Show me your DIY painted rifles

OXN939 · Oct 24, 2021

TotallyClueless said:
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Thinking about doing this on my 110. What'd you use?

Mconner · Oct 24, 2021

Man there is a lot of talent here on these guns wow great job fellas

wrightjr · Oct 24, 2021

My HS precision LTR take off ebay stock after rattle can / mesh cloth treatment.

Antares · Oct 24, 2021

Looks great. Little man looks like he approves.

wrightjr · Oct 24, 2021

Thanks, yep he did enjoy it. He's at that age where he's curious / interested in everything dad does.

znichols · Oct 24, 2021

MT_Fin said:
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Slick

danmayland · Oct 24, 2021

Fish2keel said:
What paint did you use? This is amazing!! I need something similar

It’s burnt bronze and flat black cerakote

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ctfxd3 · Oct 28, 2021

Quick rattle can/webbing job on an old savage axis I had that was collecting dust.

TheGDog · Oct 28, 2021

Next time make the stripes sprayed thru netting more darkened in. The idea is breaking up that long contiguous solid unbroken form that's perceived by the viewer. As straight lines aren't typically something you see in nature.

grfox92 · Nov 7, 2022

Bringing this one back up top.

Has anyone ever painted their action and barrel DIY?

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huntsman22 · Nov 7, 2022

TheGDog · Nov 8, 2022

grfox92 said:
Bringing this one back up top.

Has anyone ever painted their action and barrel DIY?

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Yes...on my .308 Win I did. It's a Savage Trophy Hunter XP 11/111. (I replaced the Nikon w/ a Burris Veracity 3-15x50.)

I had intended to keep the same colors used on the stock into the action and down the barrel. However I started running out of the FDE Sand as the base color, 'cause wasn't a totally brand new can when I started... so I quickly had to decide what to use instead on the barrel as the lighter base color to use. I also had a time component so this would all dry before a certain time so I could do the matte clear coat and also hav ethem all dry before the weekend outing.

So grab for the OD green, figured that way I could then mix it one of the lighter color(s) like the Ash Grey, to tone-down it's difference from the FDE Sand base color. So it wouldn't be such a stark contrast from the rest of the stock, over to the barrel. Almost kinda looks like a branch growing out of a tree I think.

grfox92 · Nov 9, 2022

TheGDog said:
Yes...on my .308 Win I did. It's a Savage Trophy Hunter XP 11/111. (I replaced the Nikon w/ a Burris Veracity 3-15x50.)

I had intended to keep the same colors used on the stock into the action and down the barrel. However I started running out of the FDE Sand as the base color, 'cause wasn't a totally brand new can when I started... so I quickly had to decide what to use instead on the barrel as the lighter base color to use. I also had a time component so this would all dry before a certain time so I could do the matte clear coat and also hav ethem all dry before the weekend outing.

So grab for the OD green, figured that way I could then mix it one of the lighter color(s) like the Ash Grey, to tone-down it's difference from the FDE Sand base color. So it wouldn't be such a stark contrast from the rest of the stock, over to the barrel. Almost kinda looks like a branch growing out of a tree I think.
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What brand of paint? How's it holding up on the barrel?

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TheGDog · Nov 10, 2022

grfox92 said:
What brand of paint? How's it holding up on the barrel?

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KRYLON bought from local Ace Hardware store.

Durability is on par for what it is. You do like at least 2 coats of the Matte Clear coat finish after you're finally done with the coloring.

To be fair I only take my .308 out during deer season more or less. But both the .308 and .223 look fine. The .223 has a very minor hint of chipping to the paint in some places where I've oopsied in the field and it's scratched against something.