Suggestions for shotgun camo?
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Last year I bought a Remington Express Turkey shotgun with what they call a non-reflective finish. Unfortunately it still stands out in the woods. I’ve tried camo tape before on another shotgun but didn’t care for it because it held moisture against the gun if it got wet. I know they also make camo paint you can apply yourself. Does anyone have any experience with the paint before I mess up my new gun or any other suggestions?
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> Last year I bought a Remington Express Turkey shotgun with what they call a > non-reflective finish. Unfortunately it still stands out in the woods. I’ve > tried camo tape before on another shotgun but didn’t care for it because it > held moisture against the gun if it got wet. I know they also make camo > paint you can apply yourself. Does anyone have any experience with the paint > before I mess up my new gun or any other suggestions?
You probably won’t want to hear this, but I’d buy another shotgun. If you like Remingtons, buy an 870 SP Camo. I bought one about five or six years ago. It’s fully camoflauged with sythetic stock and forearm. I was worried about the camo finish being less than durable, but I have been impressed. I love it. And it doesn’t cost a whole lot more than the Express. Tom Pink E.U.P. Duck Camp
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>Last year I bought a Remington Express Turkey shotgun with what they call >non-reflective finish. Unfortunately it still stands out in the woods. >tried camo tape before on another shotgun but didn’t care for it because >held moisture against the gun if it got wet. I know they also make camo >paint you can apply yourself. Does anyone have any experience with the >before I mess up my new gun or any other suggestions?
There is a product (made I think by hunter specialties) that fits like a camo sock over your shotgun. It can make things a little akward but you can cut the sock to fit your gun. Richard Sawin
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>Last year I bought a Remington Express Turkey shotgun with what they call >non-reflective finish. Unfortunately it still stands out in the woods. >tried camo tape before on another shotgun but didn’t care for it because >held moisture against the gun if it got wet. I know they also make camo >paint you can apply yourself. Does anyone have any experience with the >before I mess up my new gun or any other suggestions?
I’ve addressed this subject before. About 2 or 3 years ago I wrote an artical for Canadian Hunting & Shooting about gun painting. I’ve heard from a lot of people who have followed the technique and are very happy with the results. I’ll briefly review the procedure again: The first premise is that you have bought the gun to use it, not to put it away and hope it appreciates in value. If you took some brown, black, green and yellow spray bombs and just painted it, the results would be effective camouflage, but it would probably be ugly. So try this: -mask everything you don’t want to paint and degrease everything that you do. Lightly sand the wood. -go out and get some small branches, leaves, twigs, pine needles. You’ll need an armload or two. Don’t use anything bigger than about 2" across. Buy some PERMANENT camo coloured paint in black, green, brown and yellow. -paint the whole (masked) gun flat black and let it dry. You may like 2 coats. -lay some of the branches, twigs, leaves, etc. on the gun and spray green or yellow (if you want a predominantly green effect, spray yellow: if you want yellow, vice-versa). For a 3D effect, try moving some of the twigs and branches JUST SLIGHTLY so there will be the effect of a black shadow under things. -don’t move anything. Add more foliage. Spray brown. -don’t move anything. Add more. Spray yellow or green. -the last colour will be the least visible since most of the gun will be masked by the foliage. For the last colour, you should almost not be able to see the gun through the leaves & stuff. The paint will get through. -carefully remove the foliage, including little bits that have stuck to the gun (don’t use grass or loose pine needles, etc. They stick like mad and will ruin the effect). Let it dry. -turn it over and repeat on the other side. -after everything is dry, spray a couple of coats of matte varnish. -reassemble, re-oil, stand back and admire. After 3 years of use, my 870 has some worn spots, especially where my hands are, but the black undercoat has held up so it’s still effective. Enjoy! I did! Glenn Springer
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try gun chaps, i put them on rifles to protect them from getting scratched up on my tree stand, they make them for most shot guns but i am not sure about pump shotguns, try cabela’s. also, some gunsmiths will camo a gun.
