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Offline Saloon slug

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.308 Survivor + Krylon
« on: January 02, 2009, 02:06:13 PM »
I had some free time this holiday so I got around to having some fun with my Survivor. When I bought this rifle I intended it as a walking varminter and pack rifle but the all black finish is a dead give away to coyotes that something is not Kosher. So here we go.

Here she is before I got started.


To start I wiped the entire outside of the gun with Windex to remove any oils. Next I taped off all the parts I didnt want painted i.e. the trigger area, muzzle, and around the hammer and the barrel latch lever. Then I used the Krylon brown as a primer and painted the whole gun with 3 coats and let dry over night.


Next I went over it with the tan and started over laying the other colors.


After I got all of the base colors done it was time to do the over lay. I used pine branches because everything else is dead this time of year.


I layed out the over lay so that the flat black I used could get down to the gun.


Once it was all layed out I used the flat black cammo paint and from about 1' away gave it a good dusting. This gives it depth and softens the edges.
Here is the finished product.
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Re: .308 Survivor + Krylon
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2009, 02:20:24 PM »
NICE JOB!!  I like it!!!!!

 EXCELLENT write up and nice idea for a winter project!!!!

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Re: .308 Survivor + Krylon
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2009, 02:32:56 PM »
Thanks ;D

I have done similar paint jobs to a couple of other guns and even my laptop when the finish got all scrathed up form taking it to the field and Iraq.

It is a good winter project when it is to cold to go shooting.
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Re: .308 Survivor + Krylon
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2009, 02:48:30 PM »
Lookin great, good job!! ;)

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Re: .308 Survivor + Krylon
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2009, 03:51:41 PM »
Great job!  That'll hide ya from the yodle dogs. ;)  DP
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Re: .308 Survivor + Krylon
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2009, 05:29:34 AM »
Thanks all I am glad you all like it. Here is a pick of my laptop I used tomato bush clippings as the over lay.

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Re: .308 Survivor + Krylon
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2009, 01:47:05 PM »
Looks good, better watch where you put them down at as you might not find them again!
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