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powder coated the barrel of my winchester 370 .410  it looks and feels great. paid too much for it but it looks gooood . i have put a lot of work and money into this project and it was a lot of fun, yes- i could have bought a new one pluss for the $$$, but then i sure had fun, even got the wife envolved.

[victorcharlie]

Hey Top.....I've been thinking about having this done to one of my lever actions.  You say it's to much, and your probably right.....can you clue us into about what it would cost to have this done?

Sounds like you've got something that's totally you........any pictures?

[Hairtrigger]

Ditto on the pics. I just purchased a Lone Eagle that has been neglected and needs a new finish.

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if i knew how to post pic's i would, i will work on the photo posting soon.        Now the barrel cost $50.00 but it must be removed or elese i don't belive you will ever get it off. second you need to put a pulg in both ends and protect the threds the powder coat its self is thick and it is heated i belive to 350 F. all moveing parts must be taped up or "else" .  talk it over with the powder coat guys first. take your gun/project with you so you both understand what you want.  my gun was a single shot, and removing the barrel was a snap.  the receiver on the other hand , i just disasembled, cleaned in break fluid, honed the hammer and sear a little then did a not so good "do it your  self bule job. again it was not the best job, oiled everthing up put it backtogeather and shot it all went well, oh. the receiver was reblued here at home. looks better than when i started but ! Next time i will use Rust-O-leum!!!

good luck
larry

[gunnut69]

I have coated several weapons including a ruger 22 autoloading pistol. There were no problems. The cleaning of the steel is most important,, The guy I use is a close friend and says the thickness can be altered to a degree, (not perfectly) and cleaning is really easy. They use masking tape to cover holes where the powder is not wanted. Also powder that gets where it's not supposed to be is fairly easy to scrape away. They part nust be brought to 400 degrees F but it is not held there. We have seen no alteration of tempuring at this temp/duration. I don't coat internal parts or parts that have a tight fitting interface, such as slide grooves..but don't always mask. Just scrape away

[shooter44]

my gunsmith in SC does powder coats at a darn good price, he did two for me atr 50.00 each and that was cheap I thought

[Hairtrigger]

email the pics to me and I will post them for you