Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Ok painting guns is a disease

Really it is.

I mean it starts out so nice and simple.


but with extra paint on the shelf you gotta change it up



lets weld on a sling stud too just cuz and then mix it up

then you get bored and discover you have extra paint and a boat.............. you seeing a pattern yet


Oh yea, painting both sides of a 10' jon boat takes more paint than you might think.

Now few months ago I start eyeballing this 17hmr. Its done nothing but kill stuff from day one out way past what a HMR should be killing schit.


But being layed off at the time meant broke with extra time on my hands and extra spray paint......also a can of bondo and a cordless dremel tool thats gotten me in way to much trounble because its just cool

So sanded it down, bondoed up the cheek piece to where it felt right. Made the grip thicker throughout, added a palm swell, as well as the finger grips and a thumb rest. Only killed a few things with it since, but Im really liking the changes. so far.

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I'm just scared whats next. I gotta stainless mkII 22/45 target thats looking kinda vulnerable

nice!

Really good job on everything. I like the yellow/black splater job and the second version of the shotgun.

Dat IS a nice job on the hummer! I'm giving a plain black stock here the hairy eyeball right now...

Poohbah, I'm sure Tom264 will give you pointers on either a leopard pattern or a rainbow...

I like it.

Uh-oh....you've just given me an idea for a " Campfire" build.....

Do it Ingwe; soon as I read that I had the same thought about my dull black LTR!

You first......

Oh no guys. That's all I need another gun related disease. Thanks for sharing. I should have known when it seems to be in the back of my mind these days. I've been thinking this stock needs a little webbing:



If I remember right that's how this disease starts out isn't it.

Yellow Jacket.....or around here SEMO....yellerjacket

Most, almost all, of my dead serious, big game rifles have painted finishes.
The two with McMillian stocks have gel coat camo patterns.
My two with MPI stocks have a medium to light grey painted finishes.
Three of these have baked on flat black barrels and a couple have the receivers so finished. Two have their bolts so done.
I've found that in bright sunlight, even if I couldn't make out the hunter off in the distance, his shiny barrel would give him away. Even my new, fancy walnut stocked 7-08 has a painted, flat, dark grey barrel finish. Apparently somebody else discovered what I did. I don't need my rifles giving me away.
On shotguns, I use Cabela's old, no longer sold, bow paint. If I get tried of the camo pattern, I can remove it and do something else.
Paint has a couple of other nice features. It often makes the surface more rust resistant, even around salt water, and it is quick to repair if scratched. E

So far the thing I like best about that shotgun now, is that I dunno if the krylon stops rust or just hides it nicely same difference to me as long as it goes bang and cycles in another shell. 870 express factory finish seems to attract rust, and with it being a truck box gun..........

Mud bogger, what part of the NW??

bouncing around medford oregon, but hoping to change that up pretty soon.

Already trying to flip that house???

Mill's hiring again. But then if I was your age, I'd bo seriously thinking about Williston ND

I've got it so bad that I painted my SBE that was ALREADY factory camo'd. Didn't like the pattern and even after shooting it with clear matte was too shiny to suit me. I'm sure there's worse cases of the "paint it" disease, let's hear 'em. And post the pics.

Great job on the yellow 17 HMR Muddy B!

I painted my Kimber's stock while it is away getting retubed. I'm hoping it looks as good put back together as it does now... I could totally see how it could get addictive. I've been giving my XCR the ol' hairy eyeball... only thing stopping me is those grippy pads, not sure what to do there...

God gives each of us a talent. I think you've found yours. Why not do it commercially?

roomate got a new skank and i got 5 days notice to get out. bouncin around the state with a roadcrew now. in penelton right now.