Comments on: Custom Camo Your Weapon Army Style. http://www.customgearreport.com/main/2010/05/custom-camo-your-weapon-army-style/ The Latest in Custom Tactical and EDC Gear Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:10:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: CGR http://www.customgearreport.com/main/2010/05/custom-camo-your-weapon-army-style/comment-page-1/#comment-728 CGR Wed, 19 May 2010 00:31:16 +0000 http://www.customgearreport.com/main/?p=822#comment-728 I find it kinda funny that we were painting our weapons back in 95 in the 3/187 Scout Platoon. M16's M203's and M24's. Of course we've seen soldiers doing it in OIF and OEF. nothing new there. But now it is official. Eric's comments on Soldier Systems mention this only applying to the M16/M4, not authorized for other systems, being rejected from turn in etc. I know that is the official answer, but lets look at reality. A Commander that is going to authorize painting rifles probably "gets it" and is most likely going to be ok with paining the other systems as well. Hell they didn't care when it was taboo. Going back to my days at Campbell, when we had to turn a weapon in for higher level maintenance for replacement we cleaned it really well, not fun, but we got it done. Something I am sure NCO's still teach soldiers. I find it kinda funny that we were painting our weapons back in 95 in the 3/187 Scout Platoon. M16′s M203′s and M24′s. Of course we’ve seen soldiers doing it in OIF and OEF. nothing new there. But now it is official.

Eric’s comments on Soldier Systems mention this only applying to the M16/M4, not authorized for other systems, being rejected from turn in etc. I know that is the official answer, but lets look at reality. A Commander that is going to authorize painting rifles probably “gets it” and is most likely going to be ok with paining the other systems as well. Hell they didn’t care when it was taboo.

Going back to my days at Campbell, when we had to turn a weapon in for higher level maintenance for replacement we cleaned it really well, not fun, but we got it done. Something I am sure NCO’s still teach soldiers.

]]> By: ZHDocMi http://www.customgearreport.com/main/2010/05/custom-camo-your-weapon-army-style/comment-page-1/#comment-727 ZHDocMi Sun, 16 May 2010 16:31:50 +0000 http://www.customgearreport.com/main/?p=822#comment-727 Looks like a good weekend project. Now we know the "official" way to go about it. Looks like a good weekend project. Now we know the “official” way to go about it.

]]> By: fightandflight http://www.customgearreport.com/main/2010/05/custom-camo-your-weapon-army-style/comment-page-1/#comment-726 fightandflight Sat, 15 May 2010 15:38:56 +0000 http://www.customgearreport.com/main/?p=822#comment-726 Nice, now there's an official method to the madness. All common sense stuff to be sure, but definitely a nice little handout that's going to go in my Duracoat box in the shop for use as a quick reference. Nice, now there’s an official method to the madness. All common sense stuff to be sure, but definitely a nice little handout that’s going to go in my Duracoat box in the shop for use as a quick reference.

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