DuraCoat as a rifle parts finish? (Ducking)

[Gooddaytoya!]

I've been studying the various ways that I can hot rust brown, cold blue, hot blue, parkerize, and I guess that's about it as far as I know. But then I found a piece on DuraCoat on YouTube. It's a two-part system so it must be some kind of epoxy, but it's very thin and has solvents flash off quickly between successive coats, which build up to a 1 mil thickness. Has anyone heard of duracoat? BHas anybody done this? Does anybody approve of this??

 

[The Crisco Kid]

It's been around for a long time and from what I've heard it's a pretty good system. However, it doesn't belong on a traditional muzzle loader.

 

[SDSmlf]

Similar to Cerakote finish Pedersoli uses on some of their guns. Personally, don’t care for the resulting painted look, plus under hard use it doesn’t wear like you see with a more traditional blued or browned finish. The epoxy/painted finish tends to chip/peal, at least in my opinion. Much prefer an even worn finish on traditional guns, and even like to see it on Milsurp guns, though different topic and not for here. There are a lot of people that work hard to get that worn look on guns they build and own.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

Traditions offered some of their rifles with a cerakote barrel finish to mimick browning.

It looked reasonably convincing. But it won’t really wear like the real deal. It’s a cost cutting measure for the manufacturer. I think you’d be far better off with a proper rust browning. It’s quite straightforward and the results will be worth it.

 

[TFoley]

What's a 'mil thickness'?

To me is a 'MIL' is an angular measurement - the distance subtended by one metre at a distance of 1000 metres. I've never heard of it being used to describe a thickness.

 

[Brokennock]

Didn't we just discuss this in the gun building section a few weeks ago?

 

[Gooddaytoya!]

Traditions offered some of their rifles with a cerakote barrel finish to mimick browning.

It looked reasonably convincing. But it won’t really wear like the real deal. It’s a cost cutting measure for the manufacturer. I think you’d be far better off with a proper rust browning. It’s quite straightforward and the results will be worth it.

Didn't we just discuss this in the gun building section a few weeks ago?

Sorry didn't know that.

 

[Gooddaytoya!]

Similar to Cerakote finish Pedersoli uses on some of their guns. Personally, don’t care for the resulting painted look, plus under hard use it doesn’t wear like you see with a more traditional blued or browned finish.

Yes I agree with you, it's inappropriate for my muzzle loader. If I can't find a way to brown it that agrees with me, maybe I'll save up and have a gunsmith do it for me, or just resort to cold bluing. One of the cold brewing systems I saw on YouTube looks pretty convincing for doing entire barrels, but I'd rather brown it.

 

[springfield art]

I've been studying the various ways that I can hot rust brown, cold blue, hot blue, parkerize, and I guess that's about it as far as I know. But then I found a piece on DuraCoat on YouTube. It's a two-part system so it must be some kind of epoxy, but it's very thin and has solvents flash off quickly between successive coats, which build up to a 1 mil thickness. Has anyone heard of duracoat? BHas anybody done this? Does anybody approve of this??

Sure! Just not "authentic" for muzzleloaders, but whatever floats your bateau!

 

[The Crisco Kid]

What's a 'mil thickness'?

To me is a 'MIL' is an angular measurement - the distance subtended by one metre at a distance of 1000 metres. I've never heard of it being used to describe a thickness.

A mil is one one-thousands of an inch or .001. I've known machinists who use the term because it's a lot easier to say "1 mil" than it is to say one "one-thousands of an inch".

 

[TFoley]

A mil is one one-thousands of an inch or .001. I've known machinists who use the term because it's a lot easier to say "1 mil" than it is to say one "one-thousands of an inch".

'kay. I, too, use precision machinery to make and measure small items. I was brought up to call a thousandth part of an inch a 'thou', with a hard 'th' as in 'think'.