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That is cool looking! I want a fudge marble cake right now.  :rofl:  But seriously, that is a neat design, thanks for sharing!

I agree with you 100%, that's not what I meant. The physical part of picking up that weapon (no remorse goes with what you said). But I remember the first time I shot an AR. I'd shot bolt actions and lever actions all my life, but I didn't pick up all the movements to jump out and do a 3 gun competition the next day.  Like you said, they are monsters, and maybe I'm trying to make sense out of something that doesn't make sense. Which includes me trying to make sense out of the grab hungry government.

It amazes me how many kids have supposedly been so hard core to walk in to a school, blow chunks out of people without crying at the sight if it or getting sick, and then have the same balls to put the barrel to their head and pull the trigger. I don't buy it, I hate saying I think they may have been forced, or shot while someone else pulled the trigger with more discipline, but good Lord, really????

Thanks for the heads up, grabbed a 10 pack to set back.

I appreciate that. I keep looking at it and thinking "Did I do that?" I really want to try another one and see what else I can come up with....just gotta get another AR lol

Thank you Red!

It would actually be a really cool picture without Hillary Clinton in it.....

Whoever calls wings may be hungry before breakfast lol

Yeah, sorry about that. I was using my camera instead of my phone and hadn't used it in a while. Forgot how to work the dang thing. And thank you, I'm happy with it for my first time.

Thanks Luke for all the tips....and for trying it first :rofl: I was more worried that once I got started, I would go with the wrong color for base coat, not like the design half way through, or have an image in my head and hate it on the rifle. So! I just started painting with no idea whatsoever in my head and went with it. I used Rustoleum flat camo in the following colors: Sand, Army green, and Dark Earth. Sprayed the crap out of it with brake cleaner and let dry. Tape over the trigger and serial number (Not sure why, but I did). First light coat of OD green After 2nd coat of OD green And here is the part where y'all get to cuss me for skipping pictures. (I know, I hate it too) But I got into it, and moved back and forth so many times, I would have had 100 pictures and probably forgot what I was trying to do in my head. So, I apologize in advance. :ugh: All that said, I am extremely happy. The finish is NOT shiny, which I did not want. The dull, flat look is great! Since I didn't take pictures of the leaf procedure (you can see them laying in the box), I will try to explain a little. Probably not much different than anyone else does though. I started with the two base coats of green. Then laid several of the little branches pretty much covering most of the rifle on one side. I sprayed several lines of the brown in different directions depending on how the leaves laid. I need to add that light leaves CAN be moved by the spray! GRRR So I had to adjust once I figured that out. I let that dry, flipped the rifle and repeated as close as I could remember on the opposite side. Then I grabbed the sand and laid about half the amount of leaves I used for brown on the rifle and sprayed 5 or 6 lines mostly vertical and a few on top and bottom of the rifle. I wasn't keen on keeping that much sand color although I love it, just thinking about my area colors. I wanted more green and brown. So I made one more trip around the whole rifle with brown (to break up some of the larger areas of sand color) and then green (A blending type action of all of the designs) again. I decided at the point above that I would stop where I was. Let me know what you think, and if you're pondering it, give it a shot!!

Welcome to TGO!

Welcome and thank you for your service!

That's a good idea! Haha. I'm actually pretty excited with that little bit of "I hope it turns out like I see it in my head." But the good thing is, I can always change it. I used to never think about that solid black blob standing out in the woods, but now, every picture I see with a black AR it stands out like crazy and I understand what used to sound ridiculous to me.

Oh okay. I just worried it might eat through the plastic, but hell, I know I've had some get on the plastic in my cleaning process. I guess I'll just roll on with that since I already have a ton of it. I can't wait.....yes I can...I can't wait till after the first spray is sprayed and get that over with! HA HA 

Well, I was in Walmart tonight and went ahead and picked up 3 cans of flat camo Rustoleum. Probably jump on it this weekend if I can sneak out in the garage for a few hours. I was going to clean everything with brake cleaner (I clean it with it regularly) but don't want to use it on the plastic. Acetone or denatured alchool, much difference in the two as far as cleaning the plastic parts?

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Hahaha!! Sweet!

Holy hell! That is nice!

That is good to know. I'm not sold on which brand to go with, was leaning more against the Kryon Fusion for the plastic (at least the base coat) and Rustoleum for the rest? But you said Magic is the name of the paint you used?

Hey Luke, post from the past revival time. How did the paint hold up? I'm ready to paint mine and thought about this thread.

I think it is. Which figures, because I'm always broke when it finally comes back lol.

That looks really good!

I bought my Glock 23 used and the previous owner polished the slide and barrel. It looks good, but I don't really care for the slick finish, but that's just me. I may get it Cerakoted or Duracoated sometime in the future.

Lmao!!!

I've only seen one, but have been seeing a lot of does. I'm enjoying the nice weather but I'm ready to hunt again too!!