Black VS OD Green AR

[rausch51]

Just built one using foliage green and I love the color. There's really no difference. Getting ready to start a 300BLK build, which will probably use all black parts.

 

[NKBJ]

After I saw a snow camo SUV at the local great wal... well, it seems naturally to follow that AR's should get paint jobs to suit terrain, season and locale.
Vaya con dios muchachos.

 

[AmmoManAaron]

You do realize the AR was developed in brown, first adopted (very briefly) as OD and then it was changed to black back when it should have spent another few years in development, doncha? Black may now be "traditional" but brown and OD were the original, and not only look much better, but also tend to blend much better. I paint every black rifle I get, so I don't bother buying black if other options are available.

Yes, I am aware of that history. For a range or home defense gun, color is simply a matter of personal preference, beyond that it doesn't matter unless you are talking about a rifle for "serious field use." For that purpose I heartily agree that a rifle should be painted to match the intended terrain...which is why in either case I don't worry about picking parts colors and just go with black. It either fits my tastes and purposes as-is, or it's going to get completely painted to match the terrain (in which case the original color didn't matter). As always, YMMV.

 

[MohawkSlim]

It wouldn't matter to me either way, because I would end up doing a Krylon camo job to it

$4 fixes any color issues.

 

[AllenM]

I have a OD green AR and I love it but it still is not "flashy" enough

 

[Fordtough25]

Green is cool, and not FDE like everything else these days. Lol

 

[Cerberus]

Yes, I am aware of that history. For a range or home defense gun, color is simply a matter of personal preference, beyond that it doesn't matter unless you are talking about a rifle for "serious field use." For that purpose I heartily agree that a rifle should be painted to match the intended terrain...which is why in either case I don't worry about picking parts colors and just go with black. It either fits my tastes and purposes as-is, or it's going to get completely painted to match the terrain (in which case the original color didn't matter). As always, YMMV.

Most of my rifles are set up for possible serious usage, outside my hunting shotguns. One of the advantages of wood, is it often is finished a color that miraculously blends well with the forest floor, and it seems to not have the plasticy sound when vegetation rubs against it. My next AR is still in the infancy of the planning phase, and I'm slowly getting parts. I'm still debating the stocks I want.

 

[cbhausen]

For the fashion-conscious or for special builds here are some cool magazine color options:

https://www.wideners.com/itemview.cfm?dir=625|1056|1058

I just got 20 black Teflon 30-rounders with gray Magpul followers for $154 shipped.

 

[AllenM]

there is always bronze


my MagPul OD AR

 

[KJQ6945]

Hard to go wrong with FDE.

 

[tcecil88]

I have 2 OD Green ones, a FDE Colt 6920, and an all black Windham MPC. I got tired of spending the money to change out black for OD so I got a FDE, then an all black. They all shoot good, so it does not matter on color to me any more.

 

[miguel]

Green!

 

[Small's]

OD green... or get whatever color and rattle can it.

 

[Audie Murphy]

Black because it makes the bullets go faster

 

[88E30M50]

Anything but black. Black is sooooooooo over used. I wished they made AR stocks and plastic stocks in general in good old walnut brown color.

You mean something like this:

Turnbull makes them, but I'm guessing that they are not cheap.

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Most of my stuff is in black, but I don't really care; parts is parts. They're just tools, and I'm not the guy that has my tools outlined on the pegboard. You can tell mine are used. I don't have anything in neon colors so far, so none of it screams out "hey UN guy, I'm over here". I do have a juglans nigra tree out front I'm going to be cutting down, and I want to make one of those pretty wood stocks from that.

 

[NKBJ]

So many camouflage schemes to choose from.
Make it look like it's yours.

 

[NKBJ]

And speaking of making it looks like it's yours...

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/09/05/potd-copper-plated-ar-15-built-scratch/

Introducing the Steampunk AR-15 (6 Pics) | Alternative

 

[Cerberus]

You mean something like this: View attachment 43660

Turnbull makes them, but I'm guessing that they are not cheap.

That thing is hideous.

 

[Cerberus]

Most of my stuff is in black, but I don't really care; parts is parts. They're just tools, and I'm not the guy that has my tools outlined on the pegboard. You can tell mine are used. I don't have anything in neon colors so far, so none of it screams out "hey UN guy, I'm over here". I do have a juglans nigra tree out front I'm going to be cutting down, and I want to make one of those pretty wood stocks from that.

If you only knew how many times I've sat down and designed a walnut collapsible stock, you would laugh your behind off. Someday I might really do it.