What is the best way to camo a rifle?

Colquhoun said:
That looks great!
What are the details on the rifle itself?
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This was a Truck/Coyote rifle that I put together last summer, the goal was to not spend too much but still use quality components. Put it all together for well under 2k.

Rem 700 SPS Tactical 223 Barrelled Action
HS Precision Take Off Stock
PT&G Bottom Metal
Atlas Rail
Bolt Knob I made myself
Triad Stock Pack
Badger 20MOA Rail
Seekins Low Rings
Vortex PST 2.5-10x44
Krylon

I cut and crowned it at 18.5" and bedded it into the stock, textured the stock, added flush cups into the stock and did some cosmetic work like blending the rear tang and bottom metal. I did some load workup last fall and it shoots beyond my expectations. I'll have some pics of targets this summer and hopefully some dead dogs!

Here's some pics of the paint job.






 
good instructions here. Not to complicated and very durable. I would suggest taking your time and doing it properly. My buddy did his shotgun with duracoat 2 years ago and it has held up very well. I am just about to do my coyote rifle this way as well. Just go on there website. lots of colour options and camo patterns.



Tack Driver Armoury said:
Duracoat is very easy. It's an A+B mix, and you can use a hobby-type airbrush kit to apply it. Do nice light coats. You want your barrel at room temperature before you start, and you can hang your parts with copper wire. Also ensure you wipe all your surfaces to be coated with an industrial solvent, such as acetone. Then wipe them down again with a fresh cloth and more acetone, as you want to ensure the best bonding possible, and you'll mitigate chipping and scratches in the future. Give all your surfaces a very very thin coat, a little more than a dusting but definitely not "a layer." Let them dry for 10-15 minutes (use very small batches of A+B mix, it'll be good for maybe an hour but don't press your luck) and then apply another very very thin coat. Keep your arm moving before and after you spray so you will never get a concentrated spot. If you f-up you can wipe it all off with solvent before it's hardened and start over. When you've finally got enough coats on to give a nice solid layer, put a few more thin coats on for good measure. Be patient.

When you're finally done that layer, you bake your parts I think around 200F but don't piss on me if it's 225. It'll be in the instructions. You can use this stuff to coat your internals, too, as it eats up the slop in your action. Lots of people coat the inside and out of their 1911's and AR-15's with this stuff to great success. Few surfaces shouldn't be coated at all such as the contact surfaces between your trigger, sear, hammer... And don't spray your springs.

When you're happy with your base coat, you can start applying your patterns and follow the same process.

Edit: I should add that if you're using a hobby-grade airbrush kit, you will want to avoid that "canned air" or "truck-tire air" as your pressure source because they provide a non-linear pressure over time. Use a compressor with a storage tank, and experiment with pressure and nozzle settings before starting. You can apply multiple coats (of different colours) before baking, or you can bake it and start your 2nd layer fresh, and just bake it again.
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I used krylon on my 870 this summer. I thoroughly cleaned it and then Painted nice even coats of green on metal parts and tan on the plastic. It came out looking pretty slick. Now, I may have put too many coats on, to the point that in high wear areas it has chipped right off. It still looks decent but the ejection port and bottom of the barrel near the foregrip etc. have some chips. For a $30 paint job it was worth it but it won't last forever.
 
If you want to wrap it rather than paint it we sell complete wrap kits for both shotguns and rifles.

We also have rolls of 2" wide camp tape.

http://selectshootingsupplies.com/collections/camo-wrap-tape

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Very nice paint jobs on your rifles guys. Was that your first try or was it a second or third attempt? I am thinking of trying it on my cheap .22 first?
 
There is no best way... But there are many, many different equally effective ways.



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Outcold said:
Hey there fellow CGNers, I have been researching different ways on how to camo my Remington 700 5R and scope. I don't want to start messing around with it until I have all my bases covered on how to go about doing it. If anyone has done this and had any luck doing so could you please let me know what steps you took or which product you used to paint it? I am looking for a finish that will stand upto the elements.

Cheers, Outcold
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How about wrapped in cloth tape? It will stay on, until you dont want it the it should clean off. Seen scope stock barrel and it worked well qnd is durable and it will protect it also
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