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Posted: 1/8/2005 9:57:11 PM EDT
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So when I carry it in the desert, I will be invisible.
 
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Posted: 1/8/2005 10:01:21 PM EDT
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Nice stock! But your sling swivel is on the wrong side
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Posted: 1/8/2005 10:06:58 PM EDT
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To be different and black sticks out in the woods. OD for my Carbine and I am thinking Coyote for my rifle build
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Posted: 1/8/2005 10:09:46 PM EDT
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Had a green bowflaged rifle once. At night you couldn't see the damn thing at arms length.
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Posted: 1/8/2005 10:15:22 PM EDT
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Because nothing is as conspicuous as black.
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Posted: 1/8/2005 10:23:27 PM EDT
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Black REALLY stands out when viewed through NV...
Just something to keep in mind. |
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Posted: 1/8/2005 10:52:37 PM EDT
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So...tan would theoretically blend in better to ANY environment?
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Posted: 1/8/2005 10:54:15 PM EDT
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Anything is better than black.
The more matt the finish, the better. |
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Posted: 1/8/2005 11:36:38 PM EDT
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I didn't add it . I bought it that way . I know that black sticks out so I felt it would be better to have a little bit of OD to blend better.
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Posted: 1/9/2005 12:49:55 AM EDT
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FALARAK, that is one sweet AR.
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Posted: 1/9/2005 4:40:55 AM EDT
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As Lumpy stated above a complete black rifle stands out when viewed through NVG's. In a rural enviornment during day light black also stands out. Even painting the furniture of the gun will break up the "outline" of the gun, in a field enviornment usually the first thing you will spot is the other guy's gun (either part of it or all of it)
As a base color a darker khaki or coyote brown tends to blend in much better than the darker olive drab greens. I have also noticed that sage green (like the color of the nomex flight suits) also blends well into most enviornments. This gun was painted with Brownell's Aluma-Hyde II Olive Drab Green. The color is more of a sage than an olive drab:  This gun has Tango Down and VLTOR coyote furniture that I took a sniper's viel (you can also use any kind of USGI net, a laundry bag, etc to get the same pattern)  |
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Posted: 1/9/2005 4:49:52 AM EDT
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We support diversity; therefore we have colors other than Target Indicator Black. Has anyone painted his Trijicon?
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Posted: 1/9/2005 5:23:42 AM EDT
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Not mine (yet), but I did take my trusty Krylon to someone elses ACOG...... 
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Posted: 1/9/2005 5:38:11 AM EDT
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I did it to keep up with the Jones's and to try something different. I resisted for a long time, but the pressure became too great. I'm in the middle of my first desert tan transformation right now.
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Posted: 1/9/2005 5:57:23 AM EDT
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Because black shadows/silouettes at night.
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Posted: 1/9/2005 7:17:12 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/9/2005 7:23:21 AM EDT
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Norrell's Moly resin, desert tan, applied with an airbrush and baked according to the enclosed directions. The buttstock and rail covers came out very nice. The receivers are giving me fits. Can't seem to get it right. The coating chips off very easily. Probably not degreasing correctly. Working to fix it soon. |
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Posted: 1/9/2005 7:29:07 AM EDT
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Because I'm a poser.
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Posted: 1/9/2005 7:30:08 AM EDT
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Aren't we all. 
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Posted: 1/9/2005 7:31:11 AM EDT
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Ever stumble across a deer, or a elk, or a moose, and not know they were there until it was to late? Ever see any big game animal in the US that was black? Or green for that matter? What color are most predators? (They want to hide) What color are most prey animals? (They need to hide) Brown or tan is natures first pick for camo. We can all learn something by that I think..... This is my A2 with furniture done using Krylon Khaki ultra flat. It is awfully light or bright in color, almost to light. But I have found that it does break up the lines of the rifle quite well. I'll probably try to do a different color. (It is darker then it looks here)  . |
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Posted: 1/9/2005 7:37:43 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/9/2005 7:52:58 AM EDT
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Yessir, I see that every time I come here. |
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Posted: 1/9/2005 8:01:07 AM EDT
[#23]
That's why Coyote is the new "Universal" color. It even works here in evergreen New England. 
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Posted: 1/9/2005 8:30:09 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/9/2005 8:45:16 AM EDT
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Black AR furniture gets uncomfortably hot to hold when sitting in the sun on 100+ degree days.
I like that it breaks up the outline a little too. |
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Posted: 1/9/2005 8:46:35 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/9/2005 8:54:07 AM EDT
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I hardly ever post, but USMC03,
That "sage" rifle of yours is the nicest rifle I think I've ever seen!! Not mall nija nonsense like many peoples rifles on here. Just a solid, nice looking tactical rifle. WELL DONE!!! |
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Posted: 1/9/2005 8:58:52 AM EDT
[#28]
Thank you |
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Posted: 1/9/2005 9:55:14 AM EDT
[#29]
I did my SP1 with Krylon flat Khaki at first, and like you found it just a little light. I later special ordered their Sand Dune color, and it was closer to what I wanted for West Texas' dry caliche river beds. Paladin 
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Posted: 1/9/2005 10:00:28 AM EDT
[#30]
Wow, just the other night I was thinking to myself how bad ass a Coyote Brown type A1 would look.
Looks good! |
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Posted: 1/9/2005 10:29:05 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/9/2005 10:31:35 AM EDT
[#32]
Ill make you a deal.
I have a steer that needs 6 months and its ready to cut up and eat. Ill trade you that for that there purdy rifle 
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Posted: 1/9/2005 11:08:53 AM EDT
[#33]
well shit, wish I didnt just plunk down money on my black VLTOR, otherwise I'd invest in some tan...
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Posted: 1/9/2005 12:24:21 PM EDT
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Alumahyde II works wonders .
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Posted: 1/9/2005 1:29:42 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/9/2005 1:47:14 PM EDT
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What kind of scope is that? |
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Posted: 1/9/2005 1:48:57 PM EDT
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+1 ......Aluma-Hyde II is your friend....you'll thank us later |
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Posted: 1/9/2005 2:14:47 PM EDT
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I just hate black... and I've shot way too much steel to think there's anything "tactical" about black, unless you want to be a "tactical target" that is easy to see. OD green works pretty well as long as there's quite a bit of vegetation around. "Coyote" colors (that are dark enough) seem to me to be a better alternative that sort of looks green when it's in green surroundings and looks brown when it's in brown surroundings. I've used KG Gunkote "dark earth" and Brownells Alumahyde II "coyote". I think Alumahyde "earth brown" will match KG "dark earth" pretty well, but haven't tried it yet. |
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Posted: 1/9/2005 3:25:57 PM EDT
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Looks like a Schmidt & Bender 1.1–4 x 20 CQB Police Marksman II or Zenith 1.1–4 x 24. www.schmidtbender.com/scopes_policemarksman.shtml or www.schmidtbender.com/scopes_zenith.shtml |
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Posted: 1/9/2005 5:53:23 PM EDT
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It is an S&B CQB: www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=18&t=210280 |
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Posted: 1/9/2005 6:50:40 PM EDT
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For these two I have gone mostly green with some tan on my older prreban. There is a little black on both but that is going to get fixed.
  I put od green Knight rails on the bottom AR since these pics were taken. My next build will be all coyote. Dave edited to add that my next build that I build for me ...after the one I am building for my daughter. |
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Posted: 1/9/2005 6:56:10 PM EDT
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I had to refinish my Colt 9mm lower due to some corrosion-long story. I had recently purchased a SA 1911 with an OD frame. I liked the look, so I refinished the Colt in the same color. It's got sort of a reverse Armalite look, OD gun with black furniture. I had thought about refinishing my Bushy in tan, but I had the OD left over so...
FYI, I bought a "Det 1" Magpul. Great stock. KG Gun Kote doesn't adhere very well. So I tried spray paint. I got the plastic primer and then some Rust-o-leum OD paint. For some reason the paint cracked, so the paint is thicker than I wanted. However, it looks pretty good. I gotta get a pic posted. PS If anyone wants some MILSPEC OD KG Gun Kote let me know. There is only about 2 oz missing from it; that's how long it took for me to figure out it wasn't the same as their flat OD. |
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Posted: 1/10/2005 1:25:22 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/10/2005 1:54:49 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/10/2005 2:03:01 PM EDT
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I personally use the colored furniture as an extra (hopefully redundant) reminder system to keep me from sticking the wrong mags/ammo in the wrong rifles. I use black/grey/variations thereof (urban camo, etc.) on all of my 5.56mm ARs and all of the "other" colors on my non-5.56mm ARs (e.g., Tan for my 7.62x39mm ARs, OD for my 5.45x39mm AR, Yellow for my 9mm AR, etc.). I've never had a Coyote Brown AR, but I plan to use that on my upcoming 6.8mm SPC build.
 It allows me to locate/identify/grab the non-5.56mm ARs that much quicker. It's a little AR/OC, I admit - but it works for me.
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Posted: 1/10/2005 2:24:44 PM EDT
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Well, you could just paint the black VLTOR to match! I got a green collapsible M4 stock in trade for my postban but my postban M4 was sporting black furniture. $3 of OD Krylon later and the stock and hanguards matched (didn't paint the grip, and it looks fine that way). I painted the handguards first but it made the stock look pea soup green, so I ended up painting it too. The paint has rubbed off a bit on the high spots of the front hanguards, but I still got 3/4 of the Krylon left so it is easy enough to fix. |
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Posted: 1/10/2005 3:07:08 PM EDT
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Heres mine, Just cant bring myself to paint the PEQ2.
 
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Posted: 1/10/2005 3:11:39 PM EDT
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Quick question 'cause I just don't know - is that velcro holding that PEQ2 on? I've seen other pics with velcro or what even appears to be electrical tape wrapped around the IR equipment like that. What's up with that? |
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Posted: 1/10/2005 3:56:18 PM EDT
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I'd only alumahyde something if they didnt make parts in that color.
I'd rather spend the money than spray lol. Hey, anyone know if tango down gear in Tan matches cavalry arms tan? Tanning my A4gery may not be a bad idea... Scott |
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Posted: 1/10/2005 5:46:32 PM EDT
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I use a strap to hold the pressure switch in place, I guess i need to spray to strap too.
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