Steyr Pro Hunter before and after

deerhunter1

Well got bored of the drab colour of my Steyr:(, so instead of trading I got this done, ****ing delighted . Thanks Gun Happy;)

Honest opinions now folks, I am thick skinned, I can take it:p

Constab2

That looks class well wear,I suppose you will sell it now next week

ormondprop

That is class looking, nice work gunhappy

deerhunter1

Constab2 wrote: »

That looks class well wear,I suppose you will sell it now next week

Ooooooooooooooooooooh:D

podge.243

Oh very nice:cool:

poulo6.5

nice job although not the colors i would go for, i have bin thinking about getting my new .243 build done in a drab olive or some variant of that.

great to see someone trying it out. i am guessing it is duracoat.

deerhunter1

poulo6.5 wrote: »

nice job although not the colors i would go for, i have bin thinking about getting my new .243 build done in a drab olive or some variant of that.

great to see someone trying it out. i am guessing it is duracoat.

it is duracoat, Tactical Coyote Browne, and Tactical Desert Beige, I thought the Green was a bit too dark, maybe combined with another ccolour

poulo6.5

deerhunter1 wrote: »

it is duracoat, Tactical Coyote Browne, and Tactical Desert Beige, I thought the Green was a bit too dark, maybe combined with another ccolour

i will be waiting until i get my stock built before i decide what color i will go for. i might even go for a pattern.
all in good time though

johngalway

Like Poulo I wouldn't have gone for those colours, but to each their own. In saying that, it really has turned out well, and it's a very big improvement on the original! Well wear

charlie10

:Dreally like it not sure about barell colour but like the stock.tri colour stock would be nice too???

kildare.17hmr

looks class lad, is that your stalking rifle?

Grizzly 45

So you are expecting alot of snow /artic weather conditions for Ireland this Winter??:D Its a brilliant snow cammo job!
Well wear with it:):)

4gun

deerhunter1 wrote: »

it is duracoat, Tactical Coyote Browne, and Tactical Desert Beige, I thought the Green was a bit too dark, maybe combined with another ccolour

he done a great job on it really looks well, as they say a change is as good as a rest,
were you tempted to put a disruptive desert pattern on the barrel?
best of luck with it

Ghost.

The paint job looks super. Its a great job. It makes a world of difference from what the rifle looked like in the first place.
Id just be worried that it would start to flake and chip after a few shots and a bit of wear. Then it might look ****e.
I hope it dosent, it would be a shame. Would it be an easy touch up job if it did?

tfox

Ooh not my cup of tea at all

To me a rifle is a functional practical tool, my steyr is black and staying black.

But then each to there own, no fear of you confusing it with someone elses !!!

Repins

Looks nice, did you do it yourself.

tac foley

Is there some way that you can reduce the size of the images? My screen is not the same size as your rifle.

tac

Tackleberrywho

tac foley wrote: »

Is there some way that you can reduce the size of the images? My screen is not the same size as your rifle.

tac

Pics are normal size when I open them, but when I tried to paste them into this reply they were very big.

Normally, 500kb or less comes out OKUnless you are using a mobile phone?

johngalway

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Pics are normal size when I open them, but when I tried to paste them into this reply they were very big.

Normally, 500kb or less comes out OKUnless you are using a mobile phone?

Those are massive and my screen has a high resolution 19 hundred & something by whatever, would need 4 screens to see one pic in the above quote.

Tackleberrywho

deerhunter1 wrote: »

Well got bored of the drab colour of my Steyr:(, so instead of trading I got this done, ****ing delighted . Thanks Gun Happy;)

Honest opinions now folks, I am thick skinned, I can take it:p

I was thinking of coating my rifle drab olive or a variant of green to match the stock.

Although Barbed wire scratched my Duracoated stock

Tackleberrywho

johngalway wrote: »

Those are massive and my screen has a high resolution 19 hundred & something by whatever, would need 4 screens to see one pic in the above quote.

When I click on the Link it opens in another Tab and only is 1/4 size, I tried copy them in and they were huge.
when I size pics I normally resize pic 25% and it does the trick

tac foley

Well, Sir - I have a 24" screen, and the butt-piece alone occupies ALL of it.

Never mind, I get the idea - it's sort of off-white/grey, right?

Ideal for shooting in much of Canada any time after October 1st.

So long as YOU like it, it's a never-mind as far as other folks opinions are concerned.

tac

Tackleberrywho

tac foley wrote: »

Well, Sir - I have a 24" screen, and the butt-piece alone occupies ALL of it.

Never mind, I get the idea - it's sort of off-white/grey, right?

Ideal for shooting in much of Canada any time after October 1st.

So long as YOU like it, it's a never-mind as far as other folks opinions are concerned.

tac

Well I have a Notebook with a small screen, I think how it opens has something to do with your windows settings, as when I copy and paste the URL into the image insert icon on this the pic opens huge.

God bless computers Eh!

I'll try resize it

deerhunter1

kildare.17hmr wrote: »

looks class lad, is that your stalking rifle?

Yep

deerhunter1

4gun wrote: »

he done a great job on it really looks well, as they say a change is as good as a rest,
were you tempted to put a disruptive desert pattern on the barrel?
best of luck with it

I was tempted

deerhunter1

Ghost. wrote: »

The paint job looks super. Its a great job. It makes a world of difference from what the rifle looked like in the first place.
Id just be worried that it would start to flake and chip after a few shots and a bit of wear. Then it might look ****e.
I hope it dosent, it would be a shame. Would it be an easy touch up job if it did?

Its a proper oven baked on duracoat paint job.

deerhunter1

Repins wrote: »

Looks nice, did you do it yourself.

No gunhappy done it

Norwayviking

ormondprop wrote: »

That is class looking, nice work gunhappy

Going down to gunhappy next weekend too,for a duracoatjob.
Not hard to see its done by a pro:D

juice1304

that is deadly:cool:

tac foley

Me like it.

Me take it home to Ontario this winner.

tac

J. Ramone

Norwayviking wrote: »

Going down to gunhappy next weekend too,for a duracoatjob.
Not hard to see its done by a pro:D

You could get the rifle done too! - sorry couldn't resist

deerhunter1

J. Ramone wrote: »

You could get the rifle done too! - sorry couldn't resist

:D:D:D:DHa got there before me,

Vegeta

GH did my rifle as well and it's been a while since it was done. Really hard wearing finish and his work was flawless. Happily recommend him to anyone.

ejg

Duracoat or ceracoat are hard wearing when applied right....but can't match the hardness of a stone or barb wire.
The good thing about a painted rifle....you can get it resprayed after a few years and it'll look like new again.
I've also tried out a few tan colour variations, something different.
edi

Norwayviking

deerhunter1 wrote: »

:D:D:D:DHa got there before me,

well you think i want to camopaint my car,very funny:rolleyes: he he

Norwayviking

J. Ramone wrote: »

You could get the rifle done too! - sorry couldn't resist

did you have a pint or two tonight,he he.
Offcourse its my rifle:D
Going down to get it done next weekend;)

deerhunter1

Norwayviking wrote: »

well you think i want to camopaint my car,very funny:rolleyes: he he

That is what I thought :D

Norwayviking

deerhunter1 wrote: »

That is what I thought :D

He he ok you got me:eek:
fair enough:D

daveob007

thats not bad at all,although i frefer camo colors,,now that it's no longer black is it less dangerous ha ha,ask the former garda commish and ahern about that one.
well wear though its nice.

macadam

Looks class, you could head to the Leb and bring your own this time.

deerhunter1

macadam wrote: »

Looks class, you could head to the Leb and bring your own this time.

Well lads/Ladies I can honestly say the photos do not do it justice as anyone who saw it can verify. As for the Leb I would take it any time rather than the crap we have now, 7.62/308 all the way, only thing they feared over there and the precarious Gusaf:D:)

macadam

deerhunter1 wrote: »

Well lads/Ladies I can honestly say the photos do not do it justice as anyone who saw it can verify. As for the Leb I would take it any time rather than the crap we have now, 7.62/308 all the way, only thing they feared over there and the precarious Gusaf:D:)

Right, lets have it what is Gustaf???

It wasn't me!

macadam wrote: »

Right, lets have it what is Gustaf???

A submachine gun formerly used by the Defence Forces.

gunhappy_ie

Gustaf as the Irish called it is the Carl Gustaf M/45. It is a 9mm SMG that fired only on F/A. It was also notorious for slam firing, ie with the action forward, on inserting a magazine should the SMG be dropped on its butt there was a high probability that the gun would fire.

GH

deerhunter1

macadam wrote: »

Right, lets have it what is Gustaf???

NCO's carried it slightest tap and it went off:D

macadam

Thought it was some military slang "dope", ther was a guy from Ardee killed over there by his gungoing off accidentally, new him very well.
Any way back on thread, anyone know of a Steyr pro for sale, have enquired about two on here no replies.
Going shopping this afternoon..

Pkiernan

Rifle looks effing brilliant.

But you need to get the scope done too. And the mag floor plate.

gunhappy_ie

Pkiernan wrote: »

Rifle looks effing brilliant.

But you need to get the scope done too. And the mag floor plate.

We decided to leave the scope and mag for several reasons:

1. The butt (not the spacers) is a softer/rubbery material and while it can be duracoated it wouldnt have the durability as the rest of the rifle.

2. As the mag well/scope/butt looked new, leaving these parts black is effecticly adding a third colour. We had planned origionaly to spray the scope the same colour as the stock (coyote brown) but changed our minds last minute.

There is no hassle in doing a scope though. Where barrel/action and stock can be baked for 20 min till dry the scope has to air dry to avoid damaging internals.

3. The mag was left black to add to the contrast in black and in the event it getting lost or replaced. It also makes it stand out on the rifle.....

Deerhunter1s eyes arent as sharp as they used to be :P

GH

deerhunter1

gunhappy_ie wrote: »

We decided to leave the scope and mag for several reasons:

1. The butt (not the spacers) is a softer/rubbery material and while it can be duracoated it wouldnt have the durability as the rest of the rifle.

2. As the mag well/scope/butt looked new, leaving these parts black is effecticly adding a third colour. We had planned origionaly to spray the scope the same colour as the stock (coyote brown) but changed our minds last minute.

There is no hassle in doing a scope though. Where barrel/action and stock can be baked for 20 min till dry the scope has to air dry to avoid damaging internals.

3. The mag was left black to add to the contrast in black and in the event it getting lost or replaced. It also makes it stand out on the rifle.....

Deerhunter1s eyes arent as sharp as they used to be :P

GH

Gunhappy just stated what I was about to say, as,for the last sentence, I wonder does he remember firing his first REAL rifle,;):rolleyes:. It brought tears to his eyes:D. I thought him all he knows not all I know:D

gunhappy_ie

deerhunter1 wrote: »

Gunhappy just stated what I was about to say, as,for the last sentence, I wonder does he remember firing his first REAL rifle,;):rolleyes:. It brought tears to his eyes:D. I thought him all he knows not all I know:D

Ill never hear the end of that !

Farmlife

and here's me looking for a camo semi auto shotgun, If you don't mind me asking what kind of € are we talking about for this? I think it loots great, may have went for a darker colour on the barrel