My Cerakoted AR-15 (x2)

[Snaveba]

So I built an AR for shooting 22LR as well as 5.56/.223.  It was built with a .223 Wylde 1/9 twist barrel, an Anderson lower (thanks Whisper), a blemed upper, a full stock (thanks KahrMan) and a free floating match hand guard.  I aquired a cosmetically damaged PSA lower for next to nothing (read less than $30) so i needed to make it better.  A buddy of mine got into Cerakoting for an auto restauration he is working on, but wanted to try fire arms.  I was game and decided on a mildy two-tone build using a modified Disruptive Grey color (33% Graphite Black-66% Tungsten instead of 25% Graphite Black-75% Tungsten) for the upper, lower, and hand guard and Graphite Black for the stock, forward assist and ejection cover. The smalll bits were already a decent black in the lower build kit. 

The Cerakoting went great. It does take time to clean, sand blast, de-gas. Since we were doing two colors, we went with the black first.  I did the frame of my 92S at the same time.  The ABS plastic stock had to cure at a lower temp for 2 hours so we flashed the metal parts at that temp and then used the rest of the plastic cure time to do the Mod-disruptive grey (I need to name it). and flash those. Once the plastic was done we hard cured the metal parts.

All in all I was at Scott's house for about 7 hours yesterday.  

I finished the build out today. I am very happy with the result. There are a few blemishes. It was Scott's first time to spray gun parts.  And I dinged the hand guard, and of course the ding ended up at the top once installed, not the bottom.

I am still trying to decide if the gas block should match the upper/lower/hand guard. The oven cured Cerakote is rated to about 500 degF. I am not sure how hor a gas block gets.

I may have to Kote some other things. I think my inexpensive, parkerized GI model 1911 would look good that color, or a version of that color.

The old lower from Whisper will get a new caliber upper (300 BO).

Here are some before and after photos.

 

 

Edited July 18, 2021 by Snaveba

[KahrMan]

Looks great. Can’t wait to hear a range report. 

[Snaveba]

I need to get to the range. I want to sight in the el-cheapo red dot I got on Amazon back when they were so inexpensive. 

[rugerla1]

Very nice! Had a chance to shoot it yet?

[Snaveba]

Shoots nice. I just need to get to a longer range to sight it in better than on a 25 yard range.  Plinking the 22LR from it is also fun. 

[BJB]

Good looking set up. 
 

im currently gathering parts for a build   SBR  223. May take a while but looking forward to seeing it completed 

[Garufa]

What kind of trigger guard is that?

[Snaveba]

Warhuntusa All Aluminum 6061 T6 M... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KRQ65PQ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
 

i needed something that was held in place with screws because of the messed up machining of the trigger mount hole. It was cheap on Amazon 

[Snaveba]

I did just finish my 300BLk build and coating today. 
 

I suppose I should post some photos  

 

[Snaveba]

The new one and the two side by side. 
 

 

Edited July 18, 2021 by Snaveba

[Snaveba]

This one is kind of a reverse of the other color. It is about 66% Graphite Black, 33% Tungsten. I did the upper, lower, hand guard, forward assist, dust cover, trigger guard and buffer tube nut. 
 

The difference is subtle, and harder to pick up in the photos. But the 300BLK is darker and I did not do the two-tone look with the small parts. 
 

i wish we could upload higher res photos, but I suppose that would quickly fill up Dave’s server. 

Edited July 18, 2021 by Snaveba

[bob cratchet]

Great work.

 

[Snaveba]

Since ARs are ever changing (at least to me ) I put an Ace SOCOM stock and a Bushnell TRS-26 and backup iron sights on the 300BO

I also swapped the barrel to 6.5 Grendel on the one below, and added the bipod. It now has a 4.5-18x48 scope  

Edited March 7, 2022 by Snaveba

[Cumberland]

I like it. 

How do you like the TRS26? 

I understand they have a shutoff future which limits run time to 2 hours. Is that correct?

[Snaveba]

I just got the TRS-26 so I don’t have a range report. It’s my understanding it is a 12hour window. 

[Snaveba]

Range Report_

Took my 300BO and 6.5 Grendel to a buddies farm for some better shooting.  The 300BO with the Bushnell TRS26 Red Dot shoots sweet.  I was consistantly hitting a 1'x2' oval steel plate at 150yards (the longest steel we had yesterday).  The 6.5 Grendel was just as nice.  However with the scope, it was a bit easier to see the steel plate.  The Grendel was shooting Wolf Steel case like it was candy.

 

Edited June 5, 2022 by Snaveba