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Post by bulasteve on Nov 13, 2016 8:43:06 GMT -5
There were a couple of years where I hunted with a SS RH and I applied some matte camo tape here and there. I've never camoed blued guns except for turkey/waterfowl. With the 480 BSBH being a big chunk'o SS, am feeling the need again. We hunt what you'd term "eastern woodlands" second growth type terrain. Here in Ohio, with various guns, long and short, I've never shot as far as 75yds ! At camp in the Penns hills the woods are bit more open except for the laurel jungles which are hard to describe, but shooting will be in feet, not yards. So, to bring to bear, the gun at the end of your arm goes thru the greastest range of motion, movement of any body part, hence my thoughts of camoeing. I've a clothed backed matte tape that works well for me. After cleaning and a wipe off, it is easy to apply and I'm not worriend about looks here. Any little adhesive residue has come off easily with just WD-40 and a rag patch. You ?
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Post by JM on Nov 13, 2016 10:31:46 GMT -5
Have you considered a bead-blast finish? Works real well at removing the shine & is easy to maintain. There is a hydrographic dipping process that applies a camo (or just about any other design you choose) onto the surface. Not sure how well it would adhere to stainless or the durability. duckduckgo.com/?q=camo+dipping+process&t=osx&ia=web
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Post by bigbrowndog on Nov 13, 2016 10:51:04 GMT -5
I use my polished SS vaquero quite a bit as a weapon of opportunity when scouting or walking the country where I hunt and take others. I've never had concern for alerting animals with its shiny finish. I've placed it 50 and 25 yards away and the finish almost seems to mirror its surroundings, there may be a circumstance where it would glint light at some point but there are so many other circumstances that could occur as well that do not involve the gun itself, I don't worry about it. I've used the gun on bobcat, coyote, turkey, deer, and pigs and the drawing or leveling at game motion goes unnoticed,........so far!!
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Post by Snyd on Nov 13, 2016 12:02:38 GMT -5
I don't care for camo anything other than maybe some clothing, even then I don't think it matters that much. Movement and wind direction are more critical. I'd probably lose a camo gun first time I set it down stripping off a layer of clothes. Same with knives, cameras or anything else.
I spoke to a guy once that had his camoed rifle strapped to his pack on a sheep hunt. Draw tag, 15 mile walkin. He busted brush, got to treeline and guess what. No rifle. He and his buddy looked for it for 2 days and finally came home. Can't help but think if it was orange he may have found it.
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Post by sixshot on Nov 13, 2016 12:57:15 GMT -5
I remember when I was handgun hunting in Africa that the PH's didn't care for stainless guns because of the shine/glare. Also for the most part it's pretty dry during the hunting season so getting it wet wasn't an issue. All the animals we took didn't seem to mind being shot with stainless guns & that's what both of us were packing. Like Snyd mentioned, scent & movement are a bigger concern for me. I do wear camo a lot of the time but not so much for the game animals, the reason I wear it is to try & be out of sight of other hunters. When I go into the mountains I want to disappear from everyone. Some places you aren't allowed to do that, you have to wear hunter orange, etc. So, you have to follow the law. Dick
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Post by Snyd on Nov 13, 2016 17:11:00 GMT -5
I do wear camo a lot of the time but not so much for the game animals, the reason I wear it is to try & be out of sight of other hunters. When I go into the mountains I want to disappear from everyone. Some places you aren't allowed to do that, you have to wear hunter orange, etc. So, you have to follow the law. Dick Too funny. I remember as a kid in Western MT I went deer hunting with my Grampa one day. We got out out of the truck, I put on my hunters orange (the law) he had a green/black mackinaw on. I said "where's your orange"... to which he replied. "I figure if they can't see me, they cant' shoot me, lets go"
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Post by bigbrowndog on Nov 13, 2016 18:12:29 GMT -5
Trying to close the final 50 yards on my pistol pronghorn while wearing the required blaze orange was very difficult for someone not normally required to wear any.
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Post by bulasteve on Nov 14, 2016 8:02:10 GMT -5
Thank you for the replies. Square inches of orange requirements pretty similar between Ohio and Penn.. I hunt deer around here the same with a handgun(open sighted revolver) as I did with a bow. My group of friends don't bait though I've no issue with it, certainally we key on food sometimes anyway. I'm seldom in a tree except for the opening day at camp in Penn.. I usually keep the handgun in my hand, and as said it then goes thru the most motion, range of motion, hence my concern. The tape is cheap enough and easy enough to work with that I'd not consider the cost of changing the whole finish though I'll admit for a gun with a primary role of field carry and hunting it would have been a great candidate for the target grey finish ! I've a friend that has lost a couple of camoed phones, so I understand that thought. Knives, phones, E-gear should NOT be camoed.
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Post by magnumwheelman on Nov 14, 2016 8:32:08 GMT -5
I'm partial to flat black, instead of camo on my guns
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Post by woody on Nov 14, 2016 18:00:53 GMT -5
If they can see the stainless gun they are too close. Shoot them sooner!!!
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Post by contender on Nov 14, 2016 21:44:12 GMT -5
Well, having hunted in very thick stuff,, where movement is easily picked up by Mr whitetailsneakum,,, I do as much as I can to be invisible to him. They do not grow big by being careless. A piece of sage advice I got a long time ago; "For every deer you see,, there are 3 more that you didn't see because they saw you first." I camo my handguns that I use for serious hunting.
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Post by sixshot on Nov 15, 2016 0:30:37 GMT -5
Tyrone, I too have heard that story, just never could figure out how someone knew 3 deer had seen me without me seeing them, always scratched my head over that one.
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Post by bradshaw on Nov 15, 2016 9:29:25 GMT -5
bulasteve.... polished stainless and nickel are mirrors. Brushed or bead blasted stainless may also mirror blight sun. I am always aware of gun visibility when hunting with a nickel or stainless handgun, and try to act accordingly. Stainless and nickel offer weather protection far superior to blued steel. Paint won’t hurt a thing. The cheapest aerosol paint will do, just clean first with acetone. Paint on a blued pistol provides excellent protection in the Deep South. Animals are masters at spotting movement. For the spiritual enterprise of tracking deer, a revolver spends much time in hand, even more time holstered. The revolver must be accessible to s silky, silent draw. A bright nickel or stainless revolver may spend more time in a holster than a blued or painted sixgun.
Acetone easily removes paint, and does not harm bluing.
I would avoid tape as a hazard to reliability especially on a revolver. Paint won’t peel off to jam the works. David Bradshaw
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Post by bulasteve on Nov 15, 2016 9:42:37 GMT -5
I'm just running a strip over the top strap and down the top of the barrel. It comes back off when home. It does want to roll over from holstering a bit but not in a place that'll impede any function. I'm not trying to cover every sq. inch. Am trying to share a past practice and wondering who has found the same path. Bowhunted many years and know how hard it is to complete a movement with eyes on ya ! Stalking, still hunting,or in a stand, the gun is in hand. Good hunting guys !
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Post by bulasteve on Nov 15, 2016 9:45:44 GMT -5
Oh, I did not know paint could go on blued guns and come back off easily/safely. Thanks. The tape has been easy and cost efficient, so..
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