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  1. B

    Cerakote Ideas - Gimme!

    I am going to take my upper/lower/handguard to get cerakoted tomorrow but I am stuck on ideas. Originally thought of doing a titanium blue but have since changed my mind to something more "grey." Trouble is, I don't know if I want to go with a solid color or do some sort of "urban camo" type of...
  2. S

    Weird lines and colours when annealing

    Hello, I am very new to annealing brass, and I wanted to get some advice on why I get weird lines and color patches on my brass necks. I'm using 308 Remington brass and annealing using the drill + socket method using a torch. I believe I'm not over-annealing the brass and am stopping just...
  3. dontstrokeme

    270WSM Build...Pick stock color for me!

    Bought the rifle as a SS SPS and it was short chambered, asshole gunshop owner would not exchange it with either of the other two still in the boxes....had to send to Rem, well I had narrowed the trigger shoe and so when it came back it was COD for $80 for a new trigger. Well when Rem test fired...
  4. kombayotch

    Bullet color trick

    I learned a neat trick from my buddy on the weekend. He was testing multiple loads at 1000 yards on the same piece or cardboard. In order to tell which hole is from which load without going up and marking them after each group, he paints the bullets with a dry erase marker. They leave a very...
  5. Sean the Nailer

    Gunsmithing Coating Color Question:

    Hey all, just a quick question, and sorta off the wall: Below is a link to the NIC website, and hopefully, a specific page that shows the colors. The question is, which BLACK would/do you use more? http://www.nicindustries.com/guncoater.php Graphite Black (H-146) or Armor Black (H-190)...
  6. D

    Gunsmithing Color Match Question - McM A5 Forest Camo

    I have a McM A5 in Forest Camo and I would like to paint my barrel and action to match the dark green portion of the camo pattern. Which color and which type of finish would you reccomend for this? Thanks.
  7. Tactical30

    Stock color question

    Does anyone know the "exact" color names for the colors on the Mcmillan A5 Desert Camo stock? I asked Mcmillan but they said they made those colors in the 1980s and said they named them light tan- medium tan- dark tan. Not so much help. I emailed NIC cerakote to see if they ever had to mix...
  8. Halfnutz

    Difference in Federal Bulk Box Color

    What is the diffrerence, if any, between the 525 rnd Maroon box vs. the 525 rnd Blue box. Wal-mart had the Maroon for about $14, passed on it, went to another local "farm store" and they wanted $24 for the blue box! I thought it was the same stuff. I left disgusted and didn't think to check the...
  9. Tactical30

    Gunsmithing Found good color for stock

    Finally decided on what color Cerakote to paint my Mcmillan A-5 Desert Camo stock. I got my color swatches in from NIC and decided on going with the C-246 Flat Dark Earth to paint all the Metal instead of going with theC-240 Coyote tan like everybody else. It looks a little bit darker and looks...
  10. V

    Desert Tactical SRS. What color?

    I have a Desert Tactical SRS ordered that should be headed my way in this next batch of rifles. I currently have it ordered in all black but I am starting to waver some on the color. I know I want to leave the receiver and rails black but I am debating swapping to Tan stock panels. What do you...
  11. Tactical30

    Gunsmithing What Cerakote color to match stock?

    Whats the best cerakote color to paint my barrel and metal? I have a Mcmillan A-5 Desert Camo stock. I was thinking of the Coyote tan. I was wondering what color to paint my muzzle brake( Badger FTE). Paint it coyote tan with everything else or black? If anyone has any pics they could send me i...
  12. J

    GAP Color combos

    Does anyone have a picture of an AICS with OD skins with a GAP Olive painted barrel and action Or any color combo sitting in an AICS OD. If you could post them or e-mail them to me I would appreciate it. Jack
  13. jacq220

    Gunsmithing dura coat color question

    looking for coyote tan, but they dont have one listed in that color, what is the closest to what i am looking for, it will be for my glock frame.
  14. N

    Fieldcraft color for hunting deer on Long Island & upstate

    I'm looking to buy one of the TCS coveralls from Cabelas to hunt deer on Long Island and Upstate during the season. I can't decide which color to choose. (mossy oak new break up, mossy oak brush seclusion 3D). Any help would be much appreciated.