I am currently re-barreling my Sako 75 I have the barrel already.

But I am considering having the action Dura coated for protection against the elements.

Do any of you have experience of the protection Duracoat gives it is a blued action that is now prone to showing rust spots if not immediately wiped down after getting wet. Will Duracoat give more protection than re-blueing?

I am also thinking of having the Bolt fluted and then coated with some kind of protective coating to cover the blemishes of use. I was looking at having the bolt coated with TiALN but after speaking to the coating company they have recommended using a Graphit-iC coating.

I know it would be a lot simpler to use a stainless action but the Rifle holds great sentimental value so that option is out.

Advice and experiance of all of the above would be greatly welcomed.

TIA

DJM

I have scrapped coatings and gone with Melonite from now on. It is a high-temerature salt bath that converts the surface of steel and stainless steel. The look is a nice black finish and it is more corrosion resistant than mosy stainless gun alloys, and will not sratch.

It is the same system used to coat Glock pistols. It goes by other trade names as well; often "PQP".

Be advised that any of the Tian Tialn coating will anneal the steel these coating are applied at over 900 degrees F.
So unless the plater can assure you the temp will not exceed 400 degrees F Stay away.
FYI my info is about five years old. And they may have a lower temp Tialn coating now but I'm not sure so just be careful.

The machine shop i worked for years ago sent out some roll dies to be Tian coated and they came back dead soft. The material was D2 and if you draw D2 back at 900 degrees well you just about annealed it We had to advise the engineer of the problem and get permission to switch to M2 High speed steel Then all was good.

I've had barrels done with Melonite and it is great for that. I believe they have a lower temp. version so that your heat treat is not annealed.
Butch

The Melonite processes are common now in the firearms industry. My first is a 300 Wby on a Sako L-61R action done by Tip Burns and no problems at all.

tiggertate, don't want to steal the thread but as with me I'd strongly consider this Melonite process on a barrel'd action almost done. Recommendation on your preferred business/name?

regards,

This is a photo of my HV BR rifle with a melonited SS barrel. If you polish the barrel it will look like a high polish blue.
Butch

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Originally posted by grizz007:
tiggertate, don't want to steal the thread but as with me I'd strongly consider this Melonite process on a barrel'd action almost done. Recommendation on your preferred business/name?

regards,

I used Burns Gun Repair in Canyon Lake, TX. Tip does a bit of work for a lot of forum members and I was very pleased with the job he did on my 300. Burns Gun Repair

He uses the trade name PQP for it.

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Originally posted by tiggertate:
Burns Gun Repair

He uses the trade name PQP for it.

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QPQ Long Gun $249.95

How many dyslexics does it take to light a change bulb?

Eno.

Apparently one!

Melonite
http://www.burlingtoneng.com/wear_resistance.html