M48 Custom Sporter...refinish options?

Anonymous · Oct 31, 2011

After winding down a hard hunting season, I was cleaning up my rifle to put it away for the winter and noticed that there are several areas on my rifle with rubbed paint or chips in the cerakote. I don't abuse the gun but I don't baby it either- I hunt in the mountains so a bit of wear and tear is expected after five years.

Does anyone have any ideas on refinishing the rifle or a good company that does it? Maybe a Vais camo job on the stock...hmmm.

I'm not overly sentimental about such stuff but I would like to get the rifle looking sharp again since I plan on hunting with it a long, long time.

vodekz · Nov 3, 2011

I would stay as normal color. This is my opinion and if you liked the original look stay with the same.

Wlodek

nwt2002 · Dec 5, 2011

i have the same issue, i like the gun alot, however i found my pack rubbed the finish off the stock on the cheek pad, on the first day. I found the barrel finish a little weak as well and has a few rub through spots. However the rifle made a trip from my house to the yukon, my horse fell into three muskeg holes and ran into countless trees. up and down mountains.... and when i got back to my home range that gun still shot in the exact same spot... that is all a guy can ask for... nwt

SJB358 · Dec 5, 2011

Can you put a pic of the rifle up? Just wondering what it looks like now. I think a little "beat up" looks kinda classy on a hunting rifle! Scotty

CanuckBen · Dec 5, 2011

And as I understand it, Nwt is getting his stock taken care of by the folks at Nosler. It seems that I am only reading of great CS by them!

Must be the reason why I haven't pulled the trigger (pun intended) yet on another rifle manifacturer, scrapin' the new-toy-fund piggy bank clean!!

Anonymous · Dec 5, 2011

I was also contacted by Shawn and the folks at the factory will redo it when I get some time to send it in.

I've got a last chance moose tag that's worth holding off for...now if the river will just freeze over!