Need some Hunter Green stain

[ricklandes]

Is the MinWax product an exterior grade? If it is not it may fade with the sun. (I hope it is as I really like some of the Minwax products.)

 

[bwhoffman]

I think its an interior grade, but I have done some camp boxes and 1 chunk of furniture with it that satin a bay window for 10 years with no fade.
it produced a terrific green color that I think you would desire.

 

[reddogge]

We stained a plywood outhouse at hunting camp with the semi-transparent decks stain and it worked well. It's green but you can still see the grain. Would look good on a gunstock.

 

[skunkskinner]

That sounds dangerous to camo a outhouse. :rotf:

 

[ricklandes]

Does that make it poop deck stain ????

 

[Va.Manuf.06]

Stain the deck with poop? What? :rotf:

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

Cooner, I like pokey dots too. My post was in answer to the original poster's response to powderburner. Actually, come to think of it, I'll bet a polka dot pattern would work pretty well as a camouflage effect. Folks around here hunted for many years in work boots and jeans and an old barn coat and always got their deer-wonder how they managed that without the latest cammy pattern?

 

[Robbo]

Folks around here hunted for many years in work boots and jeans and an old barn coat and always got their deer-wonder how they managed that without the latest cammy pattern?

Yep!!! Thinking exactly the same thought. But I can't help also being reminded of some-one who once said " ... no one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the average consumer". But given the choice of camo and polka dots, I would go for purple dots on a pink background anyday. I mean, who knows when I might need to shoot kangaroos in my flower garden.... :grin: :grin: :wink:

BTW, Mr Widowbender is a cranky little chappy isn't he!!!

 

Eh, he'll get over it if he hangs around with the likes a us long enuff. :haha:

 

[ricklandes]

Since you are going this camo route, and if I remember correctly you are thinking to add browns, grey, etc....what about going all out and trying to tiger stripe the colors for a verigated look? I have seen guys inking in stripes with black ink. Perhaps you could do something similar with your multi color camo...just a thought...

 

[Ephraim]

I would use camo. paint like they use on store bought turkey guns. I think they sell a paint kit with different shades of green and brown. But when I was young I asked my uncle how to turkey hunt he always got lots of turkeys, he dressed in bibs plad shirt and an old hat used a single shot shotgun. He told me set still and shut the he-- up so I did. So camo ain't needed to get birds just don't move or talk. :rotf:
Ephraim

 

[Va.Manuf.06]

I would use camo. paint like they use on store bought turkey guns. I think they sell a paint kit with different shades of green and brown. But when I was young I asked my uncle how to turkey hunt he always got lots of turkeys, he dressed in bibs plad shirt and an old hat used a single shot shotgun. He told me set still and shut the he-- up so I did. So camo ain't needed to get birds just don't move or talk. :rotf:
Ephraim

Amen, that's the trick - quiet and still, everything else is just fluff. Anyway, aren't turkeys color blind? I've been called "turkey" but don't have their life experience or perception so maybe I'm wrong....

 

[reddogge]

Anyway, aren't turkeys color blind?

NOOOOO! Quite the opposite in fact plus have fantastic eyesight to boot.

 

[Va.Manuf.06]

Thanks reddogge, I knew that their vision was sharp but not sure about the color blindness. Oh well, there goes my idea for pink stain....

 

[ricklandes]

Turkeys have about 350 degree vision; there is only a small 5-10 degree area direclty behind there head that is not viewable from port or starboard side. They do lack depth perception as they cannot focus on a single object with both eyes at once.

Not as good as my mama who I swear had eyes in back of her head! :rotf: :rotf:

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

Are they fooled by pokey dots? Inquiring minds want to know...

 

[chuck-ia]

I think you should keep in mind that this is somewhat a traditional site and camoflaging a muzzleloader, just don't set right with most people on this site. Most here (including me) like the looks of a nice piece of wood. A lot of people are into the camo look, clothes, equipment, I used to be. I think it is more important to limit movement while hunting. flinch

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

I would definitely agree. I don't think our forefathers wore camo or camoed their firelocks. And they seemed to be capable of taking wild turkeys to the point that we almost ran out of them. I've always thought that the stripes in a nice piece of maple made pretty good camouflage especially if the maple held a browned barrel and some nicely patinated brass. Green wood usually means someone didn't get the stock staining quite right. Or it is on one of those in-line vomit buckets that we thankfully don't discuss in polite company.

 

[Ohioan]

I think widowbender stopped reading this thread about half-way through. Like I wish I would've.

But, I have to agree with the Minwax "Accents" stain. It is very easy to work with. Not much prep work needed. Open the can and slap it on. Easily repeated also!

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

I think he stopped reading right after he got jumped on for his rude response! He may not have liked a few of the responses, but he did say he was open to suggestions. :rotf: