M&P 15 Sport 2 Distressed.......

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Sorry I wasn't trying to argue with anybody or anything. Good day gents

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Hillbillyhero said:
Uh never claimed to be a Special Forces Operator. Why would you assume because I paint some of my guns I think I'm an "operator"
They do it in part to break up the outline of a rifle. If I want to paint my guns so what.

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Ended up selling my favorite AR with an expensive 2 stage trigger & high end barrel, to partially fund another one. I enjoy putting these together (not to mention I have the talent to do so. They work without fail.). Since we had great success in hydro-dipping my wife's AR, I'll probably do a partial hydro-dip on my new one. At least the lower & upper. Might even paint a few parts. Black is black, but can become boring. I'll leave my 300 Blackout......black, I think. :D
 
Hillbillyhero said:
Uh never claimed to be a Special Forces Operator. Why would you assume because I paint some of my guns I think I'm an "operator"
They do it in part to break up the outline of a rifle. If I want to paint my guns so what.

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I don't know... maybe the talk of painting your gun, SHTF, not being spotted from a mile away? Like I said, you brought up "Special Forces", not me... ;)

If you want to paint your guns, go right ahead. I pointed out that soldiers and hunters have a legitimate reason for painting the rifle... camouflage... so I obviously know why it is done by those two groups. (And before I get called out on it, I'm using "soldier" generically here... probably should say armed forces :D)

"Because it is my gun and I want to" is a legitimate reason too, but that doesn't mean everyone is going to like your work.
 
The op wanted a painted mock battle field pick up looking rifle, his rifle, his paint. Nice thing about this hobby, is that there are all kinds of flavors for all kinds of people. It is not like he hard chromed or cerecoated a registered magnum.

You did a good job with the paint op!

BFPU style is popular, I even have one, it is a Romainian AK parts kit that was built and not refinished

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cyphertext said:
It is... and with grown ups, you will get a little sarcasm and jest thrown into the conversation at times. :cool:
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....not to mention, occasionally even a little dissenting opinion that doesn't follow the herd (GASP!!! :eek:) But apparantly that's just negative, hostile, uncivil input from the "peanut gallery". It seems that "discussion board" actually means " happy-safe-place where everyone gets a big pat on the back,and no one says anything that's less than fully supportive".
Hmm, not unlike modern American universities,eh? :D
 
cyphertext said:
Well, if you aren't a soldier or a hunter, what reason would you have to paint your AR? My hammer is a tool too, but I don't paint it. My wrenches aren't painted either!
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My grandfather painted all his tools orange. He did it for two reasons. First, the paint cut down on potential rust. Second, it makes them easy to find. I still have several of them. Most of the paint is worn off, but they're still easy to find and still rust free.


M&P-LOVER said:
I wanted the lower to have the appearance of the paint wearing off the black. That was the reason behind it.
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The upper looks like a perfect example of an FDE AR that has seen plenty of use. However, the lower doesn't meet your goals. It looks like a black lower with some white paint on it. Not really distressed.

I'm actually kind of surprised. The upper shows a tremendous amount of skill in achieving the vision. I would love to see you take another shot at the lower. I think you got just a little too much on there to make it looked distressed. It looks painted.

Still, a good job.


I do prefer to stress mine the old fashioned way though.
 
Rastoff said:
My grandfather painted all his tools orange. He did it for two reasons. First, the paint cut down on potential rust. Second, it makes them easy to find. I still have several of them. Most of the paint is worn off, but they're still easy to find and still rust free.





The upper looks like a perfect example of an FDE AR that has seen plenty of use. However, the lower doesn't meet your goals. It looks like a black lower with some white paint on it. Not really distressed.



I'm actually kind of surprised. The upper shows a tremendous amount of skill in achieving the vision. I would love to see you take another shot at the lower. I think you got just a little too much on there to make it looked distressed. It looks painted.



Still, a good job.





I do prefer to stress mine the old fashioned way though.
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Yeah I agree. I think I added too much silver as well. I may take some thinner and take off some silver. Just leaving it around mostly the edges and mag well. I learned a lot from this project and next time I do it, it will be better.


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Lee in Quartzsite said:
Just curious if you have cleaned it after shooting? Seems to me gun cleaning solvents might damage the paint and make a mess of it.
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I have shot about 500 or so rounds through it since painting. I added 3 coats of Matte clear coat and it's held up great so far.


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Pretty Cool

I can dig the top, but my $0.02 is that I would have done the lower like the top. Cool effect though, you're more artistic thatn I am!
 
Old TexMex said:
I was kinda thinkin about a "hello kitty" on my sport II....but now.....:(
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You should definitely do that!

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I believe I'm gonna go with Duracoat or cerakote on the next build. Any of you cerakoted any of your rifles? I like the copper color looks pretty cool in my opinion.

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Lee in Quartzsite said:
Looks like a lot of work, but not my cup of tea. Guess I'm too fussy, but I try keeping my guns looking like new. I have a 1972 Remington Nylon 66 that I bought new and it still looks that way. To each their own.......
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I had a nylon 66 Black and nickel said tomahawk on it. Sold it for 700bucks. You ever saw one? That was the only one I've saw regret selling it now.

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I like although I also would like to the the lower better match the upper. Can you give some details on how you did ii please?
 
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