Question on gun finishes

[Murf425]

Now I honestly don't know how well this is going to go over here, but here goes:

Has anyone ever Duracoated/Teflon'd/etc a traditional muzzleloader?

I have a 1911 that I had a local company StealthTech (Duracoat knock-off) years ago. The finish looks just like a standard bluing, but it's tougher and more rust-resistant. Just to look at it, you'd never know it wasn't blued.

Since the barrel on my GPR turned out so splotchy, I think I'm going to have the same thing done to it. It'll look better, and be more resistant to corrosion in the future.

So...anyone done it before? Or are y'all strict purests on the blue/brown/white thing?

 

[Onojutta]

When you use the word traditional, that implies purity. Typically, traditional rifles were browned, and later blued. There would be nothing traditional abyout teflon. But then again, there's nothing traditional about epoxy either and that is used quite often.

 

[brubincam]

-----LEMON OIL ??-----

 

[bingo1952]

Or power tools, electric lighting, or credit cards to buy our gunparts with. None of this stuff is "Traditional" but it gets us where we want to be. 100 years from now the things we consider modern and state of the art today will be looked as "The Old Way" of doing things.

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

I think it comes down to this: it's your rifle and if you don't care about whether it has a traditional finish, then go with the modern finish. If you do care, refinish the barrel in a traditional manner, or just let it wear in a bit. You may be pleasantly surprised at how it all blends in with time and use.

 

[Murf425]

I think it comes down to this: it's your rifle and if you don't care about whether it has a traditional finish, then go with the modern finish.

Oh I'm definitely doing it. I was just wondering if anyone around here had ever done it, or if this was going to be the first Duracoated GPR around these parts.


...and if y'all were going to kick me out for it. :blah:

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

Nah, we won't kick you out--we'll just point at your funny looking gun and laugh our @$$*$ off!

Not really. Actually some photos of your gun before and after would be nice. Personnally I've never seen this type of finish and I'd be curious to see how it compares to regular bluing. :thumbsup:

 

[renovato]

I've done a lot of dura coating on modern guns but never a muzzleloader. As durable and easy to apply as rust blues and rust browns are, I just haven't seen the need.

Why did your finish come out splotchy? I may have missed the original thread, but what finish did you use?

 

[Murf425]

Why did your finish come out splotchy? I may have missed the original thread, but what finish did you use?

Birchwood Casey cold bluing...the kind you buy in the little bottle at Academy. I cleaned the metal, dried it, and then, when I rubbed the bluing on, it splotched, spotted, and the next day was already showing light surface rust.

 

[rafterob]

Multiple coats, light steel wool between, clean each time, P.I.T.A. but it should come out pretty good. Definately not real durable though. The paste blue/black is much better.

 

[kansas_volunteer]

I've never seen anything but splotchy finishes when liquid cold blue solutions are used. As was mentioned the cream or paste type do a much better job. I've developed my own system using them, and can get a splotch free blue over a fairly large area.