How I Painted My Tikka T3X Rifle Stock (and you can too)

My Tikka T3X stock came with a plain black stock and after seeing some of the great looking infused rifle stocks out there I wanted one too. I looked up prices for a new stock and holy cow they ranged anywhere from $400 to upwards of $1000 for a polymer stock!!
I decided I can do equally well by just painting my stock myself and sealing the paint with a matte clear finish and I was right! Three different color paint cans (of which I used maybe 1/3 can each color) and a matte clear coat and the paint has yet to even chip once anywhere, many months and many range trips later.
All it takes is a little elbow grease and time and you can have a great looking paint job on your rifle too. Just be sure to take it apart and don't paint the barrel, scope, action, bolt, or accents, etc. And if you end up hating the look, you can always remove the paint and start again or go back to black.
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[@treyh0079]

That looks great. 👍🏻

[@tonysambar]

Just painted my Tikka T3 here in Australia after watching your video and came out great.👍

[@fourbandits]

@@tonysambar Nice! I’d love to see how it turned out.

[@renemarroquinjr3107]

You did an awesome job. Thanks for sharing

[@fourbandits]

Thank you for the comment, and also thank you for watching the video.

[@tonysambar]

Have not seen that method before - looks great.👍

[@fourbandits]

Thank you Tony.

[@Martin-m1f3l]

I didn't expect to like the same green...but it turned our to be the best part! I love it. I think I'll try this on my Shot gun. Thanks

[@fourbandits]

You’re welcome. Happy to see you tried it.

[@garrettstraffon608]

Those colors worked great and yes it’s beautiful.

[@fourbandits]

Thanks Garrett.

[@dogswithjobs2531]

Beautiful!🐾🇺🇸🐕‍🦺🦮

[@billycarr1254]

Yeah, great camo job and video. No cap!

[@fourbandits]

Thanks Billy.

[@Accuracy1st]

Just painted my first black Tikka T3x stock last week. Yours looks great

[@fourbandits]

Thank you Derek.

[@LG-qg5rc]

Dang, I was thinking of ordering a DIY Hydro-Dip Kit, but this looks pretty cool! And WAY cheaper and easier!

[@joelodjick230]

Great job!

[@fourbandits]

Thank you Joe!

[@JimCook]

I'm thinking you just handed me the solution I had been looking for trying to do an arctic camo pattern.

[@fourbandits]

Nice! Just switch up the colors to match your specific hunting landscape, and you're golden.

[@tylerschoessow5645]

Looks really good! How has it held up since you painted it? Has it started to chip or wear away at all?

[@fourbandits]

Thanks for your question Tyler. The paint job's held up very well. I've taken it out a dozen times into several types of conditions, and there's no chipping or much obvious wear at all.