Sudden Death Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Has anyone IonBond a barrel, does it get inside,does it affect the fit or accuracy of the barrel ? I am fixing to send my new limited build off for IonBond and was just wondering about doing the barrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Wheaton Jr Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Has anyone IonBond a barrel, does it get inside,does it affect the fit or accuracy of the barrel ? I am fixing to send my new limited build off for IonBond and was just wondering about doing the barrel I will have one back Wednesday. I have wondered the same thing myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundwave Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 It is a super thin coating (2 microns of something), so I don't think it would make a barrel to tight. IIRC, there was talk about Ionbond doing interior of barrels for the military. Not sure if that ever transpired, and could have juts been internet chatter too. Give these guys a call and see what they say - http://www.springerprecision.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I edited your thread title. It's always best to include your topic in the title. - Admin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 The barrel on my new open gun was IonBonded. But, I can't tell if it's inside the barrel or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 My understanding was that IonBond was line of sight application only. I don't believe they can get much into the chamber or barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny hill Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Trace's gun barrel & comp is ionbonded in & out. You will not see any difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Benny, My understanding of those coatings is that they're not immersion coatings, but are more like a paint in that you can only get it where you can see. Am I wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny hill Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Don't know. I know it gets everywhere, in & out, is very thin, 2 microns or so & does not affect accuracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Wheaton Jr Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 I just got two pistols and one AR-15 barrel back from ION Bond. The inside and outside of all three barrels were coated. Looked good too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_Seehawer Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Will having a barrel Ion bonded aid cleaning? Does it smooth things out a bit too? I shoot lead only, cleaning sucks.... ganderman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofe954 Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Anyone want to post their experiences that posted to this before? I am going to send in a slide pretty soon and am debating the barrel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 (edited) Only trace amounts of coating get inside the barrel, it isn't like chrome lining a barrel. The coating is a vapor and doesn't go in voids well because it is electrically charged, it finds something to stick to before it can go very far into a barrel. It doesn't affect accuracy and we do fancy one hole shooting rifles all the time. Edited November 17, 2009 by Loves2Shoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busyhawk Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 SpringerPrecision.com IonBonded my AR upper (reciever, bolt carrier group, and buffer assy.) and it is easier to clean the carbon off both the bolt and carrier. I didn't see any reason to have the lower done since it doesn't really have any moving parts to take advantage of a harder coating. SpringerPrecision.com also did my STI Tacticals, I had it (IonBond) through out and I see no visable difference in accuracy or any related problems. I love the stuff so much I had my Benelli reciever done too and it looks and runs like a new SG again. Sure alot cheaper than new guns for sure! I did notice some of my plastic/Kydex was wearing from my holster:-). Boffe964: Have the barrel done too...my suggestion is to have any moving parts done to cut down on friction and for a hard finish. Just make sure your slide/piece of metal is the way you want it...once you IonBond you will not want to mess with it. The IonBond will retain the lube better than anything I have used before, but I have to keep my pistol in plastic so the foam from my pistol bag doesn't absorb the lube. Never had any problem (didn't notice it anyhow) when the pistols were just blued but perhaps I wasn't paying attention. Hope this helps, RLTW, Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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