Coating for stainless barrels???

[Hatchet_Jack]

I ordered a sporter barrel in chromoly and after waiting nearly 4 months, it arrived... In stainless. This is going on a hunting rifle and I need it to have a black coating of some sort to stay with the traditional blued look. The action is a blued, chromoly Remington and the barrel is now stainless. I need a recommendation for a coating that can be applied to both barrel and action so that they match. I want something that looks good and that will be scratch resistant. I'd like to avoid using a cheap spray on product. I want this gun to last a lifetime.
Any recommendations welcomed. Project is stalled until I find a solution.
Thanks.

 

[riverwolf1]

Melonite it! All of Smith & Wesson M&P pistols have stainless slides with a melonite finish! Not sure who has the capability but it is doable>

Gary

 

[riverwolf1]

Call Joel Kendrick 704-616-6442!

 

[Mark Walker in TX]

Cerakote.

 

[jonbearman]

Ceracoat is a thin coating that I had a tough time beadblasting off a savage bolt body.It is incredibly tough.

 

[mnshortdraw]

Black cerakote or Melonite. Melonite isn't really a coating but a byproduct of a hardening process. You are suggested to break in your barrel before you send it off for Melonite treatment so that is something to consider. Cerakote is a darn tough coating that if done right will last a lifetime. Durakote also makes a blued steel color but is not as strong as Cerakote, is thicker, and takes a few weeks to fully cure.

 

[chestsprings]

have 3 hunting rifles coated by "blackice coating" in Utah.

have held up very well.

Lee does an excellent job.

 

[Leaddog]

I tried air cure Duracoat on one of my rifles and it didn't work. I had Cerakote applied and it's perfect.

 

[Ing. Michael W. Mayerl]

I ordered a sporter barrel in chromoly and after waiting nearly 4 months, it arrived... In stainless. This is going on a hunting rifle and I need it to have a black coating of some sort to stay with the traditional blued look. The action is a blued, chromoly Remington and the barrel is now stainless. I need a recommendation for a coating that can be applied to both barrel and action so that they match. I want something that looks good and that will be scratch resistant. I'd like to avoid using a cheap spray on product. I want this gun to last a lifetime.
Any recommendations welcomed. Project is stalled until I find a solution.
Thanks.

Duracoat or Ceracoat is great for stainless barrels and actions.

 

[john pruitt]

Are you sure it is stainless? choromoly llooks



Are you sure it is stainless ? they look just alike when you receive them from the barrel maker just a thought I have made that mistake just looking at a barrel

 

[liseo]

Hi Charlie

You used the air dry or the oven cure cerakote?

There is any difference in strength after they both fully cured ?

I have one ss barrel with Stiller Predator black action and was wondering is this finish will be good enough, after sand blasting the barrel.

Thanks

 

[Leaddog]

I stripped off the Duracoat and had the Cerakote applied and baked on. A local gunsmith did the Cerakote. Turned out nice.

 

[longbow]

Robar industries, they do coatings for major pistol , rifle manufactures.

 

[newgun]

Sometime back I saw a video of a cerakoted rifle siting next to a explostion an it took it really well and I have it too and it works good in the wet.
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