Check out my X-Mas present from my wife!
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Check out my X-Mas present from my wife!
My wife asked me what I wanted for Christmas this year and I told her either a Summit Viper Climbing Treestand or a Remington Genesis Buckmasters Edition ML. She chose to go with the more expensive of the two for some reason. I'm glad she did....
I haven't fired it yet but I think I'm going to try it out with iron sights before I put a scope on it.
I also did a little work on my other Genesis. I didn't like how ugly and scratched up the ramrod got after very lite use, so I used my dads wire wheel and just stripped all the anodizing off of it. I think it looksa lot better now.
I had also been looking for some kind of palm-saver to use when I'm loading. My dad had a few handles laying around his shop from when he was making some paddles. He gave me one and I drilled a hole in the bottom the same size as my ramrod. It definitely helped when I was loading shot after shot the other day...
I haven't fired it yet but I think I'm going to try it out with iron sights before I put a scope on it.
I also did a little work on my other Genesis. I didn't like how ugly and scratched up the ramrod got after very lite use, so I used my dads wire wheel and just stripped all the anodizing off of it. I think it looksa lot better now.
I had also been looking for some kind of palm-saver to use when I'm loading. My dad had a few handles laying around his shop from when he was making some paddles. He gave me one and I drilled a hole in the bottom the same size as my ramrod. It definitely helped when I was loading shot after shot the other day...
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RE: Check out my X-Mas present from my wife!
I really like that fluted barrel you have there... I never owned a fluted barrel. I am sure your rifle will be a good shooter. And your wife is a definite keeper too..
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,519
RE: Check out my X-Mas present from my wife!
Nice looking gun. How much do they run?
That's a good idea for the Ram Rod. I shot mine for the first time today and after 15-20 shots the ram rod just looks like complete crap it's scratched so badly. My ramrod to my other muzzle loader is too but has been for a while I wasn't sure how it got that way as I bought it used. Now I see. My only thing I don't like about the Genesis is that you have to unscrew the ram rod then re screw it to make it longer every time you load it. My other muzzle loader it's one piece where you just pull it out and stick it down the barrel. Does anyone make any aftermarket 1 piece ram rods that don't scratch so easily? Other than that I love the gun and even with that I still love it.
That's a good idea for the Ram Rod. I shot mine for the first time today and after 15-20 shots the ram rod just looks like complete crap it's scratched so badly. My ramrod to my other muzzle loader is too but has been for a while I wasn't sure how it got that way as I bought it used. Now I see. My only thing I don't like about the Genesis is that you have to unscrew the ram rod then re screw it to make it longer every time you load it. My other muzzle loader it's one piece where you just pull it out and stick it down the barrel. Does anyone make any aftermarket 1 piece ram rods that don't scratch so easily? Other than that I love the gun and even with that I still love it.
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 3,092
RE: Check out my X-Mas present from my wife!
Try a Super Rod - Hunter from Cain's Outdoors just make sure you get the correct length and diameter. It won't have the extension but an add-on handle would probably work just as well as that rig on the Genesis rod.
Another thing you can do is take a coarse Scotch-Brite pad and go up and down, side to side, on that shiny aluminum and make it more of a matte finish. Then, if it gets scratched, just do it again.
Another thing you can do is take a coarse Scotch-Brite pad and go up and down, side to side, on that shiny aluminum and make it more of a matte finish. Then, if it gets scratched, just do it again.
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RE: Check out my X-Mas present from my wife!
ORIGINAL: cayugad
I really like that fluted barrel you have there... I never owned a fluted barrel. I am sure your rifle will be a good shooter. And your wife is a definite keeper too..
I really like that fluted barrel you have there... I never owned a fluted barrel. I am sure your rifle will be a good shooter. And your wife is a definite keeper too..
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
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RE: Check out my X-Mas present from my wife!
ORIGINAL: hometheaterman
Does anyone make any aftermarket 1 piece ram rods that don't scratch so easily?
Does anyone make any aftermarket 1 piece ram rods that don't scratch so easily?
http://rmcsports.com/catalog.htm
on Left side choose "Ramrods and Accessories" then Black Anodized. Excellent rod. The rugged rod is also good on that page.
I like an XS Power Rod:
http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0040849216230a.shtml
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=t&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GZAZ_enUS226US226&q=TC+Power+ro d
You don't need a palm saver with it since the top twists, however you can't put a Spin Jag on it, maybe ya don't need one however.
Chap
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RE: Check out my X-Mas present from my wife!
ORIGINAL: stretch56
How much did the Buckmasters Edition cost. Do you know where your wife got it at.
I like the looks of that better than the thumb hole stock I got
How much did the Buckmasters Edition cost. Do you know where your wife got it at.
I like the looks of that better than the thumb hole stock I got
http://www.openseasongear.com/Remington_Genesis_ML_SF_Buckmasters_p/89277.htm
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RE: Check out my X-Mas present from my wife!
ORIGINAL: gleason.chapman
http://rmcsports.com/catalog.htm
on Left side choose "Ramrods and Accessories" then Black Anodized. Excellent rod. The rugged rod is also good on that page.
I like an XS Power Rod:
http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0040849216230a.shtml
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=t&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GZAZ_enUS226US226&q=TC+Power+ro d
You don't need a palm saver with it since the top twists, however you can't put a Spin Jag on it, maybe ya don't need one however.
Chap
ORIGINAL: hometheaterman
Does anyone make any aftermarket 1 piece ram rods that don't scratch so easily?
Does anyone make any aftermarket 1 piece ram rods that don't scratch so easily?
http://rmcsports.com/catalog.htm
on Left side choose "Ramrods and Accessories" then Black Anodized. Excellent rod. The rugged rod is also good on that page.
I like an XS Power Rod:
http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0040849216230a.shtml
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=t&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GZAZ_enUS226US226&q=TC+Power+ro d
You don't need a palm saver with it since the top twists, however you can't put a Spin Jag on it, maybe ya don't need one however.
Chap