Ramblin Rob Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 I started shooting CAS about 6 months ago. The pards that I shoot with offered me a gun cart to use that belonged to someone that no longer shoots with the group. It was red, white and blue in color (very patriotic) and worked great, although was heavy. I really appreciate the kindness and generosity of the folks that I shoot with. This past week, my wife and I changed the appearance of the cart. We also lightened the total weight a lot. We tried to use a paint remover to take the finish down to bare wood, but there was too much paint involved. So I took the power sander and went to work. We decided to spray paint the cart a solid color (brown), and then my wife used stain to streak up the finish to give it a real wood appearance. It turned out really great. I bought some parts/pieces and added them too make the cart more functional and easier to take down and load into the truck. All total we have $51.91 invested in the improvement project. I will try to post some pictures. The red area in the pic was removed to reduce weight. The entire lower "box" was red. The uprights were white. The upper accessory box was blue. Red, white and blue. I added a wooden ammo box from Wally World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Looks great, remember- weight reduction is your friend. My first cart weighed 56 # empty, now not so much. Imis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stony Lane Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 I like it! Looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 your wife did a great job of making it look like stained wood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Chance Morgun Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Ya done good, Pilgrim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Rob Posted February 1, 2019 Author Share Posted February 1, 2019 On 1/19/2019 at 8:42 PM, Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 said: Looks great, remember- weight reduction is your friend. My first cart weighed 56 # empty, now not so much. Imis I removed some more wood from the cart (from the uprights). Total weight reduction is between 6-7 pounds. Much easier to lift into the back of the truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Lizard Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 I guess less weight is good...My main frame should come out to about 12 pounds...Just add the parts... Texas Lizard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 looks really great , i think it was a success all around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I. M. Crossdraw, SASS# 8321 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 You're good to go. Nice work. Great looking cart. Now go shoot more and have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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