camo rifle ?

[grumpyvette]

I was looking thru a different site and saw this picture,

looking at the picture , thats very impressive, yet it brought to mind a question ,Im just a bit curious ,now I like the way the rifle looks now,but IVE seen lots of guys do things like that and this is not meant to be just about this rifle but just a related question many of you guys can comment on,the basic color pattern used is obviously based on disruption/camo so why not a basic grey/green/tan or sage/grey/tan combo, some other color combo more likely to blend rather than clash with the hunt back-ground and some effort to mute the stainless barrel?
please don,t think I am not totally in support of anyone picking any potential pattern they like on any rifle they own, hey if shocking pink/chartreuse checkers with orange snowflakes looks good to you , hey its your rifle have at it! but I find it rather curious to use a camo pattern with colors that are obviously not meant to blend with a back ground, and Ive also always wondered why many guys do take the effort to camo paint stocks but leave scopes and barrels that will reflect a good deal of light?

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a bit of creativity and 3-4 dull colors of spray paint can do wonders are making a rifle difficult to see at a distance in the woods

now everyone obviously will react a bit differently to this picture, many guys will hate it and while I don,t think this is the perfect colors or pattern it does show some potential at making the rifle harder to see in the field from a distance.

 

[rlphvac]

I hunted for a few years with a new shiny 30-30 & 30.06 never got a shot on a deer then my dad gave me his old 300 savage so I mounted a 3x9 scope on it & painted the whole thing camo & got a deer almost every season after maybe just circumstance but when I got a new deer rifle I got a camo one

 

[grumpyvette]

I have been a HUGE believer in correctly applied camouflage , AND TAKING THE EFFORT TO REMOVE ANYTHING THAT WAS FLASHY, SHINY OR NOISY,ever since my first elk hunt where I found I COULD easily spot other hunters several miles away by the sun glinting off hard shiny surfaces like gun stocks, back pack frames, sun glasses etc.
its a big advantage to have the skill and ability to get into close range to place a shot accurately while remaining UN-detected.
I found that simply painting most equipment hard surfaces with dull tan and light green and dark gray blotches or covering them with decent camo cloth and use of a wide brim camo hat, and several other choices made an enormous difference in how difficult a hunter was to see.learn to move slowly, and stay in the shadows when you can and youll be amazed how fast your hunting success improves
not much sense in use of a ghillie suit or even standard camo if your going to ignore the weapon and your hands and your back pack and other equipment or matching the local color patterns and back ground texture like these FIRST TWO GUYS, below, and you darn sure need to keep in the shadows and brush and move very slowly and be aware of your surrounding and wind direction

put some thought and effort into the process like these guys below and sit up under a low hanging conifer , in the shade to further break up your outline and you can effectively become invisible

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have you ever considered ty-dyeing support socks,
the support hose look similar to this before being stretched over the stock on the rifle,
the object is having a dull, non-reflective and muted outer cover protecting that rifle stock while you hunt
this if done correctly can cover barrel, stock and optics completely eliminating most reflective surfaces
and reducing the potential for scratching the rifle
a couple tye dye socks and rubber bands can do a great deal

you might be amazed at what you could accomplish with minimal expense with some dull camo spray paint, shreds of burlap ,some light stripes of gray, mixed on and over basically green and tan fabric dye and a couple carefully cut support panty hose legs, and some shredded and dyed burlap for texture to conceal a rifle

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Your 100% correct, theres no doubt that movement and scent are the big give away,s game used to locate predators, but youll never have any idea how much game avoided you as a hunter by spotting reflective and light catching gear simply because they vacate the area when they spot you long before you had a chance to spot them.
anything you can do to lower your chance of being recognized as a threat can,t help but increase your potential success rate.
I'm sure anyone could wear head to toes, blaze orange and chrome mylar and occasionally kill game but the odds go up in your favor if your almost impossible to visually locate.
yeah! were forced to wear blaze orange in most locations,
now personally I think even wearing orange hats and vests doesn,t help you avoid being seen by game , but obviously theres laws mandating its use. but I don,t think you can logically debate that breaking up the human shape, limiting movement, watching the wind direction, being aware of scent and use of dull, non reflective materials makes you harder for game to locate

now this IS not directed at any particular person,its just common sense,info, but it should be obvious that some clothing is far easier to see in the wooded environment at a distance even if your not moving , and staying in mixed shadow helps break up the human form, and while you might think a GHILLIE SUITS a joke they do work!
obviously most guys won,t go to that extreme but looking at the pictures should point out that a bit of prep time might be useful in making any hunter harder to see.

 

[philly]

for a more permanent solution... cerakote that shit

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