Urban Camouflage?

[AK103K]

The whole point in painting the gun, is to break its outline and appearance.

The pattern doesnt necessarily need to be appropriate to the environment, or even the cammies, or whatever your wearing for it to be effective or work either. It just has to take away or disrupt the outline of the gun.

As with anything, you also have to use a little common sense too.

What you will see, and in pretty much any environment, compared to an unpainted gun, the painted gun will still distract/confuse the brain, at least to some extent.

Of couse, youre always going to have those who will resist and balk at the idea, or believe it works, but thats to be expected. Hey, whatever. Actually using something in the field to know, usually makes the believers and changes minds. Only one way to find out.

 

[BSA1]

I've seen a variety of cammo patterns in the urban/suburban environment and they all attract attention. The purpose of camouflage is to blend into the environment.
Today, we went to the grocery store. As we live about 12 miles from a very small town, the local grocery store lacks no firearms signs on the doors. My cammo was blue jeans, sneakers and a loose tee shirt with 9mm.
As I blended in with everyone else; my cammo was 100% effective.

Well since this is a rifle forum was your 9mm a carbine or rifle?

 

[roscoe]

This is where the SUB2000 in a laptop bag is the correct choice.

 

[Random 8]

This thread has me thinking some experiments would be cool. I have neither the time nor the urban environment. Perhaps a 2x4 with some table saw cuts to roughly resemble an evil black rifle with various paint schemes

 

[TikkaShooter]

Well since this is a rifle forum was your 9mm a carbine or rifle?

Why would I sling a rifle over my shoulder when I'm getting groceries off shelves?

As you said since this is a rifle forum; what do you carry when you're out and about in public?

 

[BSA1]

Why would I sling a rifle over my shoulder when I'm getting groceries off shelves?

As you said since this is a rifle forum; what do you carry when you're out and about in public?

For that answer we need to go to the handgun forum.

 

[TikkaShooter]

For that answer we need to go to the handgun forum.

Perhaps the convenience forum would be a better choice?

 

[Skylerbone]

Thinking ahead of AR builds 7, 8 and 9.

I think he was harkening back to his original post. Obviously small and concealable is a winning choice but if one had to...Bubble wrap. Or colored shrink wrap with a few holes in it on a featureless.

On a serious note I don’t think any attempt at subterfuge with an AR is likely to work well short of boxing it up and I would never march around with a 2x4 to test theory. Half the population has been brainwashed into believing every firearm is a bad one and to be unreasonable feared. So grab that guitar case and those Dead Head stickers and get to thinking inside the box.

 

[kBob]

Lee Harvey Oswald beat us all with a box marked curtain rods....

-kBob

 

[chicharrones]

Lee Harvey Oswald beat us all with a box marked curtain rods....

-kBob

Back when most rifles had few vertical protrusions and carried like a stick.

 

[George P]

Toyota has decided it's dark grey. County sheriff agrees.

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Around here, some Sheriff depts use black lettering on black vehicles - definitely NOT designed for public safety but for revenue enhancements

 

[Garandimal]

Urban Camo - Las Vegas:

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GR

 

[George P]

Urban Camo - Las Vegas:

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GR

Like the beginning of most James Bond movies

 

[Steel Horse Rider]

From observing people walking into the park across from my home anything resembling a giant water bottle or a dog poop bag would never be looked at twice.

 

[SharpDog]

 

[Robert]

We are done here... This is just getting dumb