Is Yellow a Good Color for a Sporting Shotgun? -- Photo of shotgun - Page 3

oneounceload · July 14, 2010, 11:56 AM

It isn't anything an aftermarket stock can't cure, especially one made to fit you personally.........

zippy13 · July 14, 2010, 01:00 PM

When I first got into shogun sports, there was a young couple at the club who shot a pair of Winchester Model 12s. His was a typical pigeon grade with nice wood and metal that looked like a black mirror. The wife's gun was a little different, it had a factory-looking plastic hydracoil stock that was finished in various shades of swirly pink that resembled a bowling ball of the era, and the metal was nickel plated.

At one of my first club matches, was squadded with the young land. To go with the gun she wore a scoop neck pink sweater and pink satin bra. Needless to say, none of us did very well… the gal and the gun we just too distracting. I wonder what an attractive young lady (in a low cut yellow top) could do to a squad with this Cynergy.

Image courtesy of browning.com

Imagine this rare Hydracoil Model 12 in swirly pink and bright nickel…

Image courtesy of icollector.com

Double Naught Spy · July 14, 2010, 02:00 PM

I think it is a pretty nifty looking gun. I wish more guns came with color options. I am not real thrilled by bluing blue, black, silver, pink, grass, and dirt colors. It is just to Henry Fordish to me.

Old Grump · July 14, 2010, 02:08 PM

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I wonder what an attractive young lady (in a low cut yellow top) could do to a squad with this Cynergy.

Depends on how angry you made her and what her loads were.

lockedcj7 · July 16, 2010, 08:00 AM

MY EYES!!!!

I don't care for the lines of the Cynergy in the first place so that thing is just hideous. IF I was in the market for an O/U and I was considering the Cynergy anyway, I would buy that one and have it dipped.

booker_t · July 28, 2010, 10:14 AM

If the price is justified by the performance of the gun, yes I'd buy it in a heartbeat. With a top-notch paint job (or powder coat??) you could have it in the color/design you want for far less than it's original MSRP.

PatAz · July 29, 2010, 06:34 PM

Ugly ugly ugly

BitterTait · July 29, 2010, 07:28 PM

Engineers creed: if it's stupid and it works, it ain't stupid.

Corrallary: if it's ugly and it works, it's a thing of beauty.

I'd pick it up in a heartbeat if I could get it for 30% under market value due to the looks. And if I wasn't chasing destitution by a single paycheck.

oneounceload · July 29, 2010, 08:13 PM

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Engineers creed: if it's stupid and it works, it ain't stupid.

Corrallary: if it's ugly and it works, it's a thing of beauty.

I'd pick it up in a heartbeat if I could get it for 30% under market value due to the looks. And if I wasn't chasing destitution by a single paycheck.

Ain't THAT the truth!......I like it..........

zippy13 · July 30, 2010, 11:23 AM

I beg to differ...

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Originally Posted by BitterTait

Engineers creed: if it's stupid and it works, it ain't stupid.

Not quite! I think it's more like: Keep it simple, stupid.

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Originally Posted by BitterTait

Corrallary: if it's ugly and it works, it's a thing of beauty.

You missed again; otherwise, we'd have low flow toilets in our living rooms. It's something like: Beauty may be only skin deep, yet it's eternal -- Ugly is ugly and goes to the bone.
That yellow Browning is ugly to the bone.

oneounceload · July 30, 2010, 11:35 AM

Yeah, but it helps cool the weather off, I'd buy a dozen - it was BRUTALLY hot today shooting sporting, and this course has 5 elevated stands, meaning LOTS of stairs........

zippy13 · July 30, 2010, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by 1-oz

...it was BRUTALLY hot today...

I suspect the Skeet and trap shooters were smart enough to stay in the clubhouse cooling off.

oneounceload · July 30, 2010, 02:20 PM

No such easy games at this place - it's sporting clays only (and the choke-tube gun case making building.

We still get some folks in their 70's and 80's out shooting at my local club, but typically this time of year they start shooting by 8:30 and are done by 9:30 or 10. The trap field has umbrellas over each station, while the skeet field has trees.......what a bunch of wimps......

July 14, 2010, 02:00 PM	#53
Double Naught Spy Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Forestburg, Montague Cnty, TX Posts: 12,717	I think it is a pretty nifty looking gun. I wish more guns came with color options. I am not real thrilled by bluing blue, black, silver, pink, grass, and dirt colors. It is just to Henry Fordish to me. __________________ "If you look through your scope and see your shoe, aim higher." -- said to me by my 11 year old daughter before going out for hogs 8/13/2011 My Hunting Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange

July 16, 2010, 08:00 AM	#55
lockedcj7 Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2007 Posts: 1,215	MY EYES!!!! I don't care for the lines of the Cynergy in the first place so that thing is just hideous. IF I was in the market for an O/U and I was considering the Cynergy anyway, I would buy that one and have it dipped. __________________ To a much greater extent than most mechanical devices, firearms are terribly unforgiving of any overconfidence, complacency or negligence.

July 29, 2010, 07:28 PM	#58
BitterTait Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 144	Engineers creed: if it's stupid and it works, it ain't stupid. Corrallary: if it's ugly and it works, it's a thing of beauty. I'd pick it up in a heartbeat if I could get it for 30% under market value due to the looks. And if I wasn't chasing destitution by a single paycheck. __________________ Powered by VI!

July 14, 2010, 11:56 AM	#51
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	It isn't anything an aftermarket stock can't cure, especially one made to fit you personally.........

July 14, 2010, 01:00 PM	#52
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	When I first got into shogun sports, there was a young couple at the club who shot a pair of Winchester Model 12s. His was a typical pigeon grade with nice wood and metal that looked like a black mirror. The wife's gun was a little different, it had a factory-looking plastic hydracoil stock that was finished in various shades of swirly pink that resembled a bowling ball of the era, and the metal was nickel plated. At one of my first club matches, was squadded with the young land. To go with the gun she wore a scoop neck pink sweater and pink satin bra. Needless to say, none of us did very well… the gal and the gun we just too distracting. I wonder what an attractive young lady (in a low cut yellow top) could do to a squad with this Cynergy. Image courtesy of browning.com Imagine this rare Hydracoil Model 12 in swirly pink and bright nickel… Image courtesy of icollector.com

July 28, 2010, 10:14 AM	#56
booker_t Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2009 Posts: 797	If the price is justified by the performance of the gun, yes I'd buy it in a heartbeat. With a top-notch paint job (or powder coat??) you could have it in the color/design you want for far less than it's original MSRP.

July 29, 2010, 06:34 PM	#57
PatAz Member Join Date: July 28, 2010 Location: Oro Valley, Arizona Posts: 18	Ugly ugly ugly

July 30, 2010, 11:35 AM	#61
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	Yeah, but it helps cool the weather off, I'd buy a dozen - it was BRUTALLY hot today shooting sporting, and this course has 5 elevated stands, meaning LOTS of stairs........

July 30, 2010, 02:20 PM	#63
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	No such easy games at this place - it's sporting clays only (and the choke-tube gun case making building. We still get some folks in their 70's and 80's out shooting at my local club, but typically this time of year they start shooting by 8:30 and are done by 9:30 or 10. The trap field has umbrellas over each station, while the skeet field has trees.......what a bunch of wimps......