Do you camouflage your rifle to match your environment?

[CraigC]

I like colors on my guns, but i dont try for realism, just making myself happy.

That's all that matters.

 

[JeffG]

I have one, my Savage .243 that I can't walk away from, or I'll lose it.

 

[lysanderxiii]

I change my environment to match my guns . . .

 

[someguy2800]

I have one, my Savage .243 that I can't walk away from, or I'll lose it.

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that's a nice picture, but do you have one with the rifle in it?

 

[rb288]

I hate black guns.

 

[Dr T]

Not unless I expect the deer to be shooting back.

I have never found that, for deer hunting, camo has ever made any difference. On our place, the deer just don't care.

I have found on circumstance in which camo provides an advantage, however. It tends to hide the blood stains that you pick up while field dressing better than blue jeans or khakis. And, the permanent stains just blend right in.

 

[Bearcat1982]

I voted no... But I have rattle canned a couple rifles. so I guess I should have voted yes...

 

[Double Naught Spy]

I said NO. I hunt at night. Camo doesn't matter, really. I just try to make sure my rifle doesn't stand out, but it could be pretty much anything dark and be good to go. Not a fan of metal that is in the white on my night hunting rifles, though I doubt any of this makes a hill of beans difference in the grand scheme.

 

[silicosys4]

Currently, the only thing painting camo on any of my guns would do is help me lose them. In the future my needs might change, but for now they don't include the need for a camo'd gun.

 

[P5 Guy]

 

[Steel Horse Rider]

Is that a ghillie suit on that rifle?

 

[Double Naught Spy]

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Gonna malfunction before shot #2. Ejection port is covered.

 

[Lo-Profile]

I used FDE krylon on both my 300 Blackout guns and use FDE magazines with them.
So I don't mix up the magazines or ammo with my 5.56 guns.
On my 350 Legend I used yellow duct tape on the magwell and magazines
On my 450 Bushmaster I used orange duct tape on the magwell and magazines

 

[FL-NC]

I used to krylon my issued carbines and rifles (see my avatar), as well as some of my long range rifles (stock black just doesn't look right on them). My turkey guns are camo because I just bought camo funtiture for them.

 

[Aletheia]

P5Guy, is you wife a quilter? That looks like the best I would be able to do in a pinch if I had to use what my quilting wife calls her "stash".

 

[Captains1911]

I did two this year, an AR-10 and Remington 700 Muzzle Loader. It was more for fun than anything else, and to give me something to admire as I sit in my stands for hours on end. The AR turned out a bit more green than I really wanted, but I’m still pleased with it.

 

[Random 8]

Not my rifle....deer don't see that well and I don't hunt the kind of game that needs rifle camo anymore. If sanding the oiled walnut to a 220 grit matte and putting a sun shield on the scope objective counts, then I might be guilty. On an unrelated note, olive oil or diesel and pulverized terra Cotta and brick work very well in an urban environment on an SVD or G3. It stays where you put it very well, but washes off with alcohol so the armorer won't take away your toys.

My waterfowl shotgun came with a camo finish, and gets a touch up with rattle can drab or swamp grass when a spot becomes shiney. It's a canoe paddle.

 

[luv2safari]

These blend in pretty well...

243 for coyote hunting: just got it off Gunbroker

6.5-300 Wby for deer, elk, antelope: got last Sept off GI

Where they're used:

 

[Old Dog]

The rifle pictured has a bright blue and purple metallic paint job with a fat stainless steel barrel…

* Thread drift alert * Your son shot that beautiful 8-pointer? Nice.

Speaking of camouflage, though, this thread reminds me that I need to do something about eight sets of DCUs, six sets of woodlands, a couple sets of blueberries, from my .mil days, and four sets of multi-cams from my post-mil job, all taking up a significant amount of closet space in the guest bedroom that the wife wants to use for the rest of her Imelda Marcos Memorial shoe collection. There's a good chance I'll never be able to button any of those pants ever again anyway, even if I had anywhere to wear 'em.

I will cop to a sneaking fondness for FDE (which is considered camo, right guys?) ARs, pistols and knife scales.

 

[Choctaw]

All of my ARs and AKs get painted. I consider them hard use rifles and they are definitely not wall hangers. Blued steel and walnut, never. I'm not a barbarian.

 

[entropy]

If I need camo on a gun, I have several rolls of McNett Coban type stuff in various colors. Wrap barrel, Buttstock, & scope (if applicable) for the hunt, unwrap when done. Used it turkey hunting, and some holds the limbsaver onto my AMD-65 folder.
I do have a Savage Axis that came in a camo noodle, eventually it will go into a chassis or Boyd's, probably won't be camo.

 

[rhino465]

I wanted to paint a rifle to match my environment, but I couldn't find "Suburban Condominium Living Room Reclining Chair" spray paint at the hardware store. Maybe I'll check Amazon.

 

[entropy]

"LayZBoy Grey"

 

[plainsdrifter]

I think this needs a little brown.
It's all about movement when hunting, especially ones who can't see colors well. But they are more used to seeing leaves and branches moving than stainless steel barrels.
Speaking of losing one, ya'll have heard about the 132 year old Winchester. I bet that stock kinda matched the tree back in the day.

 

[Captains1911]

The hardest part about the decision for me was the optics…it’s a commitment for sure.