AK103K
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I used to take things apart to paint them, but gave that up quite awhile back. To much work.if i want a rifle camo'd in the future, i'll stick to a krylon externally only.
These days, a quick degrease, some masking here and there, and spray away. My early paint jobs took days, these days, it takes about an hour, two max.
I havent had any problems with function. 99% of the time, I paint the gun as one piece, but I do mask areas that you dont want paint on. As to the bolt on a bolt gun, I wouldnt paint anything that moves internally. Seems to me, thats just asking for trouble. The bolt handle, and the rear portion outside the receiver, should not be a problem.
Even with the guns I did disassemble, I never saw any loss of accuracy with them. Guns that were shooters before, were still shooters after.