Painted the old 700

[Da-Law-Dawg]

Got the old 700 lined out a while back. Finally got around to givin' her the ol' rattle can treatment.

Here's the "before".....

Here's the finished product, she ain't purty but she is ready to go to the field

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[Duckslayer12]

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Nice paint job!!

 

[skorcher247]

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Here's the finished product, she ain't purty but she is ready to go to the field wink .....</div></div>

She is purty!

 

[_Shay_]

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That sure is purty right there. How is that scope?

 

[Da-Law-Dawg]

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Thanks guys, as for the scope, Bushnell Elite Tactical 3200, mil-dot 5x15 w/AO. Good glass so far and has tracked well and been repeatable.

 

[Keith Johns]

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Looks sweet!

Keith

 

[JMC]

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Looks great. What did you use for the pattern for it. I'm planning on painting one of mine and i'd like to go a similar route.

 

[Da-Law-Dawg]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JMC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Looks great. What did you use for the pattern for it. I'm planning on painting one of mine and i'd like to go a similar route.

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JMC,

No particular pattern, if you look close, you can see the primary colors (OD & Khaki). Alternated from front to rear OD & Khaki base, followed up by splotching the OD with Khaki and vice versa. Then splotched in a little brown and black for good measure. Gonna give her a 24 hour dry time and use a light coat of satin polyurethane to make her a little more durable.

 

[JMC]

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Thanks a lot, I'm going to try mine then as soon as I get a chance. I'm going to try it on my Rem Model 7 first because it's kind of my go to hunting/ beater rifle. I'm slowly trying to get a 700 done in 260 Remington but with work and money being tight it is taking a lot longer to get all the pieces together than I had hoped it would.

So in the mean time I'm going to play with model 7, and maybe my Savage in 223 if the 7 turns out.

How well does it hold up with the polyurethane covering it?
Thanks

 

[Da-Law-Dawg]

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JMC,

Give it a whirl, good thing about the "rattle can" method, if you don't like it you can easily re-do it. As for the polyurethane, it helps a bit with wear. No spray on finish is gonna stand up unscathed with field use, they all wear. The spray on poly will help and give it another layer to wear thru. Like I said, try it and don't look back. If you aren't happy with the end result, a litle acetone and you are good as new.