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Posted: 4/25/2016 2:15:46 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Dodge223]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GaryT1776:
I've been spray painting guns for over 20 years, and two examples I quoted above have always been the most effective type of paint scheme in the field. (I'm not military, but if you look at my feedback you'll notice I like to try a lot of different options, haha). Digital, micro patterns, and sponge patterns look neat up close, but don't really work as camouflage in the field. These types of patterns just blend into their dominate color from a distance. If actual effective camouglage is a concern don't waste your time with digi or sponge. You'd be just as well off with plain OD or CB. My "emergency" rifles are painted like Wulf's and RJeff's. Great job guys! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GaryT1776:
I've been spray painting guns for over 20 years, and two examples I quoted above have always been the most effective type of paint scheme in the field. (I'm not military, but if you look at my feedback you'll notice I like to try a lot of different options, haha). Digital, micro patterns, and sponge patterns look neat up close, but don't really work as camouflage in the field. These types of patterns just blend into their dominate color from a distance. If actual effective camouglage is a concern don't waste your time with digi or sponge. You'd be just as well off with plain OD or CB. My "emergency" rifles are painted like Wulf's and RJeff's. Great job guys! Oh yeah? find my rifle in this picture then.... 
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Posted: 4/25/2016 2:46:51 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/25/2016 5:16:30 PM EDT
[Last Edit: GaryT1776]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dodge223:
Oh yeah? find my rifle in this picture then.... I can't see it in there. My unscientific test method has always been the same: 1) place various camo items (gear, guns, clothes) in various environmental settings (edge of woodline, in farm field, near a house, etc); 2) take pictures; 3) repeat each season; 4) evaluate. To my eyes in my area I always found the macro patterns to be most effective. Good old woodland camo always wins in summer..no matter how much I want ATACS FG, CADPAT, MARPAT, Danish M84, Flectarn, Multicam, etc to beat it. Your mileage varied. ETA: For my area Danish M84 was really effective in spring, and ATACS FG is very effective in autumn. It could just be me, but many colors/patterns seem to bright. I stay away from black, but OD or some other dark green, coyote brown, and dark brown are my favorites. |
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USA
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Posted: 4/25/2016 5:17:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI love it. What paint did you use? |
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Posted: 4/25/2016 6:07:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GaryT1776:
I love it. What paint did you use? Began as rustoleum sand and aervoe highland 
When that needed touching up i added Krylon khaki and aervoe light coyote 
Then finally, added rustoleum deep forest green and Krylon olive |
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Posted: 4/25/2016 6:30:17 PM EDT
[Last Edit: ark86]
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Wanted something different, stated with base of aervoe light tan
Striped with aervoe earth brown and coyote, put on the trusty laundry bag and used a stencil to hit it with rustoleum army green, khaki, earth brown, and Krylon olive. 
Looks somewhat colorful in pics but is more subdued in person. |
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Posted: 4/26/2016 10:25:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GaryT1776:
Sponge paint looks really nice, but it isn't that effective as real camo. I've painted quite a few ARs and the most effective are the stripped / blotched camo jobs that use about three colors. With me getting back from my 15th deployment in the last 25 years in 17 countries and 42 states, I will say never knock a finish as not "effective as real camo" until you have put it into the environment it was best suited for.... Sponge, Kryptec, and other patterns do have a place, you just need to be the person to work in that place. |
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Posted: 4/26/2016 11:56:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryThat is nice.... can you give specifics? |
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Posted: 4/26/2016 7:57:21 PM EDT
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The paint is listed a few posts up, as far as technique it's just freehand through a mesh laundry bag from Walmart. Actually it was some kind of bra wash bag iir, it was the only thing with the small hex print i was looking for. Skipped the mesh for the green stripes.
The rifle is a 14.7 pinned mostly del-ton with casv handguard, midwest industries rear sight, b5 bravo stock, primary arms red dot, and magpul k2 grip. Loosely inspired by the navy eod mk18's 
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Posted: 4/26/2016 8:41:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mdewitt71:
With me getting back from my 15th deployment in the last 25 years in 17 countries and 42 states, I will say never knock a finish as not "effective as real camo" until you have put it into the environment it was best suited for.... Sponge, Kryptec, and other patterns do have a place, you just need to be the person to work in that place. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mdewitt71:
Originally Posted By GaryT1776:
Sponge paint looks really nice, but it isn't that effective as real camo. I've painted quite a few ARs and the most effective are the stripped / blotched camo jobs that use about three colors. With me getting back from my 15th deployment in the last 25 years in 17 countries and 42 states, I will say never knock a finish as not "effective as real camo" until you have put it into the environment it was best suited for.... Sponge, Kryptec, and other patterns do have a place, you just need to be the person to work in that place. It all beats solid black. |
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Posted: 4/27/2016 2:35:10 PM EDT
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Here's one I did a few years ago (it's still one of my favorite guns):
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Posted: 4/27/2016 2:49:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By prcharlie:
It all beats solid black. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By prcharlie:
Originally Posted By mdewitt71:
Originally Posted By GaryT1776:
Sponge paint looks really nice, but it isn't that effective as real camo. I've painted quite a few ARs and the most effective are the stripped / blotched camo jobs that use about three colors. With me getting back from my 15th deployment in the last 25 years in 17 countries and 42 states, I will say never knock a finish as not "effective as real camo" until you have put it into the environment it was best suited for.... Sponge, Kryptec, and other patterns do have a place, you just need to be the person to work in that place. It all beats solid black. I like to all black high powered scoped rifle on a tripod every now and then..... but, If my safe was full of all black rifles I might call it boring a bit ha-ha. |
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MI, USA
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Posted: 4/29/2016 10:55:17 AM EDT
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New scope, not fancy but I'm ballin' on a budget.
Sighting in tomorrow then will be painted too. 
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Posted: 4/29/2016 6:19:25 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Gambel_02]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pyzik:
New scope, not fancy but I'm ballin' on a budget. Sighting in tomorrow then will be painted too. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1450/26104764194_a3ed764c2e_b.jpg I'm really digging the worn paint on your stick. Also kinda like the plain black vortex contrast against your paint job. Well done sir I'm still waiting on my form 1 to come back before I throw some paint on mine 
Just don't want to try it now and then try and get the stock to match later. |
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Posted: 4/29/2016 7:06:31 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Mindfull]
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Painted Tavor the other day. Looks OK IMO. Could be better could be worse. No doubt it will blend in better though, so I'm happy.
Used sponge method. 
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VA, USA
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Posted: 5/1/2016 7:59:22 AM EDT
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 [url=https://flic.kr/p/Ff3fg8]IMG_20160410_200036472[1][/url] by jamiehstanley, on Flickr
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Posted: 5/1/2016 4:53:13 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/1/2016 8:07:40 PM EDT
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Heres my daily driver...this pic was taken as I was finishing it up awhile back..
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MI, USA
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Posted: 5/2/2016 1:33:08 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Pyzik]
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Went to a shoot over the weekend with another Photography friend. Got some awesome shots of me pewing. I'm usually the one behind the camera.
Photo by @Everydaycivilian |
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PA, USA
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Posted: 5/2/2016 8:17:42 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/3/2016 9:58:55 AM EDT
[Last Edit: ark86]
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Woodland and flektarn have always been two of my favorite patterns, this is my attempt at a hybrid of the two.
Rustoleum army and deep forest green and earth brown, aervoe coyote, post ww2 od and earth brown sprayed through homemade stencils 
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Posted: 5/4/2016 3:14:45 PM EDT
[#22]
is there another way to do it other than spray cans?
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Posted: 5/5/2016 12:59:08 AM EDT
[#23]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By epointer:
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg185/codey08/IMG_0729_zpsaucxtcs1.jpg I like this. Your almost hitting some form of ATACS camo there. |
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Posted: 5/5/2016 8:02:03 PM EDT
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Old paint:
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Posted: 5/6/2016 7:15:14 PM EDT
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Spare part krylon/rustoleum build:
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Posted: 5/7/2016 12:38:03 PM EDT
[#26]
I decided to spray the PSA I got in yesterday. (Bottom rifle)
Base coat 
Base colors (khaki, fde, nutmeg, avacado, rustoleum brown) turned out WAY too light for my geographic location. 
So I added some Rustoleum OD and dark brown camo paint for the finished product: 
What do you guys think? |
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VA, USA
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Posted: 5/8/2016 9:17:40 PM EDT
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 [url=https://flic.kr/p/Gz94Em]IMG_20160508_134845434[1][/url] by jamiehstanley, on Flickr
 [url=https://flic.kr/p/G4Kzd3]IMG_20160508_135202173[1][/url] by jamiehstanley, on Flickr
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Posted: 5/8/2016 9:32:46 PM EDT
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USA
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Posted: 5/8/2016 10:03:40 PM EDT
[#29]
My new BCM arrived Friday so I sprayed it...
BTW - love the paint on the rifles above my post. |
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Posted: 5/10/2016 3:41:46 PM EDT
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Those last photos had horrible lighting. Here's a couple better shots.
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Posted: 5/10/2016 10:21:50 PM EDT
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Sorry for the poor quality. |
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Posted: 5/11/2016 2:44:56 PM EDT
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Keep em coming, looking for more ideas.
Not really interested in the net pattern (small round holes) but, I am liking the colors for sure. |
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Posted: 5/12/2016 5:54:43 PM EDT
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The start of the process.
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Posted: 5/13/2016 10:15:54 PM EDT
[#34]
Update picture after more than a year of use after painting
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Posted: 5/14/2016 2:53:12 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/14/2016 4:13:35 PM EDT
[#36]
 Changed a buncha shit around....added an A1 stock for cheap to play arounf with for a bit |
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Posted: 5/14/2016 11:15:34 PM EDT
[#37]
Camo 2.0 respray. |
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Posted: 5/14/2016 11:16:52 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Blksheep520:
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo219/blksheep520/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsvfpnais6.jpeg Camo 2.0 respray. Damn that looks great. 
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Posted: 5/14/2016 11:25:43 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Blksheep520]
[#39]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By seejay3558:
Damn that looks great. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By seejay3558:
Originally Posted By Blksheep520:
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo219/blksheep520/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsvfpnais6.jpeg Camo 2.0 respray. Damn that looks great. Thank you Sir! Next time gonna go full boar and spray the whole thing. Looks like you live in the same dirt pile as me! Lol |
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Posted: 5/14/2016 11:33:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By seejay3558:
Got bored so I re-painted my budget KISS gun. http://<a href=http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e36/mitchellcj58/DSC01375_zps0lwj82tr.jpg http://<a href=http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e36/mitchellcj58/DSC01376_zps2kuqz73u.jpg http://<a href=http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e36/mitchellcj58/DSC01374_zpsf6yktkzm.jpg http://<a href=http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e36/mitchellcj58/DSC01372_zpsejdypjlu.jpg http://<a href=http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e36/mitchellcj58/DSC01363_zpsngesw4v5.jpg http://<a href=http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e36/mitchellcj58/DSC01362_zpsulufhity.jpg nice |
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IA, USA
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Posted: 5/14/2016 11:51:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ViktorVaughn:
http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt101/cdwallis/My%20Camera/Camo/IMG_0168_zps6b018de8.jpg HAHA goes well with the Puma (i think) socks man. |
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KY, USA
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Posted: 5/16/2016 1:52:53 PM EDT
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I finally have this one looking the way I want it. I hate the way rustoleum sprays, so it took quite a while to find krylon khaki and od green locally.
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Posted: 5/17/2016 9:41:56 AM EDT
[#43]
Lots of good inspiration here. I finally did one.
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Posted: 5/17/2016 11:30:15 AM EDT
[#44]
^ I like that large netting. It looks liquid..ish...
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Posted: 5/17/2016 1:33:48 PM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheManimal:
^ I like that large netting. It looks liquid..ish... yea, a lil closer to a Kryptek looking pattern....hmmm, I might have to try a lil of that. |
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Posted: 5/17/2016 1:40:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mdewitt71:
yea, a lil closer to a Kryptek looking pattern....hmmm, I might have to try a lil of that. That's actually the look I was trying to mimic without overly complicating things. I used a cargo net out of an SUV. When I laid it over the gun I pulled loose in areas so it wasn't a "uniform" pattern. Thanks for the feedback. |
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MD, USA
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:48:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Blksheep520:
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo219/blksheep520/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsvfpnais6.jpeg Camo 2.0 respray. Can you explain how you did that? I was going to do mine that way but with different colors. I already have a base coat of khaki. Thanks |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 3:30:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cooper1:
Can you explain how you did that? I was going to do mine that way but with different colors. I already have a base coat of khaki. Thanks Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cooper1:
Originally Posted By Blksheep520:
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo219/blksheep520/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsvfpnais6.jpeg Camo 2.0 respray. Can you explain how you did that? I was going to do mine that way but with different colors. I already have a base coat of khaki. Thanks A base coat of khaki. Laundry bag with flat black lightly dusted on the top. Some stripes of earth brown. Then ALOT of masking tape. Tore it lengthwise kinda randomly to make a rough edge. Then masked off everything except where the khaki and brown meet and sprayed with more flat black. |
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Posted: 5/20/2016 10:18:46 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/21/2016 4:29:31 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Aeneas2020]
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Finished franken recce and yes I know zip ties...
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