Its the forum or imgur that makes it look so dark. its actually alot of grey and browns to look rusty. you have to like lean in to see it but I assure you it isn't that dark.
how's this in comparison? Needa fix the back ironsight for sure though. i forgot i never added any detail to it in the initial shape drawing stage and i just now noticed
A few small improvements, i left the other one up for comparison, thoughts?