Thread: Gunkote vs Cerakote?

Hey guys

Thinking about having my brno refinished, just for hardiness in the bush and to make it look brand spanking again, was going to reblue but then got thinking about coating it.

I see the two options are gunkote and cerakote, gunkote seems to be the cheaper option and is done by red dot firearms in Auckland and cerakote is by greystone in Chch(may be others), but which is better?

I have tried a search but not come up with many answers!

Basically does anyone know of the pros and cons of each and which would you recommend for a general purpose hunting rifle?

Cheers

not quite the answer here but I had a zastava cz99 im not sure if it was blued or had some kind of coating on it but it was a beautiful finish on it

Hello, I have a good idea of the difference, Cerakote in all the testing performs significantly better than gun coat. From memory gun coat fails abrasion testing in under 500 cycles, Cerakote fails at just under 6000 cycles. I researched all this prior to setting up my workshop for coating firearms from taupo

Originally Posted by Macks guns

Hello, I have a good idea of the difference, Cerakote in all the testing performs significantly better than gun coat. From memory gun coat fails abrasion testing in under 500 cycles, Cerakote fails at just under 6000 cycles. I researched all this prior to setting up my workshop for coating firearms from taupo

Abrasion Comaprison Testing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksj-XJzVQik

Corrosion Comparison Testing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlUwOR4Tq10

Originally Posted by Macks guns

Hello, I have a good idea of the difference, Cerakote in all the testing performs significantly better than gun coat. From memory gun coat fails abrasion testing in under 500 cycles, Cerakote fails at just under 6000 cycles. I researched all this prior to setting up my workshop for coating firearms from taupo

DO you ceracote commercially? or just your own stuff?

Originally Posted by Nick-D

DO you ceracote commercially? or just your own stuff?

Hi, yes commercially

Cool, cheers for that MG, so cerakote seems to definately be worth the extra cash.

Anyone had a rifle coated and put through some hard use?

Originally Posted by Spudattack

Anyone had a rifle coated and put through some hard use?

I have ha firearms with both coatings but have not put them to such hard field use to tell the best from that.
I have had a non firearm item coated with ceracote and it has been thrashed very hard. The coating has outlasted three previous sorts of coatings used, including home application duracote(not as good as pro baked I'm told).

I'm glad there are now places in nz to get ceracote done, I'll be getting some prices myself shortly.

Originally Posted by Spudattack

Hey guys

Thinking about having my brno refinished, just for hardiness in the bush and to make it look brand spanking again, was going to reblue but then got thinking about coating it.

I see the two options are gunkote and cerakote, gunkote seems to be the cheaper option and is done by red dot firearms in Auckland and cerakote is by greystone in Chch(may be others), but which is better?

I have tried a search but not come up with many answers!

Basically does anyone know of the pros and cons of each and which would you recommend for a general purpose hunting rifle?

Cheers

PM sent.

Originally Posted by Mauser308

I had one done in the Milspec coating a while back, that was interesting in that it stayed soft and rubbed off. Not what you're really asking I guess but that would probably have gone a few more than 500 abrasion cycles but now looks decidedly second-hand. Having said that, it has stopped any corrosion issues with that firearm...

We've had all our wood / blue Sakos mil-spec'd. We're very happy with it. The guy that did it is a perfectionist, they come up looking bloody sharp, and we have no corrosion issues on wet multi day trips.

B

Originally Posted by Macks guns

Hello, I have a good idea of the difference, Cerakote in all the testing performs significantly better than gun coat. From memory gun coat fails abrasion testing in under 500 cycles, Cerakote fails at just under 6000 cycles. I researched all this prior to setting up my workshop for coating firearms from taupo

will be looking at doing my 8mm in ceracote, will pm you when i am ready.

Cheers guys for all the replies, just sent it off to be cerakoted, will post some pics of the results when its back in a few weeks!

Originally Posted by mucko

will be looking at doing my 8mm in ceracote, will pm you when i am ready.

No problem, let me know when your ready to coat it. Would be great to get some forum members to post some reports of my Cerakote work.
Cheers
Andy
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Cerocoat is usually rated as the best , over duracoat & others , BUT you need to realise their are 2 types of Cerocoat , one thats heated/baked on , and one that air drys , the air dry is for scopes & stocks etc , the baked one for steel , its the baked cerocoat that has the highest rating in reguards to toughness etc .

Whats a rifle cost roughly? Action and barrel.