BigBlue 94
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Lol my '85 bronco spent its first 30 years in Pueblo, owned by the Marck family. They had a sheet metal shop.
The area certainly is quite different than in the mountains... Nowhere to hide!
Black rifles are boring
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The area certainly is quite different than in the mountains... Nowhere to hide!
mrray13
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That’s the truth! Head south, or east, out of Pueblo and you are definitely visible!
westernrover
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looks like a water-cooled barrel shroud, except for the holes
gunmechanic
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Nice job looks great.I always wanted to do that to one of mine, but think i would screw it up.
Demi-human
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The problem with Michigan is I’d need four color schemes!
Green for early summer, dead tan for summer, and orange for late summer.
The other nine and a half months get Arctic White…
Green for early summer, dead tan for summer, and orange for late summer.
The other nine and a half months get Arctic White…
sarduy
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The problem with Michigan is I’d need four color schemes!
Green for early summer, dead tan for summer, and orange for late summer.
The other nine and a half months get Arctic White…
sounds like the opposite of Florida, Summer year round with a breeze of winter.
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It is a Precision Reflex carbon fiber 15" float tube.
adcoch1
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That's why ars are cheap, you can have one in every color! Just ask @GunnyUSMCThe problem with Michigan is I’d need four color schemes!
Green for early summer, dead tan for summer, and orange for late summer.
The other nine and a half months get Arctic White…
Ignition Override
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"Black rifles are boring". Well kimosabe, it's often true, until we go use them.
One can imagine a clone of the H&K G3, FAL etc. Black plastic doesn’t seem to dilute their character. Maybe because the “true HK” rifles (HK-93, MP5 etc) have such plastic. Such a unique family with all-business looks.
Even excluding the extra power, and despite a few unusual ergos, the PTR-91 “grabbed me” much more than an AR platform-although having better the ergos.
H&K 91 .308 Battle Rifle! (Semi-Auto H&K G3) | Super Slow-Mo 4K - YouTube Most of you are familiar with Jarry Miculek.
One can imagine a clone of the H&K G3, FAL etc. Black plastic doesn’t seem to dilute their character. Maybe because the “true HK” rifles (HK-93, MP5 etc) have such plastic. Such a unique family with all-business looks.
Even excluding the extra power, and despite a few unusual ergos, the PTR-91 “grabbed me” much more than an AR platform-although having better the ergos.
H&K 91 .308 Battle Rifle! (Semi-Auto H&K G3) | Super Slow-Mo 4K - YouTube Most of you are familiar with Jarry Miculek.
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Remington1911
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I have the paint, just never got around to it. Not planning on the AR, but I have another in mind.
Swampman
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Would that be a Eugene Stoner?
Yeah... Yeah... That's it.Would that be a Eugene Stoner?
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My favorite rifle is my FAL. Has been since the first time I shot it. My AR-15 is fun, and way more accurate, as is my AR308, but my FAL is still my favorite. It means a rattle can paint job too. But I need to strip it down and redo it...
Did you use any chemical to clean all surfaces? I ask because I wanna try this on one of mine... It looks great.
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No, I probably should have but it was pretty clean and free of oil. The base coat seems to have adhered well across the different surfaces. No bubbling or tacky spots at all.
kBob
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sarduy,
Are you trying to trick them, or just live south of Orlando?
The upper two thirds of the state gets some nasty cold spikes and occasionally even a little snow especially in the panhandle. one and a half inches does stop traffic though!
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Are you trying to trick them, or just live south of Orlando?
The upper two thirds of the state gets some nasty cold spikes and occasionally even a little snow especially in the panhandle. one and a half inches does stop traffic though!
-kBob
GunnyUSMC
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The three things that make a rattle can paint job last longer.
#1 Start with a clear surface.
#2 Let your base coat fully cure.
#3 Use a good quality brand paint.
It also helps if you have a little talent , or lucky.
This is my son’s rifle. These pics were taken about a year after it was painted.
This was the lone survivor mock-up I did.
#1 Start with a clear surface.
#2 Let your base coat fully cure.
#3 Use a good quality brand paint.
It also helps if you have a little talent , or lucky.
This is my son’s rifle. These pics were taken about a year after it was painted.
This was the lone survivor mock-up I did.
BigBlue 94
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Definitely use a degreaser. Even on a brand new gun. I use mostly xylene/xylol to clean all my parts before paint, firearms and automotive. Quality lacquer thinner, acetone, and TriSodium Phosphate (TSP) will also all do the job. I also use a red scotchbrite (#7447) pad to scuff it up.
DO NOT use paint thinner/mineral spirits as it will leave an oily film.
SP5
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I dig it
Ignition Override
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The target holes are very Boring.
Kinda like a —roller-delayed Blowback— drill ?
Kinda like a —roller-delayed Blowback— drill ?
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I hit it with some matte clear coat to seal it up and painted the mags. Well, one was in the rifle when I painted it. That's the one that's not masked off. I painted the other three mags and now just waiting for them to dry and then they'll get clear coated as well. Now it will shoot 20-50% better than before. That's just science!
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Untapped the turrets and mag ring. They are BLACK but I didn't want to risk painting them... Still looks good.
Demi-human
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If you ever do it again in the future, try a rubber band around where the threads meet. Clean threads, painted caps.
Still working my way up to it…
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