black or camo

[big bad lindz]

Hi,

I am going to buy a new shotgun soon. What are the feelings between having a black synthetic shotgun or a fully camo shotgun. The gun will be used mostly for wildfowling both on the shore and over stubble and the odd crack at pigeons, so the backdrop and surrounding cover will be of different colours at different times throughout the year. Is it a personal preference or does it really matter. My understanding of the birds flighting away from the shooter in the hide or ditch is more down to movement.

I have used both a camo semi & my O/U and had the birds come with no problems but also had them flight away, with some hits & misses although, the misses are most likely down to my misjudging height speed etc (how wide is a double gate?)

 

Cheers,

 

BBL

[big bad lindz]

Hi,

I am going to buy a new shotgun soon. What are the feelings between having a black synthetic shotgun or a fully camo shotgun. The gun will be used mostly for wildfowling both on the shore and over stubble and the odd crack at pigeons, so the backdrop and surrounding cover will be of different colours at different times throughout the year. Is it a personal preference or does it really matter. My understanding of the birds flighting away from the shooter in the hide or ditch is more down to movement.

I have used both a camo semi & my O/U and had the birds come with no problems but also had them flight away, with some hits & misses although, the misses are most likely down to my misjudging height speed etc (how wide is a double gate?)

 

Cheers,

 

BBL

 

note: initially posted under other type of shooting

[mudpatten]

I`m not sure that the camo itself gives you any real advantage. I`ve shot pigeons and wildfowl for years with a Beretta O/U with a bright silver action and, provided you keep still and concealed as best you can,never felt disadvantaged by it.

 

Where you will notice a very real difference is in the rust prevention provided by the camo finish. On the foreshore one could watch the rust forming on an unprotected gun whilst the camo one just shrugs it off.

 

I`d go for the camo finished one every time

[mudpatten]

I`m not sure that the camo itself gives you any real advantage. I`ve shot pigeons and wildfowl for years with a Beretta O/U with a bright silver action and, provided you keep still and concealed as best you can,never felt disadvantaged by it.

 

Where you will notice a very real difference is in the rust prevention provided by the camo finish. On the foreshore one could watch the rust forming on an unprotected gun whilst the camo one just shrugs it off.

 

I`d go for the camo finished one every time

[anser2]

I have both black ( blued ) and camo barreled guns. What I do like about camo barreled guns is that there is no barrel flash in the sun and a simple wipe over with a dry cloth is all the barrel cleaning they need. I was watching a mate using a blued barreled gun wildfowling yesterday morning and though he was well hidden and could not be seen , every now and then his barrels gave him away flashing in the rising sun.

Edited December 12, 2010 by anser2

[poontang]

I'd go for camo.

 

Nothing to do with camouflage and concealment as such, but more the protection that the camo coating treatment gives to exposed metal. The synthetic parts are obviously better suited to harsh weather conditions but often (especially on cheaper guns) the action/barrel assemblies are prone to rusting in salt air, and a marsh environment.

[activeviii]

Me i like the Black. i had a browning in camo and it was a pain in the bum to look over for any problems, scratches or drinks that could lead to a malfunction. my beretta is black weather coated and easy to look over for scratches.

 

 

if you do go for a camo then look at the finish on them. most coatings are put on a white back ground and after a very short time the top coat will wear and the white will show through and IMO, devalue the gun by a long way. from new, the only camo gun that i liked the finish on was the browning hunter gold as they use black as a back ground and when you looked at the edges of others you may find the white showing or the top coat chipped off.

[poontang]

 

 

 

note: initially posted under other type of shooting

 

My reply is on that thread.

 

Agree with Mudpatten and Anser2. Camo usually a better protected gun in a harsh environment.

[chrispti]

I'd go for camo.

 

Nothing to do with camouflage and concealment as such, but more the protection that the camo coating treatment gives to exposed metal. The synthetic parts are obviously better suited to harsh weather conditions but often (especially on cheaper guns) the action/barrel assemblies are prone to rusting in salt air, and a marsh environment.

 

 

Also heard of the black guns more prone to rusting.

[jimmyb79]

I've got a Browning Maxus in black synthetic. The barrels have a matt finish on so there is no reflection from any light coming off them, and I think most if not all the parts are coated with some sort of finish to prevent rusting etc.

Camo and black guns are a relatively new idea, and people seem to have just as much joy with the old wood finish guns as us lot with our new-fangled synthetic gizmos do, so I guess it doesn't make much difference to your odds when shooting.

[adymorris]

personal choice really - it don't matter what colour gun you have, wave it about in front of a bunch of pigeons and they will all scare them off

[part451]

Your own Camo is far more important. What happens when you look up at Pigeons - they generally fly another direction. I would out Camo in this order:

 

Something to hide behind / in

Body

Head

Face

Hands

Gun

[njc110381]

Are the camo guns really more rust proof? Maybe so if you're talking traditional bluing but my Xtrema had a black coating of some sort on it and that seemed bomb proof!

 

Personal preference for me would be black. I don't like camo at the best of times but a camo gun - no thanks! Black's bad enough!

[bullet boy]

When I was looking to buy an SX3 I had a look at all the finishes on this fabulous gun.I settled on the Camo version because I thought the finish was lovely on it,and more pleasing on my eye!