Sat Sep 23, 2017 7:54 pm
Sat Sep 23, 2017 9:17 pm
Mon Sep 25, 2017 5:21 am
Mon Sep 25, 2017 10:19 pm
sportsdad60 wrote:What type of coating? You lost man card points because you didn't include pictures in your post the first time. :)
Wed Sep 27, 2017 8:16 pm
Thu Sep 28, 2017 4:52 am
Looks legit.hkcavalier wrote:Light was good today.
The green is CADPAT Light Green Duracoat from the all-in-one aerosol can. It was surprisingly like the Noveske Bazooka Green Cerakote in color, I thought it would be less olive and more of a lighter, "sage" green. But it looks good and is easy to apply.
Stock + bolt handle was sprayed with tan bedliner and black marbelizing spray. Not real happy with the American Ranch stock. While the action and barrel are solid, the stock is too light and flimsy for a hard recoiling rifle like this.
Brake is a Wilson Combat and the scope is the Primary Arms 1-4x illuminated. It is very big and heavy for a 1-4x, but a) adding a little weight to this thumper is OK and b) it's $120. Maybe someday I'll get a Trijicon 1-4x or a nice 1-6x but PA will do for now. I actually think their spring loaded covers are better than the plastic Butler Creek ones (which is not saying much).
With a stock sprayed with bedliner, you're pretty much stuck using a cheek pad which I prefer anyway. It holds a spare mag and coin batteries for the scope.
You do need a couple of tools to take it all the way down. Torx, good Allen wrenches, and a 9/16 roll pin punch for the trigger group.
Since I had some green left over, and it's a use-it-or-lose-it deal, I decided to coat my Mossberg that's gained some scratches and rust freckles over the years. In retrospect, I should have coated my AR10 but did the Mossy since, well, it's a lot easier to take all the way down. No roll pins or easy to lose detents and springs. It was starting to run out after 3-4 coats of the shotgun parts. I did not coat the internal parts except for inside the receiver, which IMO is totally unnecessary since it's anodized aluminum and not going to rust anyway.
I've had a problem with that Elzetta flashlight mount walking back under recoil so I stuck rubber grip tape on the inside. Hopefully that cures the issue.
Thu Sep 28, 2017 12:22 pm
dreadi wrote:Looks legit.
Thu Sep 28, 2017 4:12 pm
Thu Sep 28, 2017 7:04 pm
Thu Sep 28, 2017 9:55 pm
hkcavalier wrote:Light was good today.
The green is CADPAT Light Green Duracoat from the all-in-one aerosol can. It was surprisingly like the Noveske Bazooka Green Cerakote in color, I thought it would be less olive and more of a lighter, "sage" green. But it looks good and is easy to apply.
Stock + bolt handle was sprayed with tan bedliner and black marbelizing spray. Not real happy with the American Ranch stock. While the action and barrel are solid, the stock is too light and flimsy for a hard recoiling rifle like this.
Brake is a Wilson Combat and the scope is the Primary Arms 1-4x illuminated. It is very big and heavy for a 1-4x, but a) adding a little weight to this thumper is OK and b) it's $120. Maybe someday I'll get a Trijicon 1-4x or a nice 1-6x but PA will do for now. I actually think their spring loaded covers are better than the plastic Butler Creek ones (which is not saying much).
With a stock sprayed with bedliner, you're pretty much stuck using a cheek pad which I prefer anyway. It holds a spare mag and coin batteries for the scope.
You do need a couple of tools to take it all the way down. Torx, good Allen wrenches, and a 9/16 roll pin punch for the trigger group.
Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:27 am
Fri Sep 29, 2017 2:38 pm
golddigger14s wrote:I like the green color. Where did you get that stock for the mossy?
Sat Sep 30, 2017 11:24 am
Sat Sep 30, 2017 12:28 pm
Sat Sep 30, 2017 3:31 pm