Best coating on a duty 1911

Anything but stainless is going to show holster wear.

I really don't like it, but that's the way it is.

Melonite nitride.

Itll tear up your kydex long before the finish starts to wear. And when it does, it's not bad.

My recommendation, keep carrying you pistol, and save up for another. Itll take a couple months to get done, and all of my 1911 builders have a $1000 minimum order, on custom work right now.

orionengnr said:

Anything but stainless is going to show holster wear.

I really don't like it, but that's the way it is.

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I have never seen a chromed gun showing any holster wear. I have seen plenty of nickel plated guns that did. Big difference. Nickel plating is not as durable as chrome.

P-3s forever! One sweet aircraft !

I've found Springfield Armory's "Armory Coat" to wear pretty well. This pistol has been through a couple fairly high round count courses, drawn and holstered a lot, including from a Safariland 6378 kydex, has only a hint of wear now around the muzzle.

Hard Chrome

Another vote for hard chrome. Have a 1911 done also but have to learn to size pictures. All Mahovsky.

I like honest wear on blued and parkerized pistols. Would repark and drive on if it were mine.

My sweat eats gunblue and parkerizing faster than you can say "Mahovsky"

Hard chrome! I recommend Accurate Plating and Weaponry in Alabama.

Check out Cummings Custom Refinishing.
https://www.ccrrefinishing.com/

Love the duty finish on my two Dan Wesson's but you have to be careful about cleaning compounds, CLP will discolor the nitride finish.

derek45 said:

My sweat eats gunblue and parkerizing faster than you can say "Mahovsky"

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Same here. I ruined the finish on my BHP, I guess by just holding it to shoot it.