So few guys have mentioned how easy it was to do a camo paint job on a gun. Since I have been wanting to try DuraCoat or CeraKote, I first needed to experiment with camo patterns, just to see if I could do a semi-pro job before I bothered purchasing the necessary equipment and expensive coatings.
I've always preferred the look of wood, but have managed to acquire a few all black guns that I use pretty heavily.
Anyway, this .270 WSM Winchester M70 Super Shadow started off pretty homely looking, then lost a several fights with the ugly stick. So she was happy to volunteer herself for my first attempt at plastic surgery.
I degreased the gun, rubbed out the rust spots with 120 grit paper, then roughed up the shiny scope rings with it, and roughed the barrel a little also. Plugged a few holes, taped up the glass, and out came the Rustoleum Camo paints a Hobby Lobby stencil, a spruce twig and a little bit of dried grass, and away I went.
Before:
Expensive camo pattern making equipment:
First coat:
Now she's "spruced" up:
Add a little dried grass here and there:
Experiment with some "chain linking"
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Let her rest overnight, then pull the gauze off in the morning and hand that ugly girl a mirror so she can admire herself:
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She mumbled something about wanting a little more chain link further up the barrel, so that's all I'm about to change. I don't really care if it wears off, it was easy to do, and it's just an experiment before fooling with more expensive stuff.