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Posted: 1/10/2005 2:07:05 PM EDT
| Got a Colt SP1 upper coming and was wondering what can be done about the lower. The upper is gray and all lowers I have seen are black. Does someone make a lower gray in the $100 range? Thanks |
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The gray finish on early Colt rifles was a coating called Sandstrom 9. It was applied over the anodized receivers. The Sandstrom 9 is what gives the early Colt rifles their gray color. Today, all receivers are Type III hard anodized black. Norrell's product is really the only thing that is similiar to Sandstrom 9 that is widely avaliable. |
Looks awesome KJoeZ! Also checkout my thread in the "Build It Yourself" Forum. Great discussion on Norrell's and many great pics. Shoot! I'm in the BIYS forum.  Well, my threads down the list just a bit, somewhere. |
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www.essentialarms.com Essential Arms is back to making lowers, and theirs are in the old original gray color. 
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