busyhawk Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I want to have my AR 15 IonBonded and was thinking to just have the following parts done: Upper receiver Bolt Carrier complete (minus gas rings) Housing for the recoil spring/stock tube Buffer Is there any reason to have any other part Bonded? I have already had my STI Tactical IonBonded by Scott Springer of SpringerPrecision.com out of Bend, OR. and love it, so with the 3 gun season at an end in the great NW I want to make improvements now. Thank you in advance for the help. Scott Hawkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBOpen Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I just got my parts back from IonBond for a new build. Did the upper and lower receiver, bolt, carrier, barrel and comp in satin finish to match my open pistol. Rifle photos at http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...amp;hl=firebird in Post #2. Those are the only parts IonBond recommended for coating. Barrel/Comp was my option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busyhawk Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 NMCOpen, Where did you get your recomendations for what to get done? I don't see any reason to have the lower done since it doesn't see alot of friction. I was also going for the firing pin, bolt cam and stock tube with the buffer since they all are moving parts and could use (In my view) the hardness/lube capabilities of the IONBOND. I too was thinking of the comp since it takes a beating and it should be easier to clean? Thank you for the reply and pictures. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBOpen Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 NMCOpen,Where did you get your recomendations for what to get done? I don't see any reason to have the lower done since it doesn't see alot of friction. I was also going for the firing pin, bolt cam and stock tube with the buffer since they all are moving parts and could use (In my view) the hardness/lube capabilities of the IONBOND. I too was thinking of the comp since it takes a beating and it should be easier to clean? Thank you for the reply and pictures. Scott Receiver was new, in the white, so it all had to be finished. Exchanged e-mail with IonBond Custom Shop Gunsmith Ryan Flynn (r.flynn@us.ionbond.com) The entire bolt and carrier assembly (except the gas rings) was done. I have the JP LMOS buffer that is already anodized, so I didn't see any need to coat anything in the back end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busyhawk Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 NMCOpen, Understand, thank you for the input. Scott AKA Busyhawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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