If I Had A Dollar For Every Time I Said This Was Complete...

[kennyb]

very nice indeed...my paperwork is in to batf now for my supressor

 

[shortshots]

Is that the factory chrging handle? Rifle looks comfy in the pics lol

 

[gotfish]

Is that the factory chrging handle? Rifle looks comfy in the pics lol

Yep...that's one thing that I didn't change.

 

[w-30dreamin]

Great looking 15-22!

I really like it...alot.



If I didn't suffer from a lack of painting skills I might try something like that. With the lack of painting skills,I better not.

 

[gotfish]

Great looking 15-22!

I really like it...alot.



If I didn't suffer from a lack of painting skills I might try something like that. With the lack of painting skills,I better not.

Thanks...it wasn't really that hard. To prep, I cleaned it with either denatured alcohol or acetone (don't remember which), and just hung up the parts (disassembled) on strings and painted in several very light coats. I sacrificed one magazine to test 3 or 4 different paint colors before landing on the one that I used. I think the primer coat (something intended for plastic car parts) was key to getting the paint to stick this well. Then, re-assembly was just a matter of getting the paint out of the smaller holes (takedown pins, etc) without chipping anything on the outside of the lower. It was fun to do, and was a pretty good learning experience taking everything apart. The best part? It still goes boom every time I pull the trigger!

 

[Majorlk]

Thanks...it wasn't really that hard. To prep, I cleaned it with either denatured alcohol or acetone (don't remember which),

It wasn't acetone because that will melt the polymer!

 

[reshp1]

If I Had A Dollar For Every Time I Said This Was Complete...

....you'd spend it on more parts?

 

[gotfish]

....you'd spend it on more parts?

Ha! Can't...saving for the next new toy (after the panic buying ends).

 

[delirious]

Nice rifle. Which barrel did you choose from the SW site? Is this the standard barrel with just the flash removed to fit? I am assuming you remove the flash hider and screw on the spikes

 

[gotfish]

Nice rifle. Which barrel did you choose from the SW site? Is this the standard barrel with just the flash removed to fit? I am assuming you remove the flash hider and screw on the spikes

It's just the common one with the threaded flash hider removed. The can is threaded on in it's place.

 

[GunNewb]

Dude... Sweet gun.

 

[Dirt Dart]

Nice rifle! Do you really shoot it a lot with the 5.56 can on it? I would be afraid that 22LR ammo would really foul up the inside of a good 5.56 can.

Oops, sorry. I didn't read it was a fake can.

 

[Majorlk]

I think the two-tone color scheme is spectacular.

Bravo Zulu!!!!

 

[Kayback]

A decent 5.56mm can (read no aluminium) can be cleaned in a sonic cleaner. .22 fouling isn't much of a problem.

It is only a real problem with one piece aluminium cans.

KBK

 

[delirious]

That's not a suppressor.

Question. Is that flat dark earth on the stock and rail covers or did you paint that too? Pictures of the rifle with flat dark earth seem lighter. I like the color in those pictures

 

[gotfish]

Thanks for the comments. The main parts of the rifle (upper, lower, rails) are all painted in Satin Fossil Rustoleum. The stock, rail covers, and grip are all OEM Magpul FDE.

 

[brucev]

Your rifle is a tour de force of what happens when the 15-22 becomes the canvas for a creative mind!

 

[Col. Plink]

I think the two-tone color scheme is spectacular.

Bravo Zulu!!!!

I do too. I am not a huge fan of FDE when it is just used on a few components. The two-tone is really great looking. Reminds me of the FN SCAR done in FDE.

 

[Majorlk]

Thanks for the comments. The main parts of the rifle (upper, lower, rails) are all painted in Satin Fossil Rustoleum. The stock, rail covers, and grip are all OEM Magpul FDE.

Did you put the .070 butt pad on the stock for function or looks? I like the looks and have considered putting one on my CTR stock.

 

[Lorelei]

I like the way that one looks.