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Posted: 7/22/2014 1:38:40 PM EDT
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Sniper Grey, Burnt Bronze, any of the Magpul Colors, Patriot Brown...
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Posted: 7/22/2014 1:38:46 PM EDT
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Cerakote
Black and Coyote work. 
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Posted: 7/22/2014 1:39:34 PM EDT
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prison pink and zombie green are pretty rad..
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Posted: 7/22/2014 1:39:55 PM EDT
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yupp.. i have an od green 6920 that is smexy, and I have seen some awesome looking Plasma Purple and blues that look incredible.
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Posted: 7/22/2014 1:40:34 PM EDT
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It's less the colors and more the people doing the coating. I've seen some great jobs and some astoundingly shitty jobs in the same colors.
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Posted: 7/22/2014 1:41:02 PM EDT
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Lets have a talk about spelling.
I love cerakote. |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 1:42:12 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/22/2014 1:42:16 PM EDT
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Sniper Grey, Burnt Bronze, any of the Magpul Colors, Patriot Brown... It helps to offset them with Graphite Black 2-tone jobs. 
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Posted: 7/22/2014 1:50:34 PM EDT
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Ive seen some burnt bronze that look straight gold, that is what made me go patriot brown.
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Posted: 7/22/2014 1:53:28 PM EDT
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Sniper Grey, Burnt Bronze, any of the Magpul Colors, Patriot Brown... It helps to offset them with Graphite Black 2-tone jobs. http://www.policemag.com/_Images/products/M-MagnumRes-DesertEagle-DE50BB-L.jpg no, every version of burnt bronze i have seen looks like ass |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 1:54:24 PM EDT
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<a href="http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/alacop/media/USPMossy_zps49d0bb71.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b515/alacop/USPMossy_zps49d0bb71.jpg</a> ewwww...that poor H&K. 
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Posted: 7/22/2014 1:55:20 PM EDT
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Does Cerakote cover imperfections and machine/tool marks? I have a lower that I'd like to have coated and am not sure how much prep is needed.
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Posted: 7/22/2014 1:55:50 PM EDT
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OD green looks good.
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Posted: 7/22/2014 1:55:56 PM EDT
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Does Cerakote cover imperfections and machine/tool marks? I have a lower that I'd like to have coated and am not sure how much prep is needed. nope.. its only about .001 thick max.. |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 1:56:29 PM EDT
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Does Cerakote cover imperfections and machine/tool marks? I have a lower that I'd like to have coated and am not sure how much prep is needed. nope.. its only about .001 thick max.. Depending on the color, it can make them look worse 
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Posted: 7/22/2014 1:56:31 PM EDT
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Skip Cerakote, it doesn't wear very well.
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Posted: 7/22/2014 1:57:56 PM EDT
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Skip Cerakote, it doesn't wear very well. Uh oh. itshappening.gif 
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Posted: 7/22/2014 1:58:20 PM EDT
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no, every version of burnt bronze i have seen looks like ass Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Sniper Grey, Burnt Bronze, any of the Magpul Colors, Patriot Brown... It helps to offset them with Graphite Black 2-tone jobs. http://www.policemag.com/_Images/products/M-MagnumRes-DesertEagle-DE50BB-L.jpg no, every version of burnt bronze i have seen looks like ass Well, I guess that is your opinion. Almost all of the best cerakote jobs I have ever seen were Burnt Bronze. Incredible color, and very popular. My personal favorite cerakote color is Tungsten Grey. |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 2:07:16 PM EDT
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Skip Cerakote, it doesn't wear very well. well, what would you suggest? right now the three finishes i am looking at are cerakote, nickle boron and industrial hard chrome. |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 2:09:12 PM EDT
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I've seen various vids about coatings. Do you believe Cerakote can be done by anyone? I've read that prep can be a pain.
Is there another coating as durable that requires less prep and setup? |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 2:12:52 PM EDT
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I've seen various vids about coatings. Do you believe Cerakote can be done by anyone? I've read that prep can be a pain. Is there another coating as durable that requires less prep and setup? Duracoat is easier for DIY but goes on thick and can affect tolerances. Cerakote is best coat. |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 2:13:14 PM EDT
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well, what would you suggest? right now the three finishes i am looking at are cerakote, nickle boron and industrial hard chrome. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Skip Cerakote, it doesn't wear very well. well, what would you suggest? right now the three finishes i am looking at are cerakote, nickle boron and industrial hard chrome. I'm not the finish-master, so I will have to suggest doing research, sorry. Backstory: I had my Sig P226 cerakoted and it was showing wear after the holster presentations (from a good Kydex holster) after a one weekend shooting class. Sure we did a lot of presentations, but I was shocked when I cleaned the gun, that the high/sharper corners on the gun were already wearing. This was probably 6 years ago, don't know if they've improved the formulation since. Gun still looks good (no pics handy, sorry) but cerakote has not worn as well as I'd like to report. It was properly applied by a very good, experienced local company, so I'm not going to blame them. |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 2:14:34 PM EDT
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are there any ceracote colors other than black and desert tan that DONT look like ass? 
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Posted: 7/22/2014 2:16:49 PM EDT
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are there any ceracote colors other than black and desert tan that DONT look like ass? http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc141/natebedair/556R3_zps2f6965b7.jpg Most halal. 
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Posted: 7/22/2014 2:16:55 PM EDT
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Duracoat is easier for DIY but goes on thick and can affect tolerances. Cerakote is best coat. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've seen various vids about coatings. Do you believe Cerakote can be done by anyone? I've read that prep can be a pain. Is there another coating as durable that requires less prep and setup? Duracoat is easier for DIY but goes on thick and can affect tolerances. Cerakote is best coat. dash has seen the one duracoated gun i have, and that will be refinished too, it looks like it was done by a 2 year old. |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 2:17:57 PM EDT
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Duracoat is easier for DIY but goes on thick and can affect tolerances. Cerakote is best coat. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've seen various vids about coatings. Do you believe Cerakote can be done by anyone? I've read that prep can be a pain. Is there another coating as durable that requires less prep and setup? Duracoat is easier for DIY but goes on thick and can affect tolerances. Cerakote is best coat. and any moron can apply it. Its crazy easy.. |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 2:20:16 PM EDT
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and any moron can apply it. Its crazy easy.. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've seen various vids about coatings. Do you believe Cerakote can be done by anyone? I've read that prep can be a pain. Is there another coating as durable that requires less prep and setup? Duracoat is easier for DIY but goes on thick and can affect tolerances. Cerakote is best coat. and any moron can apply it. Its crazy easy.. I am planning to grab a few different colors and fire up the kiln. Outdoor gun cooking keeps MrsDash happy. The prep is the only part Im not too excited about. |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 2:20:39 PM EDT
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are there any ceracote colors other than black and desert tan that DONT look like ass? http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc141/natebedair/556R3_zps2f6965b7.jpg Most halal. Thanks! 
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Posted: 7/22/2014 2:22:34 PM EDT
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are there any ceracote colors other than black and desert tan that DONT look like ass? http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc141/natebedair/556R3_zps2f6965b7.jpg Most halal. Thanks! I have an AR w/ OD green furniture but I want to add a second color. Problem is its a Next Generation arms and is already coated with that voodoo/snake oil crap. |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 2:25:18 PM EDT
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I'm not the finish-master, so I will have to suggest doing research, sorry. Backstory: I had my Sig P226 cerakoted and it was showing wear after the holster presentations (from a good Kydex holster) after a one weekend shooting class. Sure we did a lot of presentations, but I was shocked when I cleaned the gun, that the high/sharper corners on the gun were already wearing. This was probably 6 years ago, don't know if they've improved the formulation since. Gun still looks good (no pics handy, sorry) but cerakote has not worn as well as I'd like to report. It was properly applied by a very good, experienced local company, so I'm not going to blame them. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Skip Cerakote, it doesn't wear very well. well, what would you suggest? right now the three finishes i am looking at are cerakote, nickle boron and industrial hard chrome. I'm not the finish-master, so I will have to suggest doing research, sorry. Backstory: I had my Sig P226 cerakoted and it was showing wear after the holster presentations (from a good Kydex holster) after a one weekend shooting class. Sure we did a lot of presentations, but I was shocked when I cleaned the gun, that the high/sharper corners on the gun were already wearing. This was probably 6 years ago, don't know if they've improved the formulation since. Gun still looks good (no pics handy, sorry) but cerakote has not worn as well as I'd like to report. It was properly applied by a very good, experienced local company, so I'm not going to blame them. It would be interesting to see pictures of that gun after six years. |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 2:38:07 PM EDT
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I have an AR w/ OD green furniture but I want to add a second color. Problem is its a Next Generation arms and is already coated with that voodoo/snake oil crap. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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are there any ceracote colors other than black and desert tan that DONT look like ass? http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc141/natebedair/556R3_zps2f6965b7.jpg Most halal. Thanks! I have an AR w/ OD green furniture but I want to add a second color. Problem is its a Next Generation arms and is already coated with that voodoo/snake oil crap. Someone can probably sand blast it off. The receiver color is Sig Dark Grey. I asked the guy to try and get just the slightest green. Turned out pretty good. FWIW, there is a guy in Sig Forum who does the actual Iaflon (related to Teflon) coating that goes on Swiss SAN Sigs. WTCLEGUNSMITH He was asked repeatedly about the paint, he wasn't actively soliciting jobs. |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 2:40:03 PM EDT
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Burnt Bronze is really nice.
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Posted: 7/22/2014 2:42:25 PM EDT
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Local guy and member here seems to make other colors work.
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Posted: 7/22/2014 2:48:56 PM EDT
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Yea there are...
Tungsten and Graphite Black mix. |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 2:53:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/22/2014 2:53:30 PM EDT
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Someone can probably sand blast it off. The receiver color is Sig Dark Grey. I asked the guy to try and get just the slightest green. Turned out pretty good. FWIW, there is a guy in Sig Forum who does the actual Iaflon (related to Teflon) coating that goes on Swiss SAN Sigs. WTCLEGUNSMITH He was asked repeatedly about the paint, he wasn't actively soliciting jobs. 
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Posted: 7/22/2014 2:55:39 PM EDT
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sniper grey is good
desert verde is a good color burnt bronze can look really nice titanium blue graphite black these are some of my favorite colors to work with. |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 2:57:24 PM EDT
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Skip Cerakote, it doesn't wear very well. well, what would you suggest? right now the three finishes i am looking at are cerakote, nickle boron and industrial hard chrome. I'm not the finish-master, so I will have to suggest doing research, sorry. Backstory: I had my Sig P226 cerakoted and it was showing wear after the holster presentations (from a good Kydex holster) after a one weekend shooting class. Sure we did a lot of presentations, but I was shocked when I cleaned the gun, that the high/sharper corners on the gun were already wearing. This was probably 6 years ago, don't know if they've improved the formulation since. Gun still looks good (no pics handy, sorry) but cerakote has not worn as well as I'd like to report. It was properly applied by a very good, experienced local company, so I'm not going to blame them. It would be interesting to see pictures of that gun after six years. It's not a constant-use gun for me so it's not much more worn than it got after the class. It was part of my carry gun progression - I had been carrying a Para Ordnance .45 (ugh), got the 226, moved over to 1911s for a bit, then got over my concern about polymer framed guns and picked up M&P9s, which I carry to this day. |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 3:03:45 PM EDT
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It's not a constant-use gun for me so it's not much more worn than it got after the class. It was part of my carry gun progression - I had been carrying a Para Ordnance .45 (ugh), got the 226, moved over to 1911s for a bit, then got over my concern about polymer framed guns and picked up M&P9s, which I carry to this day. Youre getting closer... ----> Glock 
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Posted: 7/22/2014 3:05:49 PM EDT
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those of you who have done cerakote, have you ever done a tigerstripe pattern? if so, how did it turn out?
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Posted: 7/22/2014 3:06:17 PM EDT
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Youre getting closer... ----> Glock
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It's not a constant-use gun for me so it's not much more worn than it got after the class. It was part of my carry gun progression - I had been carrying a Para Ordnance .45 (ugh), got the 226, moved over to 1911s for a bit, then got over my concern about polymer framed guns and picked up M&P9s, which I carry to this day. Youre getting closer... ----> Glock
I will one day own a Glock. 
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Posted: 7/22/2014 3:06:55 PM EDT
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Yea there are... http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o434/moose00015/20140515_185902_zps77456d5c.jpg http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o434/moose00015/17056_zps51beda10.jpg http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o434/moose00015/17053_zps60985367.jpg Tungsten and Graphite Black mix. Who did your serrations? |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 3:11:04 PM EDT
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I'm kind of a fan of the Graphite Black and Titanium
Sig P220: 
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Posted: 7/22/2014 3:12:08 PM EDT
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Tungsten
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Posted: 7/22/2014 3:13:33 PM EDT
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This thread is relevant to my interests
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Posted: 7/22/2014 3:16:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryTungsten on my 10/22 receiver right now, whenever the time is right I'll go ahead and grab a TacSol or GM barrel and do that up. |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 3:19:51 PM EDT
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Quote Historywhat horrible things did that poor rifle ever do to you? |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 3:31:03 PM EDT
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what horrible things did that poor rifle ever do to you? Quote HistoryQuoted:
what horrible things did that poor rifle ever do to you? Just testing. Spare SBR lower. I can't decide what barrel to put on it. |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 3:42:00 PM EDT
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I'm kind of a fan of the Graphite Black and Titanium Sig P220: <a href="http://s1221.photobucket.com/user/johnecanfi/media/SigSauerP220.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd478/johnecanfi/SigSauerP220.jpg</a> Looks good! My 226 is similar - only I picked a tan color for the frame and that black for the slide. |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 3:43:09 PM EDT
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Yea there are... http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o434/moose00015/20140515_185902_zps77456d5c.jpg http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o434/moose00015/17056_zps51beda10.jpg http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o434/moose00015/17053_zps60985367.jpg Tungsten and Graphite Black mix. Who did your serrations? ATEi did the serrations, RMR milling and Keystone. |
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