Cerakote

Posted by Bill on Jun 5, 2013 in Articles, Bill, New Products, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Cerakote^TM has a unique ceramic structure that is extremely durable and corrosion resistant. It is perfect for ensuring your firearms last as well as blend in to their natural surroundings. Before we started offering this service I decided to use my AR10 and Desert Eagle as a sample to test the quality and looks. The results were amazing. I was so impressed with the results I plan on doing most of my Firearms. The Magazine and Arms SIR Rail were coated in MagPul Flat Dark Earth and the Receiver and rail were MagPul OD Green. I liked this combo with a little Black so much I did my Desert Eagle in the same combination. Yes Cerakote is a little more expensive than other coatings like Duracoat. I’ve done a few rifles in my garage with Duracoat with great results. This said comparing My Duracoat to a professional Cerakote firearem leaves me with only one question. Do I have a professional Cerakote these firearms or do I keep them as is? The answer is a reluctant keep as is. This was a Savage 110 3006 and a Remington 870 aka generic hunting tools. The purpose was to simply protect the firearm from corrosion and Duracoat is more than adequate compared to the factory finish and given the abuse these see in the field there was no need to incur extra dollars hidden from the wife for the shooting hobby. For future firearms Cerakote is without a doubt the best option. I could cut and past the Cerakote Test Results or you could simply click the link and go directly to their webpage. If I were to do it again, a whole afternoon prepping and spraying Duracoat my self vs sending it to a Cerakote Pro…Cerakote would win hands down. I’ve looked into doing this my self and Cerakote has a lot more issues if done wrong than Duracoat. Everyone I’ve talked to familiar with the process recommends to have someone with experience do this. We use the term Trial By Fire rather strictly and if fails its dropped quicker than Bill Clinton drops his pants in a Girls Sorority House. Cerakote did not fail in fact it preformed top of its class. We are very pleased to offer this as an option for our builds. Below are some pics of my Old School Desert Eagle. The firearm has to be completely disassembled which can be done by our gunsmiths or by yourself as I have done. My next build is a Competition Glock 17 for my Teenage Daughter. This will be documented in a future post and it will be without a doubt Cerakoated

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