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I built a Glock 43 a year or two ago.
Custom slide cuts and a Shield RMS sitting on top.
I sent it to Zev to have them apply their Titanium Gray DLC coating which I though was supposed to be pretty durable.
I polished the barrel.
It is reliable and I carry it every day in a kydex holster.
I'm not one who sweats much. I've never had a gun rust on me due to sweat...I've actually had very few guns even has rust start to develop.
I probably have looked at this gun in months. Maybe 6 months or so. One day I pulled it out of it's holster to clean the lint off and I notice rust spots in many places on the slide, near the rear sight and even at the crown of the barrel.
Some rust spots are deep enough to feel with your finger.
So I need to have it refinished and am looking for suggestions that are rust resistant for carry.
Interesting tidbit:
I'm currently building a Glock 43X which I had Black Nitrided by www.fire-4-effect.com. This Black Nitride process is actually salt-bath nitriding which is supposedly the same as Melonite and Tenifer however my CNC guy says my slide does not seem to be as hard as a stock Glock slide.
My CNC guy modified an optic cut on the already Black Nitrided finish and let me know that my slide was very easy to cut into. He mentioned that factory Glock slides are really tough to cut at first, but once you break through the outer layer then it gets softer.
So the Black Nitride offered by www.fire-4-effect.com does not seem to be of the same quality as the Glock Tenifer.
I am currently sending the Glock 43X slide out to JagerWerks to see about their black nitride treatment. Hopefully it is better.
Custom slide cuts and a Shield RMS sitting on top.
I sent it to Zev to have them apply their Titanium Gray DLC coating which I though was supposed to be pretty durable.
I polished the barrel.
It is reliable and I carry it every day in a kydex holster.
I'm not one who sweats much. I've never had a gun rust on me due to sweat...I've actually had very few guns even has rust start to develop.
I probably have looked at this gun in months. Maybe 6 months or so. One day I pulled it out of it's holster to clean the lint off and I notice rust spots in many places on the slide, near the rear sight and even at the crown of the barrel.
Some rust spots are deep enough to feel with your finger.
So I need to have it refinished and am looking for suggestions that are rust resistant for carry.
Interesting tidbit:
I'm currently building a Glock 43X which I had Black Nitrided by www.fire-4-effect.com. This Black Nitride process is actually salt-bath nitriding which is supposedly the same as Melonite and Tenifer however my CNC guy says my slide does not seem to be as hard as a stock Glock slide.
My CNC guy modified an optic cut on the already Black Nitrided finish and let me know that my slide was very easy to cut into. He mentioned that factory Glock slides are really tough to cut at first, but once you break through the outer layer then it gets softer.
So the Black Nitride offered by www.fire-4-effect.com does not seem to be of the same quality as the Glock Tenifer.
I am currently sending the Glock 43X slide out to JagerWerks to see about their black nitride treatment. Hopefully it is better.