Gun Ugly but shoots great -- What to do??

[ebb]

What do you do with a gun that is really ugly and needs a paint job really bad, but its glued in and shoots so good there is no way I am going to unglue and take chance on having it not shoot. Then there is the mailing issue.

 

[mongo chicago]

Leave it alone..

 

[HandgunHTR]

Krylon.

 

[ebb]

I didn't want to say this on an open forum, but is purple, and the old guy that owned it before me dropped it twice.

 

[FeMan]

^^^ +1 Leave it alone and let ugly work in your favor. When you bring it to the line, people will look at it and wont expect much. Think of the shock value when they realize you beat them with an ugly stick!

 

[divingin]

Cover it with stickers (seems to be the thing to do in my area. Even with guns that have yet to be shot.)

Oh, and make sure you wear some sort of shooting brand themed clothing when you go to the range. That'll help you shoot better.

I have a buddy who wanted a long range rifle, and bought a barreled Bergara action in 300WinMag. Put it in an MDT chassis. About a month after, he painted the entire chassis white. I didn't notice a change in group size, but I guess it helped him.

[Yes, that's all sarcasm. Except for the buddy part.]

 

[Bill Norris]

Shoot it UGLY and WIN. LOL.

 

[Uthink Uknow]

Wait until it quits working well - and it will come to that - then tear it down.

 

[NETim]

I'd put some duct tape on it to dress it up a little.

 

[ebb]

Would camo duct tape go with purple?

 

[David Milisock]

I didn't want to say this on an open forum, but is purple, and the old guy that owned it before me dropped it twice.

That's why don't dress up my field guns. I like them tough, not pretty is a consequence.

 

[Gargoyle]

LITFA

 

[okie]

paper sack

 

[ebb]

This is about as far from a field gun as you can get. LITFA????? This a Hall actioned 6 PPC bench rest rifle. I think the ugly gun title rest with one of the BR group I used to shoot with. A 722 Remington with a cobbled up laminated stock with a heavy barrel that has been shot some much it has been set back numerous times and has the scars to prove it. It was barreled without a recoil lug and later it was decided it needed a lug so a horseshoe nail was driven into the stock behind the tang. I have no idea why they left it stick up so high maybe they didn't want it to interfere with the trigger function or maybe it could he used as a long-range sight like the old black powder cartridge rifles sometimes had. They 4 or 5 empty 8 lb jugs of H322 that had been used in that gun and estimated it had fired over 15000 rounds. It was a 222, and it was still tough to beat it at 100yds. I wanted it bad as it was so ugly it was cool. but he would never sell it. he took it apart and made it in to something that was sellable and hung the barrel on the wall. when John died (the leader of the pack) we just stopped shooting together.

 

[M-61]

This is about as far from a field gun as you can get. LITFA?????

Dark sun glasses. Or a face mask so no one knows it’s you.

 

[Bottom Fodder]

I love ugly guns the uglier the better

 

[JEFFPPC]

Do you know the title of this website? It's not Gentlemen's Quarterly.

 

[243fan]

Ship it to Brett < on this site >
And put insurance on it !!
You won't be disappointed.

 

[bobinpa]

This is about as far from a field gun as you can get. LITFA?????

Mask it off real good and paint it in the stock OR

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[243fan]

Ship it to Brett < on this site >
And put insurance on it !!
You won't be disappointed.

Bc'z