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July 11, 2009
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Headsmaster said:
freerider04 said:
It almost looks and sounds like some sort of Sandstrom coating, but I've only seen it when the surface it is applied to is much smoother.
Does it feel "slick" (if that makes sense)?
Yow, that's like asking me to describe red. I "felt around" to find something similar that other people may have. It feels as "slick" as those round, semi-clear plastic, throw away Bic pens (Bic Ultra Round Stic Grip). Unlike glass, if you push harder on this BA, it still feels the same amount of "slippery", if that makes sense.
I just checked one of my blued DW BAs and that had a lot more 'drag' to it (though it was extremely smooth). So maybe it is not that it is slippery (i.e. it doesn't feel like you are holding something oily), but that there is very little 'drag resistance' even if you push hard (but it is not as smooth as a glass window or a blued BA)
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Without actually holding it in my hands, im still leaning a bit towards something like sandstrom. It's a very durable PTFE based coating (stood up to saltwater corrosion and sand storms….at the same time
). I may have a picture laying around here somewhere of a cannon or machine gun barrel coated in it.
The pictures look a bit more like a coating, not a plating….at least to me
If you ever find out, let us know
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June 20, 2010
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freerider04 said:
Without actually holding it in my hands, im still leaning a bit towards something like sandstrom. It's a very durable PTFE based coating (stood up to saltwater corrosion and sand storms….at the same time
The pictures look a bit more like a coating, not a plating….at least to me
If you ever find out, let us know
I looked at the sandstrom on their web site, and to be honest, the physical properties of the BA (the 'slickness') would match sandstrom properties well. I went with the hard chrome hypothesis as I think that is a more likely choice for a refinish for most people. Honestly, I don't have enough experience to say if the finish is a coating or a plating, which makes it difficult for me to rule one or the other out. Next time I am in the gun shop in person, i'll give the owner a 'poke' again 
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