Have you ever wanted to pain a rifle but are just too chicken? Well... screw that noise, grab some Krylon and go to town...

Basically, all you need is your choice of color(s), a cleaning agent, masking tape, and some imagination. For this project, I chose a boring solid black Rem 700 with SWFA SS 10X.



After I cleaned all surfaces good making sure to remove all oils, I used masking tape to cover things I did not want painted. Scopes... cover the markings, turrets, and objective/ocular. I removed the bolt and Karsten cheek piece for this project. Tape off the chamber and trigger areas.



Several coats of a TAN base...



After to dried, I simply scraped up pine straw out of the yard and used it to make patterns by hitting the rifle with OD.







Once dried, remove the tape, replace parts taken off...




You can use leaves, netting, and just about what ever to make patterns. Scrapes and scratches are EASILY covered by a quick touch up. Now... doe that NOT look MUCH better?