my new paint job

[vegas steve]

thought i would do a repaint on my old trusty 7 mag.what do you guys think?

 

[trebark]

that's a good lookin' shootin' stick!

 

[vegas steve]

thanks.so you dont think the paint job is too busy?

 

[Jim in Cali]

That is a real nice design.

 

[Barrelnut]

I like it too. Not to busy. Has that "down to business" look to it.gun)

 

[vegas steve]

thanks guys.i was worried it might be too much

 

[mgood]

I like it.
It does seem a little camo-ish for a bench gun (but I don't hang with that crowd so I'm not sure what is "in") and like too much shiny metal for a hunting gun. But I still dig the overall look.

Edit: And it appears to be backwards, but I guess you wrong-handers like 'em that way

 

[trucraft]

thought i would do a repaint on my old trusty 7 mag.what do you guys think?

Very nice design and colour combo.
What pain and colours did you use?

 

[vegas steve]

i used duplicolor cammo paint, and an industrial grade matte clear as a top coat.i started with a kahki base and then shot three fields of earth brown.i then took some small artistic sponges and sprayed some earth brown on a sheet of cardboard and dabbed the sponge in it and faded in the brown fields to the kahki.i added a few contrasting specs to lightly break up the solid spots,and dabbed a few blotches of olive drab for some character.

 

[vegas steve]

took the trusty ol 7 mag out yesterday for some group testing and she shot well.benched at 200 yrds netted a .244 three shot group with the first load i tried

 

[vegas steve]

I like it.
It does seem a little camo-ish for a bench gun (but I don't hang with that crowd so I'm not sure what is "in") and like too much shiny metal for a hunting gun. But I still dig the overall look.

Edit: And it appears to be backwards, but I guess you wrong-handers like 'em that way

its a steel plate gun foremost,and an extreme range coyote gun.i'm so far away from yotes they cant see the stainless barrel anyways.i dont like putting a finish on the barreled actions of my guns because i believe it disrupts the harmonics.

 

[mgood]

its a steel plate gun foremost,and an extreme range coyote gun.i'm so far away from yotes they cant see the stainless barrel anyways.i dont like putting a finish on the barreled actions of my guns because i believe it disrupts the harmonics.

Good work. I do like the look.

 

[vegas steve]

here is a sample of what criterion barrels can do with a good handload.remember guys this is a belted magnum

 

[mgood]

Very nice!