Camouflaging a rifle enhances your hiding ability a hunt.
Camouflage is a pattern or series of colors that mimics and blends with the natural surroundings. Your choice of camouflage color depends on where you hunt and stalk. If you hunt white-tail deer in the deep woods of the northeast, you need a series of flat greens and rusty oranges for the autumn hunting season. If you go for desert species, your camouflage should be rusts, tans and browns that imitate indigenous rock formations and flora.
Instructions
1. Open the bolt and remove it from your rifle. Empty all rounds and ammo from the rifle. Remove the scope. Spread newspapers on a work bench.
2. Roll two paper towels into tight shafts. Push one into the barrel and one into the chamber where the bolt resides. This protects the interior chamber and barrel from collecting drops of paint.
3. Cut camouflage stencils from the poster board. You might buy pre-designed stencils from outdoor outfitters. Tape the stencils to the rifle stock and barrel.
4. Shake the paint can. Spray your lightest color selection on the stencils. Let the paint dry, and then remove the stencils; place them into a new position along the rifle. Add colors in order of light to dark. Continue the process until you are satisfied with the pattern and the colors. Let the paint dry.
5. Dab the chamois cloth in the solvent . Clean any drips or runs from the rifle.
