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Old November 20, 2011, 07:25 PM   #1
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My shotgun is reborn

I just started duck hunting and was envious of my camo packing counter parts so I set off on a journey to create my personalized bird gun. Starting my taking apart my pump 12 gauge maverick 88.
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Old November 20, 2011, 07:27 PM   #2
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Second step auto primer

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Old November 20, 2011, 07:30 PM   #3
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Third step tan undercoat

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Old November 20, 2011, 07:32 PM   #4
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Fourth step take some vegetation as a negative then I used camo green

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Old November 20, 2011, 07:33 PM   #5
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After that I sprayed matte black

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Old November 20, 2011, 07:34 PM   #6
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Lastly I used a clear coat to seal the deal

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Old November 20, 2011, 07:38 PM   #7
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Put it back together ready to go

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Old November 20, 2011, 08:01 PM   #8
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Nice work. I did my Beretta exactly the same way 3 years ago, and I can tell you the paint has been extremely durable and maintenance free.

I wanted to lighten it a bit to better suit the colors in our local marshes, so I used the lighter color last.

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Old November 20, 2011, 08:22 PM   #9
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When the first pics loaded of a Blue Man Group shotgun, I was like ***

When I saw the finished result:

Nice job!!!
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Old November 20, 2011, 08:22 PM   #10
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That looks too cool

I see ferns on the dark, did you hand paint on the light?
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Old November 20, 2011, 08:57 PM   #11
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I did hand paint some green. I wrapped different diameters of rope around the parts, then sprayed the light over the ropes.
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Old November 21, 2011, 05:17 PM   #12
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I'm going to try that

This time I'm going to do it on my bb gun to see which I'll like best for my hunting rifle. A few of the guys at work already want me to hook up theirs.
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Old November 21, 2011, 05:30 PM   #13
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There was someone on either here or the "other" forum that used maple leaves and similar from his yard as his stencils - they came out awesome looking - a lot like, if not better than, a B&C stock I have on a rifle with a similar pattern

Good jobs to both - nice looking work!
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Old November 22, 2011, 05:02 AM   #14
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Nice - a buddy of mine did much the same thing, his came out well, but not like yours.
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Old November 22, 2011, 06:26 AM   #15
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nice work on both guns!! Thanks for posting something really interesting...
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Old November 22, 2011, 08:16 AM   #16
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Thanks for the positive feed back

The examples were a great touch as well, I plan on selling paint jobs at the blue berry festival in burgaw nc next year along with my paracord assesories and slings.
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Old November 22, 2011, 07:34 PM   #17
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From an Old Soldier to a Young Soldier...........

You did a great job! Your MossbergĀ® pump looks great!!!!!
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Old November 23, 2011, 06:31 AM   #18
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Thank you sir

Thanks for your service as well.
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Old November 27, 2011, 03:36 PM   #19
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very nice job! what kit did you use?
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Old November 27, 2011, 08:21 PM   #20
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Kit?

I just saw what one guy did and was inspired.
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Old November 27, 2011, 08:28 PM   #21
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As for paint

You can get every thing you need for a walmart. Car primer, camo spray paint
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