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Firedragon barrel?

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http://www.efkfiredragon.com/

Way more accurate than my kkm's. Some take a little work to get to feed right.

If this is confined to your guns with kkm barrels then that's a shame, but many , many very accurate pistols wear kkm's. and bar so and storm lake

and....and... It really is about barrel fit!

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How well does cerakote hold up?

Cerakote finishes are normally very tough & durable. However, like painting anything (house, car, etc) it all comes down to the prep work on the gun frame and parts.

Anyone who knows what they're doing should be able to provide you with long lasting results.

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How well does cerakote hold up?

Cerakote finishes are normally very tough & durable. However, like painting anything (house, car, etc) it all comes down to the prep work on the gun frame and parts.

Anyone who knows what they're doing should be able to provide you with long lasting results.

I'm not sure I agree with that. Although Cerakote is relatively durable and a really good spay and bake finish with a pretty hard result (mid 60's rockwell C i think), no matter how good your prep work is you are never going to be as durable as as other available finishes. Salt bath nitrocarburizing (tenifer) is about the same hardness as cerakote but wears longer. Pretty sure that's what glock factory slides use. DLC like the zev slide in the original post here has on it is probably more like Rc90. TiN is a lot like DLC, they are both PVD coatings.

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Glock has not used tenifer for years, or at least that is my understanding.

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Quite possibly. Tenifer uses some chemical that is terrible for the environment. Whatever they use i'm pretty confident it's still some sort of SBN coating.

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How well does cerakote hold up?

Cerakote finishes are normally very tough & durable. However, like painting anything (house, car, etc) it all comes down to the prep work on the gun frame and parts.

Anyone who knows what they're doing should be able to provide you with long lasting results.

I'm not sure I agree with that. Although Cerakote is relatively durable and a really good spay and bake finish with a pretty hard result (mid 60's rockwell C i think), no matter how good your prep work is you are never going to be as durable as as other available finishes. Salt bath nitrocarburizing (tenifer) is about the same hardness as cerakote but wears longer. Pretty sure that's what glock factory slides use. DLC like the zev slide in the original post here has on it is probably more like Rc90. TiN is a lot like DLC, they are both PVD coatings.

True. Cerakote doesn't hold up as well as to other finishes out there like titanium nitride or tenifer finishes, along with some others, but it's still pretty durable.

I have a Glock 19 slide with an AlTiN coating and that thing is rock solid, no matter how much I holster it or hit it against the table. It will not show any wear at all. At the same time, I have an aftermarket slide for my Glock 17 with a cerakote finish on it, and the color highly resembles the factory finish & color. I tend to be more careful with that one just because I like to, but it hasn't shown any holster wear on it yet. Granted, I probably holster the G19 about 4-5 times more often than the G17 so that may also make a considerable difference.

Ironically, these days you can pretty much get a titanium nitride coating over your barrel or slide for just a few bucks more than a cerakote job. I paid $80 for the cerakoted slide, and $100 for the AlTiN carbon black coated slide. Kind of makes it a no-brainer as to which finish one should get. Only real consideration is the limited color & finish options available with titanium nitride coatings right now.

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How hard would it be to cerakote a grip yourself? I see cerakot kits available online. Air dry cerakot kits.....

I have never used an air dry coating before. It is applied the same as a baked on finish? I can share my experience with that type of application.

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In my little bit of experience with the air dry cerakote it needs the same prep. BUT that is not really possible on a poly frame. I plan to do mine and will be doing a very anal cleaning starting with dawn dish soap and ending with a few soaks and scrubs in IPA. I dont imagine it to be incredibly durable - but it should be cool! Guys are cerakoting frames with good success. Some are even baking them *YIKES* at a lower temp for a longer period of time.

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