ousoonerfan22 Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 I just bought a remington sps stainless .204 and would have bought the plain black gun but you had to purchase a gun for at least $500 to get the 12 months same as cash from Bass Pro. Since I'm going to use this for coyotes I might paint the barrel flat black is this a bad choice? My son camo painted his remington pump 12 ga that he uses for duck hunting and it actually doesn't look that bad. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popgun Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Re: Would you paint a gun? It's just me I guess, but I think I would leave it as is. I think you can kill just as many coyotes with the rifle left natural. You could paint a brand new pick-up truck with spray can paint from Wal-mart, but I wouldn't recommend that either. ....popgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ousoonerfan22 Posted July 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Re: Would you paint a gun? I know the gun doesn't have a bright finish but as sharp as coyotes eyes are I was thinking they would spot the silver barrel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Re: Would you paint a gun? [ QUOTE ] I know the gun doesn't have a bright finish but as sharp as coyotes eyes are I was thinking they would spot the silver barrel? [/ QUOTE ] by the time that coyote spots the silver barrel it should be to late for him, you should already have sent the bullet his way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Re: Would you paint a gun? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I know the gun doesn't have a bright finish but as sharp as coyotes eyes are I was thinking they would spot the silver barrel? [/ QUOTE ] by the time that coyote spots the silver barrel it should be to late for him, you should already have sent the bullet his way. [/ QUOTE ] Yep, what he said. Personally, no I would not paint the barrel. If you are concerned with the finish, might try a mesh or netting type camo wrap just big enough to drape over the barrel, kind of like ghillie suit for the gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadHuntinPastor Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Re: Would you paint a gun? Agree with above. Lot's of better options for camo than painting it. Paint just gets messy. You would only want to use something that can be removed. I haven't used it, but you could try something like that CamoClad stuff. They say it can be removed easily and doesn't leave a residue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Re: Would you paint a gun? Painting s/s is not easy or seems perminant to me. I understand your need for full concealment and I had painted a shot gun last spring for turkey season that turned out great IMO. It was black matte with brown wood stock and forend and accepted the primer really well. You could send it to The Gun Garage to get it durocoated which is a harder them steel finish. I had a barrel and scope done for a Encore handgun and you would not known the difference from a blued barrel to the s/s look it gave me. I had the gloss scope done in matte black too. http://www.thegungarage.com His prices are low IMO. Or another company that can dip items, as all manufacturers do, to ANY camo you wish it seems. www.tarjac.com You need to email them for pricing but its very reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Re: Would you paint a gun? I agree with the camo netting, why ruin the guns value by painting it if you don't have to. too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Re: Would you paint a gun? I have no problem painting a gun. I painted my Browning BPS that had a nice deep polished blue and glossy walnut stock. I also painted a few rifles. It can be removed if you don't want it any longer and there are places that will re-blue guns everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ousoonerfan22 Posted July 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Re: Would you paint a gun? I painted a bow once with that camo paint that's easy to remove and it cleaned up nice when I wanted to trade it in. With the new gun I was just planning on painting the barrel and not the action or receiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Re: Would you paint a gun? I've done some pretty demeaning things to some shotguns with Krylon in the name of function over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Re: Would you paint a gun? OK, paint paint paint just make sure you do a good job LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Re: Would you paint a gun? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I know the gun doesn't have a bright finish but as sharp as coyotes eyes are I was thinking they would spot the silver barrel? [/ QUOTE ] by the time that coyote spots the silver barrel it should be to late for him, you should already have sent the bullet his way. [/ QUOTE ] Yep, what he said. Personally, no I would not paint the barrel. If you are concerned with the finish, might try a mesh or netting type camo wrap just big enough to drape over the barrel, kind of like ghillie suit for the gun. [/ QUOTE ] I agree with them. But i wouldnt paint the gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhorn57 Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Re: Would you paint a gun? you could try this http://cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/...r&noImage=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
257bob Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Re: Would you paint a gun? Absolutely, I have two guns that a guy in Oklahoma City painted for me and they look great. He charged $40 per gun and I wish I would have had more of my guns painted. If you are interested in seeing them PM me and I will E-mail you pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
257bob Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Re: Would you paint a gun? I am going to try to post the pics. Still learning how to work these forums. I don't know if these will show or not. If not they are in the picture posts under general firearms. These were both painted with HS spray paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitRmisS Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Re: Would you paint a gun? whoever di those for you did a real good job 257bob, they look nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Re: Would you paint a gun? They look great !!! What a nice job. too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89importeater Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 Re: Would you paint a gun? well you can take my advice with a grain of salt but i take autobody at the local community college and one of the first things i had learned is that in order to paint medal it needs to be ruffed up some or it wont stick. if you where wanting to paint it you would need to take some high grit sand paper to it. i know that sounds bad but if not the paint will flake,scratch amd chip easily with the smoothness of the ss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Re: Would you paint a gun? [ QUOTE ] ...if you where wanting to paint it you would need to take some high grit sand paper to it. i know that sounds bad but if not the paint will flake,scratch amd chip easily with the smoothness of the ss. [/ QUOTE ] Actually, not really. I have painted a few guns and they have not had a problem with paint not sticking. Proper degreasing is more important than roughing up the surface. Also the metal on a gun is rougher than you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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