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Post by brionic on Mar 30, 2017 16:07:48 GMT -5
Cerakote is a great coating, but it's only as good as applicator. Make sure to find the right guy if you're considering having it done. If you are buying used, consider checking over any third party coated revolvers VERY closely. Good work looks "factory", and bad work is too expensive to fix.
Some of the finishes are pretty good matches for "classic" revolver color schemes. The grip frame on my Bowen Blackhawk looks better-than-factory, due mainly to Bowen's surface treatment, and the black Cerakote blend is a really nice match for the blued finish. Two colors to look at for cylinder, frame, and barrel refinish are Midnight blue and Midnight green. Why green "works" is beyond me, but the eyes have it.
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nicholst55
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Post by nicholst55 on Mar 30, 2017 18:05:41 GMT -5
One word of advice on CeraKote - be certain to do your due diligence on the applicator before you send a gun to them. As an example, we had two CK applicators in Yuma; one factory certified, the other not. The guy who was not certified explained to me that he saw no reason to spend the money to attend the training. His work LOOKED great. At first. Later on, it began to chip and peel. The certified guy has a sterling reputation and many repeat customers. The difference was the factory certified guy applied the coating according to the manufacturer's directions, including blasting the gun down to bare metal before applying. The other guy did NOT. Like any paint job, and essentially that's what CeraKote is, surface preparation is probably 75% of the job and definitely determines the outcome.
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Post by fanofthefortyone on Mar 30, 2017 18:22:57 GMT -5
This was done by cylinder and slide, when I bought this model 57 the cylinder and barrel had been bead blasted but not the frame. It has a kinda rough to the touch finish, but I was not paying to get it polished. All in all it's been a tough finish. There is guy who did a couple ARs for me who doe good work. Ronnie
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Joe S.
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Post by Joe S. on Mar 30, 2017 22:08:06 GMT -5
I've had aluminum grip frames done. Did a Dan Wesson 44 in green and black once and hated it. Man i hated it. Did a Marlin 35 Rem at the same time. Sold em both within a month. To me, a steel part on a gun should be blued or case hardened.
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Post by arokcrwlr on Mar 30, 2017 22:33:52 GMT -5
I only have one gun cerekoted and it is a tough finish. I have cycled the bolt on this gun many hundreds of times and there is no sign of wear.
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Post by BigBore44 on Mar 30, 2017 22:38:51 GMT -5
I only have one gun cerekoted and it is a tough finish. I have cycled the bolt on this gun many hundreds of times and there is no sign of wear. That's a good looking rig right there! Can you give me/us some specifics about it please. Thanks BigBore44 What brake are you using?
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Post by arokcrwlr on Mar 30, 2017 23:27:23 GMT -5
I don't want to venture too far off topic, but the gun is a 308 Win pistol built on a virgin Remington 700 short action. I bought the short action directly from Remington and sent it to Joe Collier in Ga. He did the machine work on the action, installed a varmit profile 1:10 Shilen barrel cut to 14", cut the chamber, threaded/crowned the barrel, and Cerekoted the barrelled action. It is bolted in a slightly modified lightweight rifle chassis (MDT LSS) which I bought from a member of the Specilaty Pistol Forum. The brake is an APA Fat Bastard (Gen 2). The brake really does a great job of taming the recoil. The scope is a Leupold VX-III 4.5x14x50AO. The bipod is an Atlas, and I installed a Timney Calvin Elite trigger set to 1 lb. It is one of the most accurate guns I own.
Back on topic, I wouldn't hesitate to use Cerakote. It is a durable coating, but I would follow the advise already given to find a reputable guy to do the work right.
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