For a lot of reasons, I am concerned about the longevity of the mags for my Sig P226. Brownells now sells KG Gunkote in an aerosol can (Brownells is only carrying matte black in the aerosol. I really like the matte stainless steel, and I can get the it in pints, but then you need to apply it with an airbrush, and that is getting into too much trouble for me.), so I've decided I'm going to do some GunKote-in'.
My first Gunkote guinea pig will be one of my USGI mags for my AR-15 (how can you screw
one of them up?). Once I get the process down, it will be on to my Rem Nylon 66 (which can really use it. It has gotten a bit pitted and scratched in places, and this is just the thing to rejuvenate it.), and then onto the mags for my Sig (springs and followers out, although KGI says you can and should do springs). By the time I get to the Sig mags, I should have the process down. Long term corrosion resistance and reduced friction, and cheap and relatively easy.
Here's my only quandary: the first mags for my Sig I want to do are my hi-cap Ramlines (17 rounds, and before you start screaming, I have 5 of these and I really like them.) because the bluing is most pitted on those. The only problem is that I cannot fully dissemble it like I can with a conventional mag (they have the "constant force spring-thingy"), so I can only shoot the outside, and--most importantly--I can't get the follower out. Only shooting the outside is OK, that's where the corrosion is, but I worry about "melting" the nylon/plastic/who knows follower when I bake the mag in the oven for an hour at 300 deg. How long does one cook a follower before it's done?
According to KG Industries and a number of gunshops, the temp is far to low to affect the temper of the metal, but what about the follower? You'd think a follower would be the "non-melting" kind of nylon/plastic, but I don't want to trash a mag to find out. Maybe they will get "de-rusted" (RB-17) and cold reblued. Can't afford to trash perfectly good mags.
Anybody with GunKote experience care to venture an opinion? Heck, ANYBODY want to venture an opinion?
Thanks.
Scott
[This message has been edited by ScottS (edited May 31, 2000).]
My first Gunkote guinea pig will be one of my USGI mags for my AR-15 (how can you screw
one of them up?). Once I get the process down, it will be on to my Rem Nylon 66 (which can really use it. It has gotten a bit pitted and scratched in places, and this is just the thing to rejuvenate it.), and then onto the mags for my Sig (springs and followers out, although KGI says you can and should do springs). By the time I get to the Sig mags, I should have the process down. Long term corrosion resistance and reduced friction, and cheap and relatively easy.
Here's my only quandary: the first mags for my Sig I want to do are my hi-cap Ramlines (17 rounds, and before you start screaming, I have 5 of these and I really like them.) because the bluing is most pitted on those. The only problem is that I cannot fully dissemble it like I can with a conventional mag (they have the "constant force spring-thingy"), so I can only shoot the outside, and--most importantly--I can't get the follower out. Only shooting the outside is OK, that's where the corrosion is, but I worry about "melting" the nylon/plastic/who knows follower when I bake the mag in the oven for an hour at 300 deg. How long does one cook a follower before it's done?
According to KG Industries and a number of gunshops, the temp is far to low to affect the temper of the metal, but what about the follower? You'd think a follower would be the "non-melting" kind of nylon/plastic, but I don't want to trash a mag to find out. Maybe they will get "de-rusted" (RB-17) and cold reblued. Can't afford to trash perfectly good mags.
Anybody with GunKote experience care to venture an opinion? Heck, ANYBODY want to venture an opinion?
Thanks.
Scott
[This message has been edited by ScottS (edited May 31, 2000).]