Operator-colored firearms

[preyn2]

I get it: The United States has been at war in desert regions for over 10 years, and the guys who fight in those conditions might want their guns to be camoflaged. Ladies and gentlemen of the military forces, I sincerely thank you for your service. But for you, I would be speaking German or Spanish or some other UnAmerican language. This is not a rant against you.

I do not want my guns to be dirt-colored. I do not want them to be Dark Earth, Off-Earth, Sand, Coyote, or any other Hooah Hooah color. I want my guns to be blued, parkerized, stainless, or even case-hardened. I do not ever want to have a gun that might cause somebody to ask me if I am an "operator". I operate some things, thererfore I am an operator, but I do not wish to ever be confused for a tan-gun Taliban-hunting Operator. I feel that my having a gun like that denigrates the service of the brave men and women who have done that.

If I ever have a gun that's not black, blued, stainless, or case-hardened, I choose hot pink or canary yellow.

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

Case-hardened and blued were the FDE of the Civil War and World War Operators. Why are you denigrating their service?

 

[Younggun]

Have you ever gone hunting?

 

[Charlie]

Tagged

 

[M. Sage]

Browns work in pretty much any environment. (Deer are what color, again?) So colors in the "brown spectrum" (whatever) make a good base color.

Bonus: Lighter browns don't soak up that hot Texas sun like black, cold blue, etc. will.

<-- Rocks brownish guns now and again.
<-- Never gets accused of being an operator...
<-- Knows that brown is a more traditional color than park, blue or even case harden.

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

<--Owns a camo wrapped bolt gun that makes him a sniper LOL

ETA: was my great grandfathers' so he was an operator too

 

[txinvestigator]

I do not want my guns to be dirt-colored. I do not want them to be Dark Earth, Off-Earth, Sand, Coyote, or any other Hooah Hooah color.

Then buy them the way you want them. What is the point of your post?

 

[Younggun]

Then buy them the way you want them. What is the point of your post?

It is the "rants and raves" section. Just not much of a subject to rant over, lol.

 

[TXARGUY]

I hate it when the ladies see my glorious facial hair and mistake me for Tom Selleck. That's why I only drive white cars.

 

[Vaquero]

Operators?
As in switchboard?

Really though, wouldn't you want a grey (oak trunk or limb) and white (limestone outcroppings and loose rock) for the hill country?
Dark grey and adobe red would work out here nearly year round.
Each region calls for it's own color mix to blend in.

 

[Dawico]

So if I do something that guys in the military do then I am disrespecting them?

I thought imitation was the sincerest form of flattery.

To each their own.

 

[Blind Sniper]

I'm thinking of having my one .22 AR redone in a coyote or grey cerakote once I have the funds.

Why? Because it'll look cool and won't get hot as **** if I accidentally leave it in the sun for ten minutes like it does now. If it makes me look like an "operator", then so fucking be it.

 

[vmax]

Then buy them the way you want them. What is the point of your post?

here here!

 

[LJH]

If I ever have a gun that's not black, blued, stainless, or case-hardened, I choose hot pink or canary yellow.

I don't have pink or yellow, but I have a few that are rust err patina finished....

 

[M. Sage]

I don't have pink or yellow, but I have a few that are rust err patina finished....

Hmm, it might be worth buying a Hi Point just to troll...

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

I've seen pics of lots of guys on this board. No one is going to mistake most of us for "Operators" even with a tricked out rifle.

 

[breakingcontact]

I'm not into non-black guns but I don't feel an olive drab gun makes one look like an operator or a blued gun makes one look like Fudd.

 

[hkusp1]

Have you ever gone hunting?

+1

Believe it or not animals can notice out of place stuff like a solid black rifle sticking out of a bush.


Sent from a creepy ass cracka.

 

[Big Phil]

I love painted rifles, especially when it starts to wear.

 

[hkusp1]

Am I an elite operator yet!?!


Sent from a creepy ass cracka.