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Posted: 1/27/2024 6:45:36 PM EDT
[Last Edit: DavidY]
When did black Dagger slides switch from DLC to Cerakote? The current webpage says the barrel is DLC coated but the slide has a cerakote finish.
How can I tell them apart visually if I were looking at one in person? I had a gray cerakote Dagger slide and it was so horrible that I swore off ever buying a cerakote Dagger slide again. PSA response was it's going to wear, but this has chunks falling off of it! |
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Posted: 1/27/2024 6:56:26 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By DavidY: When did Dagger slides switch from DLC to Cerakote? How can I tell them apart visually if I were looking at one in person? I had a gray cerakote Dagger slide and it was so horrible that I swore off ever buying a cerakote Dagger slide again. PSA response was it's going to wear, but this has chunks falling off of it! IDK. My first 2 Daggers are DLC, finish is as good as any other of my pistols. After that, the rest are Cerakote like, and not so much. The finish wear isn't that bad, and if it bothers you look into getting it refinished in Cerakote. |
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Posted: 1/27/2024 9:26:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By colklink: The finish wear isn't that bad, and if it bothers you look into getting it refinished in Cerakote. I have a used slide on the way, it won't be economically feasible to spend a bunch of money on a cheap slide (which was the point of getting a used Dagger slide to begin with  ). I'm just wondering when the change happened and what the visual differences are. This is a basic, Combat Cut non-optic slide, so fingers crossed it's old enough to be DLC. Off to Google image search! If I find a good comparison photo, I'll leave it here. |
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Posted: 1/27/2024 11:47:21 PM EDT
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I thought only their black slides were DLC? Did they go to Cerakote on their black slides as well?
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Posted: 1/27/2024 11:58:55 PM EDT
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The one I have from last spring is gray and I thought it was advertised as DLC. If it's Cerakote, it's wearing better than any Cerakote I've ever seen.
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Posted: 1/28/2024 12:03:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ManiacRat: The one I have from last spring is gray and I thought it was advertised as DLC. If it's Cerakote, it's wearing better than any Cerakote I've ever seen. Can DLC be done in grey? Thought all the non-black colors were Cerakote from the beginning. |
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Posted: 1/28/2024 12:54:50 AM EDT
[Last Edit: ManiacRat]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Can DLC be done in grey? Thought all the non-black colors were Cerakote from the beginning. I did my 17 slide in DLC with Battle Werx and it didn't have color options. Same for my Staccato, also DLC but no color options. ETA: Went back and looked at the order. Barrel is DLC. Slide is Cerakote. So yeah. Whoever did their cerakote on this thing did a good job. It's wearing better than anything I've owned. I got to where I hated Cerakote cause it rubbed off so fast. I'm |
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Posted: 1/28/2024 1:04:05 AM EDT
[Last Edit: DavidY]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: I thought only their black slides were DLC? Did they go to Cerakote on their black slides as well? That's what I thought, someone mentioned they did cerakote now. From a current page. "includes Co-Witness Sights and a Black Cerakote finish" SOME Barrels are still DLC coated. Some are not. |
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Posted: 1/28/2024 1:17:58 AM EDT
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Yeah I think only the black ones are DLC.
I have to say, it is a surprisingly durable finish. |
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Posted: 1/28/2024 1:23:56 AM EDT
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I edited my OP to state I'm asking specifically about the black finish slides. I was understanding that the finishes were....
Black DLC Stainless PVD (I still want a polished one) Cerakote (all other colors) |
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Posted: 2/20/2024 11:19:50 PM EDT
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The black slides were originally DLC. Slides with optic cuts were cerakoted, probably to get a better color match between the slide and optic cut cover. Now that all slides have optic cuts, there are no DLC slides. Eliminating the DLC coating probably saved a good bit of money.
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Posted: 2/21/2024 11:36:26 AM EDT
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