Sunday, I busted out the airbrush, regulator, and bottle of matte black Gunkote. It was a little cooler in KC than the recommended 65 degrees, but I had the barrel in the sun and warmed it up with a heat gun before spraying.

aside from the prep work of planning to get the wife and kids out of the house during the bake, it all went easier than I remember from refinishing a FAL rifle kit.

I was a little light on the bottom side. No problem! When I discovered in my haste that I'd forgotten the new barrel nut, I just went ahead and resprayed the barrel again.

First time headspacing with a savage barrel nut. Hope I did it right. Test fire and picking an optic are next.

overall length is 37". Big smile!