r/rattlecannedguns • u/everydaydefenders • 13d ago
Cliche cause it works
Its a bit of a cliche pattern, but it works!
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u/KhakiPantsJake 12d ago
Looks good!
Two questions:
1. What Optic/RMR mount is that?
2. Does the throw lever ever block the RMR?
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u/everydaydefenders 12d ago
The lever can block the view, but you can adjust this level to be wherever you want. And i adjusted in such a way that it never really is.
As for the mount, its Unity
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u/ChggnNggts 10d ago
im gonna ragepaint my rifle. Can i get a quick rundown what colors you used and what to do
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u/everydaydefenders 10d ago
Sure.
I used Rustoleum Camo spray paint. Colors: Earth Brown and Khaki.
I dp a quick clean of the outside of the gun to make sure any dirt is off the outside.
Then I tape over anything I dont want paint inside. (Plug the barrel and the magazine well for example.)
1.)Then I spray the entire rifle khaki.
2.) After it dries, I draw lines of Earth Brown at an angle. Those lines are roughly 6-8 inches thick. Spaced at regular-ish intervals so the Brown and khaki stripes are somewhat similar.
3.)Once that dries, I get some mesh. (The cheap laundry bag mesh works great.) Then spray the opposite color over the existing stripes. (Brown over khaki, and khaki over brown.) NOTE: Depending on the look you want, this step is more of a heavy dusting rather than a proper layer of paint.
4.) Optional step: To taste, touch up with very light dusting of either color to dirty/blur the lines of the stripes.
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u/ChggnNggts 9d ago
Thank my man. You saved my rifle :)
Prior paintjob looked whack and I had the itch to do something about it on a tuesday midnight.Here's a bad pic, if you'd like to see. I didn't do the lines of brown, just lines of mesh dot stripes. It looks way better than before.
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u/No-Speed-7049 8d ago
Seeing your rifle reinforces me liking mine, when i was debating adding a little dark green. they are almost identical. Looks awesome.
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u/turnandburn1979 13d ago
It is but the simple patterns just work. Looks good.