Painting new rifle camo

[streetstang67]

I just got a remington 700 .30-06 and a leupold scope (very proud of it)...everything is sythetic/matte black. I was thinking about painting camo, because this is my primary hunting gun. I just don't want the paint scratching off all the time and looking like crap. Also I don't want to mess anything up by painting in areas that shouldn't be painted.

Is there any method to painting a rifle, or do you just get a few cans of spray paint and go at it?

Any drawbacks to painting it?

Any alternative methods of camo that don't involve a permanent coat of paint?

Thanks

 

[Jackal]

Here are some links to a few good non-permanent camo solutions. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...parentType=index&indexId=cat601049&hasJS=true

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...de=XG&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat601049

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...arentType=index&parentId=cat601049&id=0009224

Any of these is a much better alternative to painting a gun. Plus, these tend to actually protect your rifles finish.

 

[BsChoy]

Painting guns is fun and addicting. I've used Brownells Alumahyde II on 2 guns. Very durable but have patience with it as it takes about 2-3 weeks to cure. Just follow the directions closely and you'll be fine. I have been wanting to try Duracoat but haven't got a gun i want to do yet. Takes more equipment but is supposed to be the best air cured paint. As to what to paint and what not, just look over your gun and note were there are surfaces that are subjected to alot of movement against eachother ie the bolt guide rails and the magazine. I take the bolt of my rifles out and roll a piece of paper up and slide it into the action . It naturally unrolls and blocks the whole inside of the action from the paint. It takes lots of time but it is fun.