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Posted: 10/22/2004 5:33:11 PM EDT

[#1]

Sweet, you should do the scope and bipod though!

Posted: 10/22/2004 5:41:26 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
Sweet, you should do the scope and bipod though!

Though about it, but I'm not going to bake the scope. It will be in the EE in a couple minutes. Whoever buys it can finish it however they want

Posted: 10/22/2004 6:00:51 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Sweet, you should do the scope and bipod though!

Though about it, but I'm not going to bake the scope. It will be in the EE in a couple minutes. Whoever buys it can finish it however they want

Any detrimental effects to baking a scope, or did you just not want to do it?

Please forgive all my KG related questions; I swear I'm getting closer to sending you something to paint!

Posted: 10/22/2004 6:06:16 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:

Any detrimental effects to baking a scope, or did you just not want to do it?

I dont know, and I dont want to find out with an $800.00 scope

Posted: 10/22/2004 6:10:08 PM EDT

[#5]

oh my, how sweet it is!!

Posted: 10/22/2004 6:12:39 PM EDT

[#6]

Great job!

Posted: 10/22/2004 6:14:06 PM EDT

[#7]

www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=7&f=21&t=231717

Does anyone want to loan me 3k?

Posted: 10/23/2004 10:10:28 PM EDT

[#8]

MeagerMouse.

Very good reason.

Sammy

Quoted:
Quoted:
Why would you do that to a Colt?

Because it's a tool, built to serve a purpose, like most tools are.

Posted: 10/23/2004 10:12:57 PM EDT

[#9]

That's why I asked.

Thank you.

Sammy

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Does this finish wear at all, or is it comparible to finishes like ArmorTuff, Birdsong T, Metacol, Bearcoat, etc.?

Sammy

Any finish will wear., and it does have a teflon and boron. I would say its every bit as tough if not tougher than all those above - with the added benefit that it goes on thinner than all those above.
KG SPecs

Posted: 10/24/2004 7:38:20 AM EDT

[#10]

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Quoted:

Any detrimental effects to baking a scope, or did you just not want to do it?

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I dont know, and I dont want to find out with an $800.00 scope

Huh, I wonder if baking falls under Leupold's warranty? The conversation would go like this:

bigbore: "I would like to get my scope fixed under warranty."
Leupold Rep: "What exactly happened to the scope?"
bigbore: "Well... I... Uh... Baked it..."
Leupold Rep: "You did what?"

Posted: 10/24/2004 10:16:46 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
Why would you do that to a Colt?

If I were to paint an AR, I'd go with a lower tier brand like Colt for the guinea pig too...

Nice job Bigbore. Just don't care much for pony worshippers.

Posted: 10/24/2004 10:32:36 AM EDT

[#12]

that looks really great! I wonder what a gun done with different peices painted in different colors would look like? Some parts earth, some OD? I would guess it would either be too gaudy or really nice!

Posted: 10/25/2004 1:04:00 AM EDT

[#13]

ADCO,

How much that sort of upper runs for (Less scope, bi-pod and custom paint) ???? Also, is that flash hider a working one? What about the muzzle threads, are they standard?

Thanks.

Petri

Posted: 10/26/2004 4:24:51 AM EDT

[#14]

Btt...

Posted: 10/26/2004 5:37:08 AM EDT

[#15]

I wonder how a Leupold would do on the low heat bake cycle required for the PRI tubes. 16 hours at 160F. I wonder if it would dry out the seals. I bet you could Coyote Alumahyde II the scope. It is a close color match to the Dark Earth brown.

IDHunt

Posted: 10/26/2004 6:07:03 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
ADCO,

How much that sort of upper runs for (Less scope, bi-pod and custom paint) ???? Also, is that flash hider a working one? What about the muzzle threads, are they standard?

Thanks.

Petri

You can price different configs here

Posted: 10/26/2004 6:12:06 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
I wonder how a Leupold would do on the low heat bake cycle required for the PRI tubes. 16 hours at 160F. I wonder if it would dry out the seals. I bet you could Coyote Alumahyde II the scope. It is a close color match to the Dark Earth brown.

IDHunt

In my experience the low heat bake doesnt work for shit. Call KG they will tell you the same - 275 is the lowest is can be properly applied.

Posted: 10/26/2004 6:30:56 AM EDT

[#18]

bigbore,

The only problem is PRI says not to bake their tubes at the higher temps. They said "We do not guarantee the forearm to hold up to the 300 degrees for 1 hour." They told me to call K-G and talk with Joe Fazio about the low temp cure. I did mine at 160 for 16 hours and it passed the tape test an wouldn't come off with MEK.

IDHunt
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Posted: 10/26/2004 6:57:36 AM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
bigbore,

The only problem is PRI says not to bake their tubes at the higher temps. They said "We do not guarantee the forearm to hold up to the 300 degrees for 1 hour." They told me to call K-G and talk with Joe Fazio about the low temp cure. I did mine at 160 for 16 hours and it passed the tape test an wouldn't come off with MEK.

IDHunt
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I've heard that. If the tube is properly made going into the oven, it will be fine coming out.
I'd have to guess that an M16 can heat up a barrel nut(where all the glue is) to 300 degrees. If it can take the rapid temp changes of a machine gun.......

Posted: 10/26/2004 2:39:18 PM EDT

[#20]

looks good, why didn't you do the outside of the dust cover? you probably could have just left it in place, i've sprayed mine that way.

Posted: 10/28/2004 2:36:40 PM EDT

[#21]

BTT for a friend

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