Black rifles are boring

[Robert]

So, I took my new AR308, some rattle cans from the hardware store, some pine needles and I fixed my boring looking rifle.


I used sand tan as a base, OD green, flat dark green and red/brown for my colors. Works well here in CO. At least where I live. If I were in the mountains I'd have done a darker base coat. Even managed to camo my hand...

 

[ECVMatt]

Looking good!

 

[uuolf]

You must be a stoner to paint your AR-10... I like it!

 

[Mk-211]

Latex gloves are a wonderful thing.

 

[earlthegoat2]

Well, it’s not .223 so that by itself makes it whole lot less boring.

 

[Robert]

Well, it’s not .223 so that by itself makes it whole lot less boring.

While I love my AR-15, I've always been a fan of .308. I mean, I'm shooting my FAL in my avatar...

 

[JFrank]

Looks better

 

[LoonWulf]

Looks good!

Black is my least favorite color scheme, "brush/desert" one of my favorites.

 

[dh1633pm]

I am the opposite. If it's not black, I put it back. Paint job looks great.

 

[Wolfshead]

looking good!
What brand paint did you use?
I’m considering painting my firearm.

 

[GBExpat]

Nice job! That came out very well!

That said ...

Since I don't even like the idea of something like Cerakote on anything that own, I seriously doubt that I could ever bring myself to do that to one of my rifles ... well, perhaps with the exception of my original FrankenFAL Beater. Perhaps.

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After thinking about it ... if I could get a result that looks that good done for me with polychromatic Suncorite, I might be interested. I have always been impressed with just how TOUGH that stuff is.

 

[jmr40]

I've done a couple of rifles/shotguns like that and generally like it. I should probably do that to one of my AR's. I like how yours turned out.

 

[Turkeytider]

Is it possible to spray that stuff in places it shouldn`t go? If so, that`s what I`d do if I tried something like that! Looks great IMO.

 

[Glockula]

Looks great. Just did an all black waterfowl shotgun last Monday. That is a good looking AR 10

 

[Robert]

looking good!
What brand paint did you use?
I’m considering painting my firearm.

The tan and OD Green, they call it army green, were Rust-Oleum ultra flat camo paint. The dark green and red/brown were whatever flat camo paint Tractor Supply had in stock.

 

[kidneyboy]

You're going to have to camo your other hand or its going to stick out like a sore thumb...............

 

[doubleh]

That color would fit in nicely in my area although if you set it down and walked off for a piece you might never find it on returning. Except for the mesquite bushes and beargrass that is the color of everything this year.

By the way, it made a nice rifle from the standard black.

 

[mcb]

Great looking paint job, does it come in black too?

As the nearly color blind guy all mine are black, black goes with anything, I never have to worry about clashing with my outfit.

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

While I tend to prefer the LBR, "Little Black Rifle" for formal and semi-(auto)-formal occasions, that does look nice.
And it really does blend in with your surroundings there.

 

[David Hoback]

I just started doing my own Cerakote over the winter/fall & while I like any color on my AR’s, long as it’s BLACK, I’m spraying my Bench Rifle Chassis inTactical Grey.

All that matters is what each person likes themselves. Great job man!

 

[BigBlue 94]

Good job! I have a R700 done up similar. I take it you are on the eastern CO High Plains... Not too dissimilar to my area in easter KS.

Done with rattle cans and grass

My custom Marlin Papoose was done in Duracoat

Two of my ARs wear Boyds wood furniture and another has a YHM furniture set in RealTree camo.

 

[DesertFox]

Tend to go battlefield relic look with rattle can finishes. Make a brand new build appear as though it has been rode hard and put up wet with scuffs, rubs and scratches. Some well positioned gun lube prior to spraying creates interesting looking defects when smudged.

And an FDE job over an OD job with some gray in there has a nice look, especially with black shining through the lubed spots...

 

[trackskippy]

Nice job! Painting is like stippling, once you start, aint nothin' safe!

 

[LoonWulf]

Is it possible to spray that stuff in places it shouldn`t go? If so, that`s what I`d do if I tried something like that! Looks great IMO.

It is, But on something like an AR it's pretty difficult to do it. Unless you have the thing in pieces and you spray the insides.

 

[mrray13]

Looks good man! Dunno if I could ever do that to one.

I grew up in Pueblo, looks like you’re not too far away from there.