Painted m14. Let's see some pics

My M14 Baby

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Painting a rifle is a bit like getting a tattoo. Once you do it, there's just no going back.

And painting the scope... oh my god!

I'll admit they sure look cool, but short of war, I just cant bring myself to do it.

I mean... I kinda want to... but nope... cant.

(I did camo out a Mosin though, but it looked rough, so there was no downside.)
 
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BadAsMo said:
Painting a rifle is a bit like getting a tattoo. Once you do it, there's just no going back.

And painting the scope... oh my god!

I'll admit they sure look cool, but short of war, I just cant bring myself to do it.

(I did camo out a Mosin though, but it looked rough. There was no downside.)
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Painting a rifle is a gamble for sure. That's why I won't paint anything I own that's worth serious money. A Norc m14, sure why not. A Springfield M1a, maybe not. Saying that, this is the second rifle I painted and I've been happy with both of them.

As for a scope, I just painted camo form and wrapped it. Nothing permanent.
 
Here my first one bought from Marstar early 2000, i painted it Desert storm, i shot it last week, this is such a reliable rifle, part of the first batch of 305 to Canada.... JP.

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Krylon Camo Spray paint, and Testors model paint. Both were sprayed through an airbrush.

I degreased everything then scuffed the surfaces that were to be painted.

Once you degrease, use rubber gloves and don't touch any surfaces with your fingers.

First was an adhesion promoter.
Next was a grey primer.
Then base coat.
Then patterns.

Sometimes I would use a textured paint after the primer and before the base coat if I wanted a "grippier" surface.

BBQ paint or high temp exhaust paint works good on barrels as base for the base coat...... ;)
 
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