting as an option at a modest cost, will also offering splined tuners.

DLS · Friday at 9:35 PM

Looks great…definitely distinctive.

Kadams1563 · Saturday at 12:26 AM

Meh I would just stick with the logo you have that’s close to the action. It’s visible enough and not too gawdy

Deodand · Saturday at 4:29 AM

Splined, to look even more like an axle?
I kinda like it as long as I could get a wrench to fit the spline.

littlesister · Saturday at 7:56 AM

David Lott said:
Looking to seperate our barreled actions from the crowd now that big barrels are the norm. In early 20 spotting our rifles was easy but now just blend in. Thinking of lasering this a few inches before the crown on all builds going forward and offering the splined fluting at a modest cost, will also offering splined tuners.
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David Lott said:
Looking to seperate our barreled actions from the crowd now that big barrels are the norm. In early 20 spotting our rifles was easy but now just blend in. Thinking of lasering this a few inches before the crown on all builds going forward and offering the splined fluting at a modest cost, will also offering splined tuners.

David Lott said:
Looking to seperate our barreled actions from the crowd now that big barrels are the norm. In early 20 spotting our rifles was easy but now just blend in. Thinking of lasering this a few inches before the crown on all builds going forward and offering the splined fluting at a modest cost, will also offering splined tuners.
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Lasering is nice but I would want it just forward of the action. Never saw it at the crown. Not a fan of fluting in any form.

David Lott · Saturday at 10:49 AM

Kadams1563 said:
Meh I would just stick with the logo you have that’s close to the action. It’s visible enough and not too gawdy

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David Lott · Saturday at 10:58 AM

Deodand said:
Splined, to look even more like an axle?
I kinda like it as long as I could get a wrench to fit the spline.

Correct, this is a diffferent spline but you get the idea,

David Lott · Saturday at 11:03 AM

littlesister said:
Lasering is nice but I would want it just forward of the action. Never saw it at the crown. Not a fan of fluting in any form.

I'll laser a few different ideas on completed rifles and share the pics, I kinda like it at the action as well but looking for different views.

Cement Bench · Saturday at 3:18 PM

neat and that would work to separate your work
great idea
Jeff

littlesister · Saturday at 4:45 PM

David Lott said:
Correct, this is a diffferent spline but you get the idea,View attachment 8537316

This would look good on a tuner.

Varmint-Hunter · Sunday at 12:11 PM

Pretty neat.

AR15-SBR · Sunday at 12:59 PM

Not a fan of the splines or the laser work.

mark5pt56 · Sunday at 2:27 PM

David Lott said:
Looking to seperate our barreled actions from the crowd now that big barrels are the norm. In early 20 spotting our rifles was easy but now just blend in. Thinking of lasering this a few inches before the crown on all builds going forward and offering the splined fluting as an option at a modest cost, will also offering splined tuners.
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540 or 1000?

kl3309 · Sunday at 11:38 PM

David Lott said:
Looking to seperate our barreled actions from the crowd now that big barrels are the norm...

Do dick veins.

OK, seriously, the splines to the very end looks like something's unfinished. But then, splines ending before the muzzle would just be overly busy fluting. How about those splines in a helix, maybe with a progressive gain twist from rec. to muzzle? Or do hexagons from end to end with matted-out reliefs.

David Lott · 2024-11-04T08:51:04-0500

mark5pt56 said:
540 or 1000?

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David Lott · 2024-11-04T09:05:17-0500

For those not familiar with the term truck axle, Truck axles are generally larger in diameter with splines on the end hence the reference.

flatland1 · 2024-11-04T09:17:31-0500

David Lott said:
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Tractor PTO shafts are finely splined for 1000rpm, and coarsely splined for 540RPM. Old farmer, recognized what the reference was to immediately...lol
And I've seen my share of broken truck axles over the years - mostly on old single axle farm trucks that we used to haul chopped forage in, and that got bogged down while trying to dump a load. The driver would shift into compound low, rev up the engine, and pop the clutch...snap!

Quirkyturtle · 2024-11-04T09:22:04-0500

David Lott said:
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I believe he is referencing 540 and 1000 RPM class PTO splines.

Have to say at first glance I wasn't a big fan of them but having grown up running tractors as a kid this idea is growing on me,
and I like the humor of it.

KnowNothing256 · 2024-11-04T10:46:44-0500

I like the playful thought; I had to think extra hard though on why "Driver" was included. I got there, but I'd just stick with the TAC acronym, it was funny enough on its own

mark5pt56 · 2024-11-04T13:24:40-0500

David Lott said:
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PTO shafts--it's about what your barrel would look like. Although out in left field somwhere is an idea to make a barrel wrench and start a new fad. If it "takes off" you owe me a barrel.

David Lott · 2024-11-04T13:50:08-0500

kl3309 said:
Do dick veins.

OK, seriously, the splines to the very end looks like something's unfinished. But then, splines ending before the muzzle would just be overly busy fluting. How about those splines in a helix, maybe with a progressive gain twist from rec. to muzzle? Or do hexagons from end to end with matted-out reliefs.

I'll make one special for you lol, actually making a custom bolt knob like that for a rifle build we are doing... We have done flats, strait and spiral fluting but this was just something to do on the end to set them apart.

David Lott · 2024-11-04T14:07:16-0500

mark5pt56 said:
PTO shafts--it's about what your barrel would look like. Although out in left field somwhere is an idea to make a barrel wrench and start a new fad. If it "takes off" you owe me a barrel.
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deal!!! now you got me thinking on a tuner that slides on and 1 bolt clamps it on lol.

David Lott · 2024-11-04T14:25:31-0500

KnowNothing256 said:
I like the playful thought; I had to think extra hard though on why "Driver" was included. I got there, but I'd just stick with the TAC acronym, it was funny enough on its own

lol I was trying to make a play on words

KnowNothing256 · 2024-11-04T15:24:35-0500

David Lott said:
lol I was trying to make a play on words

Yep, I did get it, but it's more like two plays on words: TAC for tactical plus your acronym, then the driver add-on

TAC made me laugh!

David Lott · 2024-11-04T15:40:24-0500

KnowNothing256 said:
Yep, I did get it, but it's more like two plays on words: TAC for tactical plus your acronym, then the driver add-on

TAC made me laugh!

It wasn't for tactical, it was for the term used to describe a very accurate .22 a "Tack Driver"

Williwaw · 2024-11-04T17:31:50-0500

Just my two bits ... if you have to explain a joke it isn't usually funny. I know that you are not trying to be funny but the idea seems to be lost on a lot of people. Everyone's taste is different but I'd take mine plain.

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