Stainless barrel painting | Sniper's Hide Forum
WEBMay 11, 2017 · The best prep is to blast with aluminum oxide, between 80 and 120 grit. It leaves a finish that will grip the paint, whereas beadblasting leaves a smooth finish and will not grip the applied paint. Bead blasting makes stainless barrels look great, in the raw, but if you try and paint them, the finish will chip/rub off.
Gunsmithing How to blacken stainless steel? - Sniper's Hide
WEBFeb 14, 2017 · Interested in this thread as I have a Commander-size Ruger SR1911 that is stainless, and I want it black because stainless is so showy for a “milk run gun”. Thinking cerakote followed by tumbling with some nuts and bolts to …
Benefits of stainless vs carbon steel | Sniper's Hide Forum
WEBMay 9, 2020 · Benefits of stainless vs carbon steel. Stainless is softer. The throat wears differently between the two. Other than that, speaking right now and today, before looking at a CM barrel I would want to know where the barrel steel was coming from and whether the company making the CM blanks had a proven recipe.
Gunsmithing Bead blasted Stainless steel - Sniper's Hide
WEBDec 26, 2013 · Aug 14, 2019. #2. In my experience bead blasted barrela get marked up easier, collect dirt/oil, and are harder to wipe clean. A bump against something usually leaves no mark on an unblasted barrel, but usually leaves a blemish on a blasted barrel that doesn't just wipe off. The bead blasted surface looks great until it doesn't.
Cerakote and stainless? | Sniper's Hide Forum
WEBOct 21, 2005. 582. 15. Oklahoma. Jul 16, 2012. #1. We have some cerakote at work that we used for a couple of rifles last year and didn't use up. I just had a rifle rebarrelled by Southern Precision Rifles with a stainless steel barrel. I was wondering if there is an advantage to cerakoting the stainless barrel or should I save it for CM ...
Gunsmithing Stainless barrel - coating question - Sniper's Hide
WEBMay 7, 2018 · Sep 12, 2019. #9. Stainless is fairly smooth... if you want it to last, blast it with Aluminum Oxide (clean media, oil free), not glass beads to get the surface rough... they use a product like Alumnahyde or alumnahyde 2. Rattle can dissolves with gun cleaning solvents... you want a product that cures and becomes resistant to solvents.
Proof Stainless Steel Barrels (Not CF!) - Sniper's Hide
WEBSep 24, 2018 · 4,051. Pacific Northwest. Sep 24, 2018. #3. Proof stainless barrels flat out hammer. I've got several friends shooting them and they've been extremely happy. I know that at least two of the top ten ranked PRS shooters are running proof stainless barrels.
Gunsmithing Proof stainless or Bartlein barrel - Sniper's Hide
WEBOct 22, 2017 · Trying to decide on which barrel to use on a 6.5 addiction build. I want a 26” inch rem varmint/ sendero contour. Having trouble deciding between a proof stainless or bartlein in that contour. The proof has 1.20 shank and the bartlein 1.25. What is everyone’s experiences with those two barrels...
Stainless vs Chrome Moly Barrel Accuracy | Sniper's Hide Forum
WEBApr 14, 2020 · The bright shiny silver just does not do it for me. However I've read that stainless is often a better choice because it won't rust and is much more resistant to the environment in general. In addition, most replacement barrels seem to be in stainless steel. Regardless, my main concern is accuracy and performance.
Gunsmithing Barrel life of a .223 - Sniper's Hide
WEB199. 13. Dallas, Texas. Sep 18, 2011. #11. Re: Barrel life of a .223. Barrel life is a function of shooting style. If you only shoot from a bench with 5 shot strings, never letting the barrel heat up, the barrel will last a very long time. High power longest string is 10 shots in rapid, so barrel doesn't get super hot.