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 03-11-2010, 04:12 AM | #1 | Sic Semper Tyrannis Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: , The Mother Lode Posts: 18,437 |  Pics of my 10/22
I started with a standard blued 10/22 with the Birch stock.
I found a Nikon 3-9x40 Pro-Staff scope in Realtree camo on sale and bought and mounted it. It looked weird on there.
I then found a factory Ruger synthetic stock in Realtree camo and swapped that out.
So then, I had a bued/camo'd 10/22. I kept telling myself that it didn't matter because it's just a plinker, but it kind of bothered me.
So, I disassembled it all and stripped all the blueing off. Then I sanded and primed all the metal and then painted it with Rustoleum Camouflage, ultra flat Army Green. It was a PITA to get it really clean and even, but eventually, it came out to my satisfaction.
So far, the paint is holding up well, but I sanded, primed and prepped the heck out of the metal.
It may not be everybody's taste, but I'm really happy with the results.
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| 03-11-2010, 04:15 AM | #2 | Sic Semper Tyrannis Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: , The Mother Lode Posts: 18,437 |
Do you think I should color/paint the scope ring and mount screws? I was going for a little contrast, but I'm open to suggestions. __________________
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| 03-11-2010, 04:18 AM | #3 | Aspiring Mall Ninja Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Here in the holler.... Posts: 2,166 |
Looks nice to me. I wouldn't do the screws though. It looks plenty good as is. | |
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| 03-11-2010, 04:21 AM | #4 | Sic Semper Tyrannis Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: , The Mother Lode Posts: 18,437 |
Yeah, I don't know, it might be too much of a good thing. Then again, like I said, I don't know. __________________
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| 03-11-2010, 04:40 AM | #5 | Redux Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 3,710 |
Looks great!
Just don't set it down in the woods...You may never find it again!! __________________
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| 03-11-2010, 04:43 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 1,126 |
I vote to keep her just like she is now. Don't fix it if it ain't broke. 
Very nice work Sir!  __________________
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| 03-11-2010, 04:46 AM | #7 | Sic Semper Tyrannis Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: , The Mother Lode Posts: 18,437 |
Thanks. We'll see how the paint holds up. If it doesn't, I'll just Duracoat it. But then again, I also have a lot of paint left over. __________________
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| 03-11-2010, 06:08 AM | #8 | Sic Semper Tyrannis Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: , The Mother Lode Posts: 18,437 |
This is how it looked when still blued:
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| 03-11-2010, 06:24 AM | #9 | 2012 can't come too soon Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sun, Sand, and Palm Trees, Fla. Posts: 1,875 |
Looks Great. I'd leave it as is.......+1 on not setting it down in the woods. __________________
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| 03-11-2010, 07:26 AM | #10 | Ground Zero Ocean Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Florence, Oregon Posts: 8,462 |
Nice work CA! I'd leave it as is, it's beautiful, at least what I can see of it!  __________________ Molon Labe!
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