As some of you have read, I am doing my own 1911’s. In the process of picking a finish for them, it was recommended that I look into Cerakote. So I did and here is some info on the coating:
CeraKote was developed by NIC Industries, Inc. CeraKote was designed to provide a high quality, long lasting finish, with high corrosion protection and durability. Unlike Teflon based gun coatings the CeraKote coating offers unparalled levels of hardness and abrasion resistance because of their unique ceramic backbone. It provides excellent corrosion protection, outstanding abrasion resistance, extreme hardness, & unmatched durability. CeraKote surpasses Teflon based coatings for wear resistance by well over 60%. CeraKote also has self lubricating elements incorporated through out the coatings matrix.
So with that knowledge in hand, I sent some Cproducts SS mags out to be coated. In the past, I have KG coated some mags. After a couple insertions, the KG would start to show wear. To date, these Cerakoted mags have over 50 insertions and show almost no wear!
Here are some pics of the mags I had done. Notice how closely the mag color matches the Magpul L and Ranger plates.
With it being ceramic based; is that what the original finish on the Gladius lights was? My understanding that the black ones were first done with a ceramic finish prior to hard anodizing.
Not concerned by brand name per se, just to have something I was familiar with was a comparison. I am familiar with T moly and others but not ceramic based coatings. After all, I live in Robar country and like NP3 in certain applications but not a big Roguard fan.
Something is wrong with those mags. They are not evenly sprayed or something. Shrink your window to be an inch high and then scroll through the pictures. You’ll see them go from lighter to darker and I don’t think it’s shadows.
Thanks Dave. I am only going to offer them with either L or Ranger plates. If the demand is great enough I will offer them without those options I guess.
They are sprayed inside as well.
Price with the Ranger plate is $29 and with the L Plate is $28.
Just compare the mag color to the floorplates. With close inspection they’re all the same color and very evenly coated. Notice that the mags and the floorplates/grip get darker in the pictures. The floor also changes colors.
With that being said, will you offer any mags other than 30 rounders? Maybe some good ol’ straight 20’s?:rolleyes:
I’m glad you went through with this. A durable Earth tone mag and twenty dollars under the H&K mag price point and no rust. Will this mag feed 6.8 SPC? If you make them I will buy a couple as I have a thing about FDE.
I don’t have a 6.8 but I thought the CProducts were one of the few that actually fed 6.8 as well as 5.56 without problems. I am interested in 5.56 mags if there is a difference.
I had a 1911 flat black Cerakoted about a year ago, and it’s holding up really well. Holster wear is almost nil, and I carry it almost daily. Good coating, albeit hard to find someone who can do it.
Oops…disregard that stupid date/time stamp - forgot to reset it.
I have used Cerakote on a couple mags and an Upper. The mags looked like the finish was wearing off after only about 40 or so uses. In truth it was the finish from the inside of my magwell. Tough stuff, and the mags look great Grant.
