My Savage build, camo too!

[highorder]

So it's finally done and test fired.

I got a great deal on a Savage 11 Hunter XP, and decided to use it as a basis for several mods I've read about here. I also decided to try my hand at a multi layered camouflage pattern similar to the one from Crye.

Mods:
Bed action on pillars, and fill forend.
Re-float barrel and nut.
Fill stock with silicone.
Tune trigger weight, over travel, clean up engagement surfaces.

Optics:
Midway BSA 4-14x44 FFP mil/mil
Weaver tactical rings
Weaver 1913 base

The camo is tan, two browns, three greens, and almond. and labor intensive!

Questions? Comments?

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[highorder]

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[drybean]

Very nice Job

[mikein]

Lookin' mighty good, indeed!:p Well done.

[Rosco]

Awesome Camo job!! What brand did you use for the paint?

[kenochs]

I majorly dig the multicam!! I'd like to do something similar. Can you share how you went about the layers? (stencils, etc?)

[snowgetter1]

I like it!

[highorder]

I'll take a pic of my paint cans tonight.

The paint started with a tan base. Then a brown fade. Then I applied stencils made from masking tape with two thoughts; be random and preserve tan/brown transitions.

With the stencils on, I painted a rather random blend of three greens. After a solid week of drying, I went back with masks (female stencils?) and added the dark browns. A few days later I added the almond accents. The key to the almond was to keep it in groups adjacent to the dark browns.

There are several Easter eggs hidden in my stencils, including my home state of Michigan. I have lots of stencil left, and enough paint to do several rifles. Maybe my 10/22 needs a new paint job...

[highorder]

So here's the paint: http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/28/yzyzedyg.jpg

The actual colors of Rustoleum:
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/28/gamujeda.jpg

Top layers at the top, base colors at the bottom:
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[tufrthnails]

Wow that is one beauitfully done camo job. You have much more patience then I do. I do love the Rust-oleum camp line use it quite often on the Jeep for different part works very well when properly primed and allowed to harden. I did notice on 3 of your cans it says bonds to plastic which I never noticed before I will have to remember that.

[highorder]

The only place paint didn't bond well was to the Butler Creek Scope caps. In hindsight, I should have sanded them to roughen them up.

[CalRon]

That looks awesome man! I may have have to give this a shot myself down the road? Thanks for explaining how you did it.

[highorder]

Thanks!

You can do it too!

[BluGrass]

So here's the paint: http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/28/yzyzedyg.jpg

The actual colors of Rustoleum:
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/28/gamujeda.jpg

Top layers at the top, base colors at the bottom:
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/28/7yrugura.jpg
Your rifle looks awesome highorder! I bought those same rustoleom camo paints just haven't been able to lay any paint down. I was just wondering if you sand papered your stock befor or put any kind of clear coat afterwards?

Thanks
Josh

[savagetoter]

Wow, I'm impressed! You layered the camo perfectly. Very nice. I like how you put a touch of "snow" coloration into the mix.

[highorder]

The stock was etched with acetone before paint. I want this to wear in, so no clear top coat.

It's really shooting well with Federal Match 168gr.

[GaCop]

Very nice job!