Dura-Coat or Gun Kote???

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bcsteve

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Which one is more durable,ie better? Each of their web site say they are the best (of course) and a search on the site gave me mixed review. What's the recent opinion on these two products? I want a matte black finish on my Model 70, I found a gun shop that would do the work for each finish and they both charge the same price. I need some advise?

For the BC guys, J.R.'s Gunsmithing in Tomslake does Dura-Coat and Bits of Pieces in Delta does Gun Kote. Anybody ever dealt with these guys?

thanks
 
The Shotgun News did a revew of both finishes and the writer said that he felt that if Gun Kote is cured right(It has to be baked) it seemes a little more scratch resistant.
However for under 60.00 you can do a single Dura coat finish yourself.
 
bcsteve, welcome to PM! I put DuraCoat on all of my firearms last year. It's held up extremely well to this point. It has been impervious to moisture, dirt, solvents, etc. I'm getting ready to do my new Remington LVSF soon. All that I have to do is to decide on the color for it. I do not bake mine, although you can if you decide to. This was a big factor in my decision to go with DuraCoat over GunKote. Either way, it's a good way to make your firearm weather proof. MI VHNTR
 
I was going to ask a similar question. Now, does Dura-cote come in various colors? I didn't see that on their website.
 
Look up www.lauerweaponry.com they have a crap load of colours. I would have the gunsmith do the finish for me so I don't realy care how easy it is to put on. They are both charging the same thing. What to do, what to do!? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif
 
I have one rifle done with the KG GunKote. I'd assume it was baked, as gunsmith Mike Bryant did it. I've been disapointed in the finish. Didn't take much real use at all before the coating started chipping off around the loading port, and it wore off the bolt where it makes contact really fast too. After one whole season of carrying one rifle coyote hunting, it's even starting to wear off on the trigger guard where it rubs against me while carrying it on the sling.

I really have no idea if this is because of how the stuff was applied to my guns, or just how the stuff is. If that's just how it is, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

- DAA
 
I have a Browning 10 ga. BPS that I had Gun Kote'd when it first came out (actually AS a gun product, the stuff's been around for ages...it used to be called Kal Gard and was used as a super-tough coating for recoating motorcycle engine cases).

My BPS was coated probably 8 years ago now, and it's still on there and only showing the slightest amount of wear around some areas of constant rubbing and sharp corners etc.

I'd say this is VERY GOOD wear resistance under the conditions it sees. It doesn't get used as much as my 12 ga. Duck/Goose guns, but when it gets used, it sees some rough conditions.

I also have an 870 that's Gun Kote'd and it's been out constantly for 5 seasons, and it's just starting to show some minor wear...might need to be recoated in another 5 seasons! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
 
Ya have to figure that the preperation of the metal is about the most important part of the process.....if the surface is not super clean and free from ANY substance, nothing is going to stick like it should.
 
I know the coating done on my BPS (for Free, as an experiment by the coating outfit for "evaluation") was put down over the gun being bead blasted, then degreased, then Parkerized.

They did the Parkerization because the location where it was done, (TN) has such high humidity, that they will routinely Phosphate coat their firearms in process to prevent them from rusting while they are waiting for additional processing.

I don't know if my 870's coating went down over Parkerizing or not. It was a different outfit who coated it.
 
I've read several posts on other forums too that Gun Kote was chipping on corners and edges. Dura-Coat say that their stuff has some elasticity that prevents that. So far i'm leaning towards Dura Coat.
 
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