Are camo shotguns worth the extra cost?

My Mossberg 535 has a Real Tree Max 5 on it and I love it. Looks good, protects it and I dont have any peeling issues. There are a couple of spots that are a little rubbed down but when its worn out it just looks like more tan camo. My opinion, worth it!!
 
Laugh of the day. I bought a Camo Vinci ,beautiful gun but it was a right bu*ger to put together. The tolerance when built were fantastic but then they put on the Camo film it was almost impossible to fit together. The poor clerk in the store had a half dozen to do.
 
45CAT said:
Laugh of the day. I bought a Camo Vinci ,beautiful gun but it was a right bu*ger to put together. The tolerance when built were fantastic but then they put on the Camo film it was almost impossible to fit together. The poor clerk in the store had a half dozen to do.
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I love Benellis but their camo did not hold up at all for me. I had two M2's and they were brutal for camo scratching/peeling and just not holding up. I went black synthetic on the next go round,

Patrick
 
Absolutely my 5yo is convinced that by wearing Camo you can disappear.. .. my gosh if you had a camo gun to it gives you a stealth field in the woods. Lol
 
Someone once said to me years ago

“when the duck looks down into the reeds, most of what he sees is the black water, so a black shotgun is the best camouflage”...
 
Whether it is worth it or not depends vastly more on the hunter than the huntee...

With a touch (ahem) of OCD, it causes me mental and physical anguish to have spent thousands on camoing myself and my boat and even my dog only to hunt with a shiny gun... quite certain the birds don't care... quite certain "I" do.

P.S - Browning's Dura Touch camo holds up very well.
 
hoytcanon said:
Whether it is worth it or not depends vastly more on the hunter than the huntee...

With a touch (ahem) of OCD, it causes me mental and physical anguish to have spent thousands on camoing myself and my boat and even my dog only to hunt with a shiny gun... quite certain the birds don't care... quite certain "I" do.

P.S - Browning's Dura Touch camo holds up very well.
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The Dura touch also yellows and starts to peel after about 2 years. Turns gummy and sticky.
 
I dont like synthetic guns and much rather prefer walnut and blued firearms. However, I hate damaging a nice firearm even more then I dislike synthetic guns. For this reason, I decided to purchase a synthetic shotgun for waterfowl and turkey hunting. When I decided to make the purchase, a camo gun was the only option. I detest the look of black synthetic guns especially since they show their battle scars so easily. Im happy with my camo Mossberg 935. It been through hell for almost 10 years and it still looks great. No issues with camo peeling, bubbling, yellowing or stickiness. However, I make damn sure not to get solvents or oil on the finish....and that includes mosquito repellant! I just use a rag to keep the finish clean and dry. If for whatever reason I accidently get oil, solvent or repellant on it, I clean the finish with a little rubbing alcohol.
 
1963beretta said:
I dont like synthetic guns and much rather prefer walnut and blued firearms. However, I hate damaging a nice firearm even more then I dislike synthetic guns. For this reason, I decided to purchase a synthetic shotgun for waterfowl and turkey hunting. When I decided to make the purchase, a camo gun was the only option. I detest the look of black synthetic guns especially since they show their battle scars so easily. Im happy with my camo Mossberg 935. It been through hell for almost 10 years and it still looks great. No issues with camo peeling, bubbling, yellowing or stickiness. However, I make damn sure not to get solvents or oil on the finish....and that includes mosquito repellant! I just use a rag to keep the finish clean and dry. If for whatever reason I accidently get oil, solvent or repellant on it, I clean the finish with a little rubbing alcohol.
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X2 EXCEPT.....I’d rather carry and shoot a scratched up traditionally finished gun than a tupperware gun any day of the week. Every scratch, ding and bit of blue wear on my guns is a reminder of all the fun I have had with that firearm. Someday someone will pick up my guns when I am gone and just like I do with the ones handed down to me, admire them and look at all the wear and tear and think “if this gun could only speak the stories it could tell”.
I don’t want anyone to ever look at my guns and think “nice guns but he must have been afraid to use it for fear of marking it up”. Guns for me are about the hunting and shooting experience, not the collecting or resale value.
 
the spank said:
X2 EXCEPT.....I’d rather carry and shoot a scratched up traditionally finished gun than a tupperware gun any day of the week. Every scratch, ding and bit of blue wear on my guns is a reminder of all the fun I have had with that firearm. Someday someone will pick up my guns when I am gone and just like I do with the ones handed down to me, admire them and look at all the wear and tear and think “if this gun could only speak the stories it could tell”.
I don’t want anyone to ever look at my guns and think “nice guns but he must have been afraid to use it for fear of marking it up”. Guns for me are about the hunting and shooting experience, not the collecting or resale value.
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I love this way of thinking and wish I could do the same. Unfortunately Im way too OCD to practice what you preach. I cant say I ever looked at a scratch or dent in one of my guns and remembered the good times I had hunting with it. I have thousands of fond memories while in the field or duck blind, and I cant say any of them had anything to do with the gun in hand, but rather the company I was with. My most cherished firearm is the Franchi i inherited after my dad passed. He bought that gun when he came to Canada and shot it until the day he passed away. In almost 50 years of shooting that gun, its remarkable how nice of shape its in. So much so, that I could not bear the thought of taking it out and marking it up. When I look at that gun and see the odd ding or scratch, all I can imagine is how infuriated my dad must have been when he got it. Apparently OCD is passed down from generation to generation
 
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