Gun Tools/Paint planner/Updated September 28, 2026

Dragon M24 Paint Job (Black Ops 2 Camo)

Red and gold scales over black on an M24 sniper rifle (Remington 700). The look comes from Black Ops 2. The pattern is painted on the gun below with real spray can colors; reroll it, change brands, or paint over it by hand.

Dragon on an M24, on a real photo

Reroll the layout, switch paint brands, or paint over it by hand. Render saves a picture with shadows, Share gives you a link.

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Photo: M24 photo by the US Air Force, Public domain

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Spray cans for a dragon M24

In spray order, lightest first. Either brand works; do not mix them in one job.

Krylon

  1. 1Camouflage Black
  2. 2COLORmaxx Gloss Banner Red
  3. 3COLORmaxx Metallic Gold

Rust-Oleum

  1. 1Camouflage Black
  2. 2Painter's Touch 2X Gloss Apple Red
  3. 3Painter's Touch 2X Metallic Gold

How to spray dragon on an M24

  1. 1. Strip it down

    Pull the bolt, take the barreled action out of the stock, and take the scope off or bag it. The stock and the barreled action paint best apart.

  2. 2. Degrease everything

    Wipe every outside surface with acetone or isopropyl alcohol. Paint will not hold over gun oil.

  3. 3. Mask what moves

    Plug the chamber and muzzle, tape the bolt raceway, the magazine well, the trigger and the scope lenses and turrets. Leave the inletting where the action sits bare.

  4. 4. Base coat in black

    Two light coats over the whole gun, 8 to 12 inches away, 10 minutes apart.

  5. 5. Banner red through a reptile stencil

    Lay a reptile stencil sheet on the gun and spray banner red through it.

  6. 6. Metallic gold through a reptile stencil

    Lay a reptile stencil sheet on the gun and spray metallic gold through it.

  7. 7. Let it cure

    Handle it after an hour but give it a full day before it goes in a case, and a few days before hard use.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What spray paint do you need for a dragon M24?

3 cans, sprayed in this order: Krylon Black, Gloss Banner Red, Metallic Gold; or Rust-Oleum Black, Gloss Apple Red, Metallic Gold.

Can you rattle can dragon on an M24 yourself?

Yes. Strip and degrease the M24, mask what moves, lay the lightest color first and build the pattern light to dark with tape, stencils or netting. Plan on an afternoon plus a day to cure.

Cite this tool: GunPartPicker, “Dragon M24 Paint Job (Black Ops 2 Camo)”, https://gunpartpicker.net/gun-paint-planner/m24/dragon. Paint colors from the Krylon and Rust-Oleum color charts; gun photos credited under each gun. Free to cite with attribution.

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