POWder coating, good idea or bad idea?

as posted on your other thread asking this - just clean the gun barrel with your basic gun cleaner....

Not that I am an expert, but isn't sort of a faux paus to have the magazine tube extend in front of the muzzle?

not that much...all you're getting is some powder burning blow-by....no big deal....cleans up easy enough.......

Hmmm.. I didn't see the other thread, and I'm pretty interesting in the use of powder coat & guns.

So aside from giving cleaning options, can someone answer the OP's question?

I was wondering if I get the extension powder coated, would it stand up to the discoloration better than the factory finish.

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You can powder coat a non-critical, NON-HEAT TREATED gun part like the extension.
Powder coating requires baking at temperatures that MAY be too high for some parts like receivers.

Powder coating is a plastic. When it's heated, the plastic melts and fuses into a coating that adheres to the metal.
The muzzle blast will "probably" erode powder coating faster than the factory finish.

PC is typicly cooked at around 400 degrees, not a big deal for steel and aluminum.

Its pretty stout, but I have no idea how it will hold up in this application.

Zach S said:

PC is typicly cooked at around 400 degrees, not a big deal for steel and aluminum.

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Depends on the final temperature of the heat treat of the metal.

This is an interesting question. A similar question could be, would ceramic coatings work?

What are those areas that can't handle high temps? Of course, anything plastic or rubber won't, but what else.

i work at a powder coater. ther are some powders that would stand up nicely in a gun application. ptfe has teflon in it. also our company helped a bar-b-que company set up its own powder line using high temp powder. best option is look in your area for a batch coater and ask lots of questions. there are literally a million different types of powders used in powder coating opperations. in general standard epoxies arn't capable of firearms use. specialized powders are, but for the cost of haveing a part coated with special high temp, high wear powder, you could have bought a whole case of brownells teflon/moly bake on coating and done it yourself a dozen times over.

Duracoat is one of the very best gun coatings, but re-doing a Duracoated part requires bead blasting the old coating off.
It's apparently proof against just about all solvents and paint strippers, and requires mechanical stripping.

Before doing anything, I'd suggest getting a good powder solvent and soaking the carboned up area. The factory finish is tougher then you might think, and a powder solvent or a carbon cleaner will clean it up.
It'll take some time before the original finish is actually damaged enough to need a new finish.

When you send in the barrel, send the mag extension as well. Looks like the ID on the sleeve might need to be bigger for your tube.

Powder coat has no advantage over any other kind of paint that I can see. I have powder coated parts all over my jeep. It seems to be failing at the same rate as all the non powder coated parts. I think maybe it's just easier to apply or more eco friendly for the manufacturer. It's just paint. And I believe your shotgun will look just like it does with any finish if the mag is going to hang out in front of the muzzle. Get a mag that fits.

Get a mag that fits.

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Not only would that solve your problem, but it would look much better.