I had to replace a gas tube in my BCM that I somehow bent to shit. So, anyways, I went ahead and ordered a LMT middy gas tube. I’m lucky to even get it because almost every other site was out of mid-length gas tubes.
Anyways, I was expecting to a get a standard chrome colored gas tube but to my surprise… it looks almost just like Spikes Tactical or (god forbid) the cheapo generic Kries melonite coated gas tubes.
It’s a grey coating with a really nice feel to it. It feels as if it could possibly be a bit more corrosion resistant and I initially thought that LMT must be doing the melonite coating now, too. I did a little bit of searching and was able to determine that it’s not melonite. However, I still have no idea what the coating is and what exactly it accomplishes.
I’m not complaining - I think it looks great in the dark charcoal grey color rather than a highly visible chrome colored tube underneath my rail and/or hand guards.
Anyone have any insight on this? It also feels great when comparing it side-by-side with my standard BCM tube. The LMT gas tube feels like it’d be more resistant/strong and again, it definitely looks better! Heck, for $13 it’s also cheaper than most others out there.
