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Posted: 3/6/2006 1:07:56 PM EDT
Sometime in the last two years I ordered a set of front handguards from RRA for a build I never seem to get around too finishing, and just ordered a RRA buttstock from EagleArms since I was already ordering some other items from them. They don't appear to match at all. Is this normal, have colors changed, or did I get the wrong part? 
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Posted: 3/6/2006 1:12:20 PM EDT
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Try rubbing the stock with a little CLP. Think of it as lotion for a dry butt-stock.
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Posted: 3/6/2006 1:24:01 PM EDT
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I helped a friend with a build, and his came the same way. He called the palce he bought it from and was told that is the best they can do. They said some runs look a little better than others, but that if you look at it in the correct light, you can see the green. My friend was less than impressed with that answer, and we coated it with Norrells to end up with a great looking stock. I would not ever buy a RRA OD Green A2 stock if I was trying to make an OD Green weapon. If it was dirt cheap, I would pick one up as a project, but it would have to be very cheap. I like RRA, but they struck out with this product. Maybe they can talk to the guys at Cav Arms and get themselves squared away. |
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Posted: 3/6/2006 1:57:35 PM EDT
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I'm curious now, I just ordered a RRA hogue green pistol grip and green 6 position collapsible stock. I hope they match! Maybe it's just the A2 stock
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Posted: 3/6/2006 2:12:42 PM EDT
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Is there any spray-on paint or coating a clumsy butterfinger like me could do without making it worse? Note: If it gets more complicated than a spray can I probably can't do it 
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Posted: 3/6/2006 2:13:21 PM EDT
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The adjustable stocks are fine from everything I've seen, its just the A2 stocks. |
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Posted: 3/6/2006 3:18:38 PM EDT
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krylon OD krylon made my A2 stock match my green handguards |
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Posted: 3/6/2006 3:19:56 PM EDT
[#7]
That looks more like a regular grey A2 stock... 
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Posted: 3/6/2006 3:29:45 PM EDT
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The "camo" paint that Wal-Mart sells matches the O.D. on my rifle very well. I don't have a can of it or I would tell you the brand.
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Posted: 3/7/2006 10:44:53 AM EDT
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How well does the regular paint hold up? Would Gun-Kote or Brownells Moly-Teflon spray hold up even though I wouldn't be putting the stock in the oven to cure at 300 degrees? |
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Posted: 3/7/2006 10:49:07 AM EDT
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If you don't plan on actually curing the finish, there is ZERO reason to use GunKote, Norrells, or any of the other thermal cure finishes. Without being cured, they have similar properties to regular spray paint. You have me at a loss as to why you would use something, but not harden/ cure it..... |
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Posted: 3/7/2006 10:51:23 AM EDT
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The hand guards, grips, A2 stocks and collapsible stocks are all, by the necessity of the methods used and end use, made from different materials. The grips and handguards are similiar materials and are the closest match to one another. The collapsible stocks are very close as well. The A2 stocks are the hardest to match as they are made of completely different materials than any of the other parts. Oiling does help bring out the "green" in them.
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Posted: 3/7/2006 11:22:11 AM EDT
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+1 |
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Posted: 3/7/2006 3:51:07 PM EDT
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Just leave it like it is, it'll get better over time. It's the same way that the black stocks look gray when they're new.
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Posted: 3/7/2006 6:28:41 PM EDT
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I hit the safe for some comparisons today. First I compared with a FAL with a Penguin stock. It was a lighter green than the OD Green it was advertised as, but over time I grew to like the lighter color. It is however uniform in color in all parts so there is no mismatch. It is also darker than the RRA stock.  Next I compared with an AR that has an retractable RRA stock. Nothing quite matches anything else.  
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Posted: 3/7/2006 6:34:22 PM EDT
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Krylon Fusion in the new MILITARY COLORS!
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