What color for a long range varmint rig ?

[gorky]

I just finished redoing some fibreglass on an HS stock and it is now time to give it a new finish.
This will be for a long range varmint gun (Rem700 SA heavy bbl) and I am trying to decide on a good color scheme for here in the grasslands/prairies/end of the world. Any recommendations on something decent/interesting ?

Leave it black ?
Brown with tan "grass" prints ?
Black with tan and green and terracotta highlights ?
OD green ?
Tan with green and brown highlights?
DARK navy to match the dark blued/black bbl/action ?

Any input is much appreciated.

 

[Levi Garrett]

Hey Gorky,
Most folks end up with a rifle thats too dark, and it blends in.
A light base color, with dark from a distance spray works great, and leaves large spots . This can be a taped off patern to spray , or over the entire surface.
I really like the matte textured paints at wally world.
Frank

 

[todbartell]

black stocks look too boring. like everyone else's rifles on your block

brown with tan grass would be cool, or tan with green grass



here's my Gatehouse painted 25-284

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[joe-nwt]

hey, you said any input.......

 

[Sask_Hunter]

Tod, that stock looks sweet. i cant find any of the webbing paint here in town. i got an A2 painted green but i need some black webbing on it.

 

[Rembo]

bright red...Hornady red would work nicely .....I like the pink too ....dare to be different

 

[gorky]

bright red...Hornady red would work nicely .....I like the pink too ....dare to be different

Actually I was even thinking of going with a primer/rust red with tan accents...just to be different

 

[Dustin]

I'm kinda partial to the tan/black look:

Yes, that is a Bushnell Legend...I'm still ashamed that I bought a variable...

 

[todbartell]

is that a new VS? what caliber and how's it shoot?
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[Dustin]

That is the Rem 700 VSF in .223Rem, now with single-shot follower. Before I had the trigger done it was shooting about 1 1/4" @ 100 yards with the Winchester USA 45gr hollowpoint. When I had it out to Genesee, it was hitting the 400m gong with boring regularity...with me on the trigger!
Now that the trigger is done and the stock no longer touches the barrel it should be doing better...but I can't verify that yet.

 

[todbartell]

I think I have the same bed boxspring as you
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[Dustin]

I hate my bed...

 

[Knowledge]

I think I know her...

hey, you said any input.......

Do you know her first name by any chance? I think I know her.

 

[Knowledge]

I'm kinda partial to the tan/black look:

Yes, that is a Bushnell Legend...I'm still ashamed that I bought a variable...

Dustin, I see you're trying to look smart by taking a pic with your calculus books and engineering clipboard on the floor

 

[joe-nwt]

They were probably holding the bed level and just slipped out!

 

[RobertMcC]

I think I have the same bed boxspring as you
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I had the same one as well.....

I like green with brown and tan strips.

 

[Dustin]

Dustin, I see you're trying to look smart by taking a pic with your calculus books and engineering clipboard on the floor

It's all about the product placement Of course you'll also notice that the text looks brand new