Need help deciding on a cerakote.

tarheel7734

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    My Altus zermatt action build is scheduled to be finished in the next two weeks. Problem being Is I need help choosing a cerakote color for the action,barrel, and 419 optics mount. My optic is the 7-35 atacr in fde and my stock is this manners t4a. They said they can do any of the h series cerakots.
     

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    spife7980 said:
    If it were my preference I would leave it factory and pocket the savings. I think it would look better anyways.
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    Optic is fde from nightforce and cerakote is figured in the price of the build. Wouldn't matter if it was black or some shade of brown or bronze. If the optic was black, then I would probably make the action and barrel black.
     
    #8
    Sometimes colors are better off being complimentary whilst intentionally not matching, rather than looking like they should match but don’t.

    I think a darker brown like Patriot, or even a dark green like MilSpec or ODG would tie the optic and the stock colors together quite nicely.
     
    #9
    Hennig said:
    Sometimes colors are better off being complimentary whilst intentionally not matching, rather than looking like they should match but don’t.

    I think a darker brown like Patriot, or even a dark green like MilSpec or ODG would tie the optic and the stock colors together quite nicely.
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    Main colors I have been looking at are midnight bronze, burnt bronze, Barrett Bronze, or possible vortex bronze. They should have the swatches of these 4 in about a week to compare with the scope and stock.
     
    #19
    You didn't get a burnt swatch? It'd match the area under the receiver cutout near perfectly- unless it's lighting/angle making that area look like a different color than the area behind the bolt handle.
     
    #21
    A real man chooses pink and green every time. A smart man chooses black and Flat Dark Earth. I prefer red, but the Tiger Stipe on my GT really caught my eye without being super flashy.

    When I built my Vudoo I was having a hard time deciding if I wanted Blue with black accents or red with black accents. I really prefer red, but never had a blue firearm, so after much head scratching, I went with the Red. It stands out. After it arrived, when discussing colors with Brenda, I learned she hates blue. Guess I chose right for once (and she always complained about my IHMSA Stocks painted red….So, go figure. All that said, she’s a shooter and she likes FDE and black, so her rebuilt RPR is FDE and black and she loves it.

    My choices. If not mistaken, midnight bronze is the base color of the MPA Tiger Stripe

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    Her Choice

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