Galil AR | Hunting Blind (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

The skin is a hand-sprayed mesh camouflage in golden ochre and dark olive, the simplest kind of pattern on this rifle. In Battle-Scarred large patches of paint are gone from edges and corners, and the net is broken up by exposed metal. It is the cheapest way to get the pattern on a Galil AR and reads as a rugged, heavily used weapon.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Consumer Grade is the lowest tier of the rarity scale: the most common skins, most often used in trade-up contracts.

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

Other qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Well-Worn.

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The receiver, handguard, magazine, pistol grip and stock are covered with a dense net of golden ochre cells divided by dark olive-brown lines, which gives the surface a scaled, woven texture. The barrel, muzzle device, sights and rails stay in dark gunmetal and frame the painted parts.

Large areas of paint are gone from the magazine, the stock and the edges of the receiver, and the handguard shows broad bare patches. The mesh is broken into fragments and the base colour looks faded. In game the rifle reads as heavily used, with metal clearly visible on the parts closest to the view. Only the flatter, recessed areas keep a solid piece of the pattern.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–0.6

The float of Galil AR | Hunting Blind ranges from 0 to 0.6; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–0.6 — 25% of this skin’s scale. Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

The skin’s collection is The Mirage Collection with 15 skins in total.

It drops from:

• Atlanta 2017 Mirage Souvenir Package
• Berlin 2019 Mirage Souvenir Package
• Boston 2018 Mirage Souvenir Package
• Cologne 2016 Mirage Souvenir Package
• DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package
• DreamHack 2014 Mirage Souvenir Package

And 9 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

Price by quality

By price this skin is 2nd of 4 skins Consumer Grade Galil AR in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Gold, brown, olive and black stickers blend with the ochre mesh, while a single dark or matte sticker stands out cleanly against the warm tone. The flat side of the receiver above the magazine is the most readable placement. Bright neon colours tend to clash with the earthy camouflage.

What to look at before you buy

• Check the float position within the grade, since the magazine and stock corners show the difference first.
• The mesh is a uniform stencil, so pattern placement barely changes the look and is not worth paying extra for.
• Souvenir copies come with stickers already applied, so check whether they suit your taste.
• Look at any name tag and existing stickers in the inspect view before buying.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Budget players who want any version of the pattern on their Galil AR.
• Fans of rugged, heavily worn weapon looks.
• In short: the cheapest entry to this skin.