Duracoating a revolver?

[fran m]

I have a S&W 28 four inch. The bluing is mostly beat with a little pitting on the frame. Its just a shooter, I'm not real concerned with diminishing its value.

I was wondering if anyone has duracoated or had a blue revolver parkerized? If you have, can you post pics, please.

[zoyter2]

I Duracoated an old 2" S&W .38 for my brother. Disassembled and sandblasted everything then sprayed away!

I have no pics, but it did turn out really nice.

[machinisttx]

Threads like this make me want to :crying:

[vafish]

I did my sons S+W model 10.

It was an old NYPD gun. Had a lot of holster wear, little rust. it was no collector, or at least it won't be one for another 100 years or so.

Detail stripped it, sand blasted it, and Duracoated it with Parker gray.

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n75/vafish/henrys.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n75/vafish/06090005.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n75/vafish/06110001.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n75/vafish/06110002.jpg

[eddief4]

is duracoat in like a spraypaint can, or do you need a paint gun:dunno:

[eddief4]

Vafish,


it came out Great:thumbsup:

[zoyter2]

is duracoat in like a spraypaint can, or do you need a paint gun:dunno:

You will need a air gun like an air brush. They will sell you a kit, but frankly it is a cheap POS and is good for about one time. If that is all you intend, go for it.

You can pick up one that is significantly better for the same money at a hobby store. Spend double and get 10 times the quality!

[Sovietsky Soyuz]

I did my sons S+W model 10.

It was an old NYPD gun. Had a lot of holster wear, little rust. it was no collector, or at least it won't be one for another 100 years or so.

Detail stripped it, sand blasted it, and Duracoated it with Parker gray.

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n75/vafish/henrys.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n75/vafish/06090005.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n75/vafish/06110001.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n75/vafish/06110002.jpg

Wow, that looks great! But, how does it hold up? I'd be concerned about drag marks, etc.....how does the cylinder hold up? Does enough material get sprayed on to affect the cylinder/forcing cone gap in any significant way?

[DriBak]

My buddy just bought a whole set up, I sent him a Kel Tec slide to duracoat

[novaDAK]

I did my sons S+W model 10.

It was an old NYPD gun. Had a lot of holster wear, little rust. it was no collector, or at least it won't be one for another 100 years or so.

Detail stripped it, sand blasted it, and Duracoated it with Parker gray.

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n75/vafish/06110001.jpg


That looks really nice!

I have a Duracoated former military Hi-power and it holds up very well.

[fran m]

Don't anyone cry about coating this old revolver. I have plenty that I would not subject this to. I'm still not sure I want to do it because of the expense. This gun is a shooter, not beautiful.

Thanks for posting the pics of the S&W. Looks good to me.

Fran M

[Berto]

I love the model 28, it's a classic great revolver...but the idea that it's sacreligious to duracoat it seems stupid.
It was meant to be a 'working gun' and came with a utilitarian matte finish, why not duracoat it?

[machinisttx]

I love the model 28, it's a classic great revolver...but the idea that it's sacreligious to duracoat it seems stupid.
It was meant to be a 'working gun' and came with a utilitarian matte finish, why not duracoat it?

I, and most others that I know, would rather see/own a gun with history than one that's been "renewed".

A perfect finish doesn't make one shoot any better, just like a car having a perfect paint job doesn't make it run better or go faster. The amusing thing is that people will generally buy the good looking, but worn out beater over a mechanically sound, but imperfect finish gun/car.


ETA--- My own 28 was plated with something by a previous owner and then spray painted black. I need to get a factory letter on this gun, and make sure it wasn't nickeled by the custom shop(now the performance center) before some assclown spray painted it black.

[Habu]

vafish, that thing looks great!:cool: If it's a good solid revolver, nothing wrong with it having a good solid protective finish!:cool:

[glockdoc21]

That gun looks amazing. Great job! I don't really care about guns as art or history. To me, they are tools, and you extended the life of a real classic!

[vafish]

Wow, that looks great! But, how does it hold up? I'd be concerned about drag marks, etc.....how does the cylinder hold up? Does enough material get sprayed on to affect the cylinder/forcing cone gap in any significant way?

So far holding up pretty well, I say better than a blued finish would. There is a slight drag mark around the cylinder.

If you spray the finish on, you determine how thick it will be and if it will effect barrel/cylinder gap or any other tolerances. You can spray it on so thick that you can't assemble the gun back together.

You can also spray different areas different thicknesses. I sprayed on more Duracoat along the sides of the cylinder and barrel where you tend to get more wear from holsters.

I also did my son's Mossberg 500. I can tell you from experience just from having them out on wet foggy days the Duracoated gun didn't have a spec of rust on it and my standard 500 started to get some rust on it.

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n75/vafish/shotgun2.jpg

[Berto]

I, and most others that I know, would rather see/own a gun with history than one that's been "renewed".

A perfect finish doesn't make one shoot any better, just like a car having a perfect paint job doesn't make it run better or go faster. The amusing thing is that people will generally buy the good looking, but worn out beater over a mechanically sound, but imperfect finish gun/car.


ETA--- My own 28 was plated with something by a previous owner and then spray painted black. I need to get a factory letter on this gun, and make sure it wasn't nickeled by the custom shop(now the performance center) before some assclown spray painted it black.

My 28 has the original matte bluing. If it wore out, I might consider having something better applied.
A model 27 might be different.
I also have an Enfield No2 Mk1 top break, it came with a worn painted black finish typical of British service weapons. It looked like crap.
For nostalgia's sake, I could have left it so, but I went with GunKote OD instead. It's more functional and looks better now.

Great guns, those 28's.:cheers: