Remington XP-100 Restoration Finished

Hey guys, some months back I posted pics of a used Remington XP-100 I had just purchased for this years deer season. I took some flack over the stock's purple color. I've now finished restoring the stock, painting the barrel/action and changing the scope, rings and base.

I removed the old paint w/ sandpaper followed by paint stripper. The numerous pin holes and stock irregularities were repaired w/ Bondo. A primer coat was applied. I used a "digital camp" stencil pattern. I used a number of camo paints (sand, army green, dark brown and olive drab) from Krylon, Rust-Oleum and Hunter's Specialties. I like the HS best, but found it only at Bass Pro Shop. The barrel and action were painted w/ Olive Green Aluma-Hyde II (from Brownell's). The AH II was baked on using the kitchen oven.

Here are the before and after pics.




Here's a pic of the final load. The group is a little less than 1". Hopefully the group will shrink some as the barrel gets conditioned to the load. Ready for AR deer season to open!