How to Personalize Your Gun As You Build It

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Personalizing your weapon makes it uniquely yours. Whether it’s for fun or for safety reasons like being able to identify your magazines, you will be able to change your handgun into a unique piece. In the United States, even with gun regulations, it is legally accepted to design and build your handgun. However, it is not advisable to assemble your gun if your knowledge about firearms is limited. This is because you can easily make a deadly mistake. In such a case, you should seek the assistance of a gun handling expert.

Your homemade gun may not work as well as the manufactured ones, but a home-crafted one gives you the privacy you want. As long as your homemade handgun is for personal use, there is no legal restriction about registering your weapon.

Crafting your handgun gives you a better foundation for cleaning your gun, therefore preventing problems like jams from occurring. When you build your handgun using the 80% lower receivers, you have the power to design your piece as you wish compared to if you buy a firearm from a manufacturer. Selector markings, logos, customized serial numbers and engravings, and different color variants can be done to create a masterpiece that is unique and which you can carry around with pride.

Tips for Personalizing Your Handgun

Some areas on a handgun can be personalized to make it more beautiful and functional.

Grips

This a cheap yet significant addition to the handgun. The personalized grip offers more control and a long-lasting finish which ultimately enhances accuracy. Materials like G10 and solvent-resistant rubber are commonly preferred for comfort and durability.

Sights

Factory sights are relatively good, but you can go a notch higher and personalize your handgun with high visibility (Hi-Viz brand) view. Tritium night views will also go a long way in helping you acquire a clearer sight than the manufacturer’s sights.

Hard-Coatings

It’s vital to personalize your weapon with hard coat finishes to protect the handguns from scratches and wear patterns.

Colors and Different Skins to Place on Guns

Most guns come in either black or grey colors. For gun lovers, the right way to express style is to use colors that show off tour personality. Both Hydro Dipping and Gunskins help in camouflaging the gun. Before the camouflage hydro dipping process, the firearm must be pretreated and thoroughly cleaned. Next, a basecoat spray is carefully applied to the surface to ensure the graphic sticks to it. The pattern is laid to float on top of a large water vat. The skin is then gravure printed and sprayed with a polyvinyl alcohol film to ensure bonding with the material. The gun is then gently lowered into the water via the camouflage film. The process helps the pattern to wrap around the surface of the gun.

The number of times to be dipped depends on whether the entire surface has been coated.

Immediately after removing it from the water, the finishing solution should be applied to the gun to protect the new pattern. The result is a camouflage coat similar but unique from the factory design. You should ensure every crevice, corner, and nut is covered with camouflage to make it appealing.

Gun skins camouflage kits come from high-performance vinyl material because it is waterproof and long-lasting. The homemade kit involves applying the pieces to the gun’s surface then applying heat to put them in place. Irregular shapes can be trimmed to fit completely. Heat makes the material more versatile, and you should ensure that the heat is distributed evenly on the surface for better results. Hands can be used to confirm the material to the recessed areas firmly. Gun wraps can quickly transform your weapon into any of your favorite fictional world characters or a weapon that has a resemblance with the video game.

An AR-15 Build Kit is simple to install; hence can be assembled even by people with little knowledge about guns. They are made from high-quality materials and components, making them durable and versatile. Many of these kits are compatible with many lowers hence easy to get spare parts in the market.

Author bio: Paige Williams is a Public Relations Specialist representing 80% Arms. With a degree in Integrated Marketing Communication, she shares her knowledge with the readers. Can be reached at [email protected]