Do you like the Cerakote finish for hunting?

RRH.01 said:
I agree, but also like cerakote depending on the rifle. I was surprised seeing how good faux blued colors are, almost the best of both.

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That looks really good. Goes with the wood really well, and looks like an original finish.

Not a fan of plastic either, and would kind of like to do some kind of gun with wood and a non traditional colour on the metal.
 
the spank said:
That looks pretty good! I had a friend trying to talk me into Cerakoting a Perazzi I was having refinished. Umm no! That wasn't going to happen. LOL
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I have a Beretta O/U 12g clay pigeon gun with Teflon coated barrels. The reasoning behind this was that with heavy use a lot of shotgun muzzles discolour over time and a coating is more resilient to such an effect.

On cerakoting a Perazzi, I kinda agree, but for a workhorse clay gun it actually works well. My Beretta is now over 30 years old, and the barrels are still good.

Candocad.
 
Hi Frag.

I have a weatherby Vanguard S2 'first light" which comes with a camo stock, fluted barrel, cerakote, and a muzzle break.

I have had many vanguards over the years. I will say that the brand new certakoted rifle is smoother in operation than other newer vanguards. Yes, the bolt is cerakoted too along with the raceway in the receiver, etc. HOWEVER, an older vanguard that's in my possession that's seen a lot of use and wear is even smoother still than the cerakoted one. In time the cerakote will wear away. It can chip.

I haven't hunted the fifle yet but the cerakote is already gone from the muzzle between the bore and the threading just from shooting at the range. Honestly, I don't love it.

I also have a cerakoted Patriot which suprised the heck outta me.

Still, I prefer a nice stainless rifle. They're easy to maintain and if you scratch or scuff stainless, there's just more stainless underneath.

Remember, a cerakoted rifle is just a regular blued rifle, just with a coating on top. In wet weather, the most important thing is still just blued: the bore.

Honestly, though this First Light Vanguard is really nice I feel nothing for it. I've been considering selling it, though, it is nice in its way. It doesn't appeal.
 
I had one shotgun done in green. Love it. Plan to have another done in the midnight blue featured above, with linseed oil finished wood, undercut feeding port, qd sling swivels, short and long barrel options; I'm going for a modern set of features with a classic look.
Also have a mares leg I use a lot in the woods, I'd like to get it done, but I don't know what colour I want yet.
 
ALBERTA BOY said:
Still, I prefer a nice stainless rifle. They're easy to maintain and if you scratch or scuff stainless, there's just more stainless underneath.



This, to me, is the most important and obvious fact. You can coat the exterior with oil/grease or paint/plastic coatings. The fact remains that un-coated carbon steel is not protected and the coated steel is just a rub/scratch away from protection.
Cerakote finish is great for it's intended use and will give great protection for parts covered, however it does not cover all.



Remember, a cerakoted rifle is just a regular blued rifle, just with a coating on top. In wet weather, the most important thing is still just blued: the bore.
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My working guns are stainless. I understand, being stainless does not make them 100% rust proof. It does save me time and worry. YMMV
 
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