did a search and really came up empty,, which do you like and show some pics if you can,, thanks..wanting to see moe furniture specifically

There's probably a thread on every forum, here's one: http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=118&t=515847

Why I Chose Foliage Green, by Tirod

I choose Foliage Green because real professionals don't use Black, it's real noticeable against the newer lighter colored camo's especially. OD is OK but comes off dark also, and the human eye is set up to see a dark objects against light backgrounds.

OD worked in a woodland environment with lots of evergreens, such as Europe. With use in semi arid countries, a lighter color is mandatory, so much the Army finally formalized what experienced troops and special units did - paint the weapon to blend in. In civilian use, three or four season use means not having dark greens as a dominant color. Fall foliage or winter is predominantly browns, tans, and greys. To meet the extremes of both winter and summer, Foliage Green does both the green of summer and the grey of winter. In contrast, FDE/tan appears as a unnatural earth tone - disturbed earth or bare ground.

IMHO.

Possibly the biggest effort in choosing a color is getting the upper and lower to match. They can be anodized, but most receivers are cheaper in mainstream black. Krylon doesn't offer a good match, either. My solution was to color match using the stock as a source. I work at an auto parts store, and had the guys in the Paint department make up a 1/2 pint of fast dry to match - which it does. Degrease and apply directly to the anodizing, which is the industry standard primer for industrial/commercial overcoats on aluminum. Do Not Sand. It dries in less than 15 minutes, apply a coat or two of  Matte Clear Krylon over the top. It flats the color and adds a great deal of scuff resistance to the finish.

I can't recommend using a foam brush to apply,  something in a 1/2 smooth bristle would work much better. Unless you like the patina of field applied paint.

Here's the wife's foliage green setup on her Larue/Mega:

OD, or black....<><....:)


"because real professionals don't use Black"   ????????

OD Green

have them both, love them both.

I find Foliage works better around here, but down by you in GA I can see where OD may be more effective.

Suggestion?  Pick up a single solid rail cover (like a Magpul XT) in each of FG and OD and take them out for a walk.  Prop them up in various places, and see for yourself what works best in your own environment.

Oh, and here's FG compared to FDE if it helps:

I like foliage.

The correct response, was OD Green.

"Foliage" green doesn't look like any foliage I've ever seen, nor does it look particularly green.  Looks too grey in almost any environment I've seen it in... warmer earth tones tend to blend in better in almost any environment - I'll take OD.

Foliage Green goes really well with SS.



But you have to go OD if you want the classic Austrian look

OD Green Picture Thread

Foliage Green Picture Thread

Anything close enough to tell the difference is in serious trouble already.

+1 on that...

OD for me! Just cause I like it..

I love me some OD Green.

Vltor vs Magpul, how close are their foliage greens?  I know their FDE are off a little, but are their foliage greens nearly identical?  Thanks.

Maybe for where you live, but not around here.

OD rail covers coming soon...

edit...sites have been flipped

OD.

OD all the way

OD

Their FG colors are almost identical.

Spoilage green SUCKS!  OD green ROCKS!
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Out of those 2 I would choose foliage... my choice is urban dark earth (by LaRue) or Black...

I like both....going to be doing more Foliage here soon tho..its mostly all been OD.

Check the retro pic threads on Rangers in VN and the camo patterns they applied. Black was definitely not liked by them, and they were in a wide variety of environments there.

Choose what works, the problem with pics of Foliage is how a digital camera processes color, and what comes out on a computer screen. If it looks like there's a huge mismatch from one rifle to another, note the industry gets it a lot closer. Lots of different make stocks and grips in FG pic threads match each other on the gun more than pictures on the net do. Digitizing and logic programming are not all  the same, and  it becomes really obviious when you see your own layout and then compare a printed pic right next to it.

In real life my eye perceives Foliage as faded OD. Grew up with that, works for me. I didn't wear black OD107's, don't use black boots in the field, and don't wear any black hunting. It's great for working on cars, not so much in the field.

If SERT/SWAT has a point, black is great for grabbing attention, which is nice to keep a perp focused on the good guys, not his victims. When you DON'T want to be seen, pro's don't use black.

https://peosoldier.army.mil/docs/blog/weaponspainting101.pdf

Q - foliage green or od green?? which would you choose

A - OD

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