Birdsong Coatings

[Appalaskan]

For those that have gotten Birdsong coatings, have you seen any downside? Any change in performance? How about the longevity of the coating? Thanks.

 

[JakeM51]

Tac ops uses them, maybe you could give them a call.

 

[Appalaskan]

Tac ops uses them, maybe you could give them a call.

I know Birdsong has some large LE contracts, but I surprisingly haven’t heard much about it from the hunting crowd.

 

[hodgeman]

A friend of mine had a Para Ordanance .45 coating with "Black T" about 25 years ago. It held up pretty well but we extremely expensive.

I think for hunting rifles, cerakote and similar coatings are seen as a more cost effective solution.

 

[JakeM51]

I know Birdsong has some large LE contracts, but I surprisingly haven’t heard much about it from the hunting crowd.

Tacops does work for 600+ alfabet agencies world wide and has a personal connection with birdsong as all of their rifles have some form of birdsong coating. Maybe you can call birdsong and ask what sets them apart from cerakote.

 

[Shooter71]

Birdsong Black-T and Green-T are awesome. I use them when I can.

 

[Appalaskan]

Birdsong Black-T and Green-T are awesome. I use them when I can.

Willing to share any pictures? Which colors did you go with? I called and it sounds like they have quite a range, but I haven’t found a solid side-by-side album of them.

 

[Shooter71]

Well it’s upside down but you get the idea. Pre-64 M70, Green-T and Black-T. Customers’ guns have all been Black-T, I can look for pics if they don’t post any.

 

[JakeM51]

Here are some tacops pics.

 

[Appalaskan]

Here are some tacops pics. View attachment 231105View attachment 231106

The green looks great. How’d you texturize the stocks?

 

[JakeM51]

These are all built buy mike at tac ops and that includes the textur. I think its epoxy. I'll call him this evening and ask, but he might not want to give out the exact process. He does a lot to those rifles before they are shipped out and the receivers are totally reworked as well as a lot of other proprietary things that he doesn't like to just give out.

 

[Appalaskan]

These are all built buy mike at tac ops and that includes the texter. I think its epoxy. I'll call him this evening and ask, but he might not want to give out the exact process. He does a lot to those rifles before they are shipped out and the receivers are totally reworked as well as a lot of other proprietary things that he doesn't like to just give out.

I hear ya. I’ll give those folks a call.

 

[Shooter71]

Another X-Ray.

 

[Shooter71]

Mike is a good dude.

 

[Shooter71]

Black-T

 

[Shooter71]

Cant tell which way is up anymore!

 

[JakeM51]

 

[Appalaskan]

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That’s a beaut.