I remember when I was a lot younger and a lot poorer I would take what I could get, gun-wise. I owned one AR-15 and I was happy to have it. Nowadays, its a different story and I can have some ‘first world problems’, and , if I so desire, fix them.
Black is a color you don’t really see in nature much except at night. An ‘evil black rifle’ stands out a bit in most environments. Your eye naturally discerns something that is ‘out of the ordinary’ and a perfectly straight three-foot-long black stick is one of those things.
This sort of ‘problem’ is easily remedied with some spraypaint and stencils if youre of the the mind to go that route. I prefer to just skip the issue altogether and, when possible, get a gun in my color of choice – OD green (ODG).
This brings me to the Ruger RXM pistol I bought a while back. Now, I own Glocks and Sig P320’s and the Ruger combined the best of both worlds (without the ‘uncommanded discharges’). You get, essentially, a 3rd Gen Glock 9mm but you get a chasis system like the P320 allowing you some interesting parts swaps. Such as … colored frames. (Frames of color?)
The RXM came with a bluish/gray frame. Fine, it works, whatever. But, for $27 MagPul is offering a replacement frame in ODG. Sign me up.
It’s a fairly petty thing, to be concerned about your guns color. However…why not?
Stencils? Look at the Rhodie FALs. On builds from the real parts kits, it looks like they just slapped it on with cheap brushes in no particular pattern,
How is the RXM working? Am considering one,
Very nice pistol. Theres a post up about it. Like everything about it except the trigger. Either live with the trigger, or swap for a nicer one and you’d have a darn fine pistol.
The paint looks slapped on with brushes because it was slapped on with brushes!
Brush War? Field Expedient or While I have 30 seconds before the next ambush
Most of my firearms are in their default colors. My Tavor-7 is in FDE or whatever they call it, and so are the magazines for it.
But when it becomes time that’s a problem I have some cans of krylon, and some suitable wrap materials.
Cheap rattle can paint is a path to disappointment. Going a step or two up to quality paint and application makes a world of difference. For ultimate endurance it is hard to beat snowplow paint. Not cheap but think of the job it is designed for. Not a lot of options in colors though.
True, but easy to remove and change
waiting on my od green 1301 to show up some day…
OT: Offered without comment
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Nice, but a bit outta my budget. But I like that you were looking out for me…