PowderCoating a SS Barrel

[CoyoteHunter]

Has anyone ever done this or know of it being done?

Will it hurt the barrel?

 

[Cajun]

I wouldn't try it with a stainless barrel. The reeason is stainless desn't need it for protection. I'd be concerned about clearance around the stock.

 

[jbargers]

I have never powdercoated a gun barrel, but i did have a paintball gun barrel powdercoated by a local company. It was aluminum. I would probably bead blast the barrel first, to give the powder a little something to stick to.

 

[Anonymous]

:nono: :nono: :nono: That is why you have a stainless barrle.

 

[choc-dog]

The 416R stainless that most manufacturers use will rust. Especially the bead blast of the T/C stainless guns that I have. The new this year "weathershield' coating that T/C is using on the "Triumpth" rifle will protect it from about anything. The weathershield coating is applied by Doug Burche who also supplies the Bore coat kits and his application is a "Stainless Cerokote".

I am personnally very impressed with this new coating. T/C will likely offer this coating in a blue finish in 2008.

The cost of stainless steel has risen sharply this year and the weathershield coating will enable T/C to manufacture a rifle in chrome-moly and have the weather shield coating applied with about the same cost as stainless and offer the gun buyer a weather resistant rifle.

Doug will coat a rifle for you.

Chocdog