camouflage techniques for assault rifles.

[veil]

Both paint - and other - tips are welcome...

-Veil

[Kolt]

OD Tape. Or tape with a camo pattern.
Burlap.
Natural vegetation.

It depends on the environment and on you situation. Moving or stationary, etc.

White athletic tape for snow.

Look at the conditions and go from there. Imagination works wonders.

Kolt

[JY]

Hi Veil;

Kolt' covered most areas, but one that works well is the use of face veil material tape it on and add natural vegy to satisfaction(just keep it away from very hot and moving parts). what you make is a ghillie for your weapon, I had the wife sew mine togather and it closes with velcro(one for M4A1 and one for M-24) so no need for the riggers tape. Ghillied it up with burlap and add natural as terrain changes. This works great because it does not require clean up like paint and tape, and keeps the brass from having strokes about painted weapons "you're defacing Gov't property!"....second thought PAINT THEM 8)

Catch you latter buddy, take care...Jim

[veil]

I found an army-shop that sells fine helmet-netting (with small holes - not big ones) for $0,50 by the square meter. Bought 3 of em - one for the barrel, one for the stock and one spare. One side of em is drab w/ pale brownish tints, the other one is dark olive/brownish. Good idea?

I thought about painting too, but im afraid they'd fire me http://www.specialoperations.com/ubboard/smile.gif

Also putting netting/burlap on breaks the guns outlines - paint only simulates breaking the outlines. Let's try this one.

Problem is the varied vegetation we have here... 3 main variants, all mixed together : Light brown/yellowish high grass with dark lowgrowth, dark and light-brown forests with a little light green in the summer, and dark-green and black pine forest with green fern undergrowth. Cant possibly cope with em all. http://www.specialoperations.com/ubboard/frown.gif

[recce_o]

Wouldn't the burlap/clothe catch fire after some sustained fire?

[veil]

Dunno about the rest, but im planning on attaching it only to the handguard and the stock - not directly to the barrel.

-Veil

[JY]

Nope, use a fire proofing on it if you feel uneasy, as long as it is not in the muzzle flash it will not flame up. The only thing is do not use nylon it will melt, to get your weapon hot enough to ignite the burlap it would be red hot, not a good move =80

As far as camo problems Veil make you base "ghillie"(burlap garnish) in the colors common to all areas then add local natural vegy to the netting and change as you cover changes, also change as it dries and looses color. If in broad leaf areas keep the burlap in flat stips if pines fray it out good, or mix both, remember that you're going to be using it closer to the ground prone or from a fighting position in most situations so camo for ground cover not the higher growth. When you're up and moving camo doesn't work very well..."I don't care what you say, that moving bush has a rifle, I'm going to shoot it 8) "

Take care...Jim

[veil]

Damn right about that Jim..

I think i'll just use normal, not painted, burlap. It has the yellowish color of our grass - and grass is everywhere http://www.specialoperations.com/ubboard/smile.gif

-Veil