Help pick Cerakote for custom rifle build

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Getting to the point of selecting cerakote colors for this build. It's a Defiance Anti long action, proof carbon prefit 300 PRC, Manners LRH in Elite Forged Midnight (not tac, but molded in strip variation). Barrel end and tennon will not be coated. Only doing the action body, bolt, bottom metal, and potentially the scope rings. Initially was leaning toward titanium or crushed silver, but I've also asked the shop's opinion and they are leaning toward sniper grey.

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What does the crew here think?
 
I went a flat black on a Fieldcraft and it looks nice and a custom lone peak
 

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I personally like the 2-tone look of the bolt being a different color- such as a titanium-colored receiver and a black bolt, or going black on all the other metal and leaving the bolt raw. Black metal and a raw bolt may look nice with your setup since you are not coating the barrel end or tennon. Nice looking setup!
 
I personally like the 2-tone look of the bolt being a different color- such as a titanium-colored receiver and a black bolt, or going black on all the other metal and leaving the bolt raw. Black metal and a raw bolt may look nice with your setup since you are not coating the barrel end or tennon. Nice looking setup!
+1. That would look great.
 
Lots of great suggestions and ideas. Thanks, everyone for the contributions. I'm now leaning toward the two-tone for this. Might even do the action/base in sniper, the bolt in titanium, and the bottom meal in sniper.
 
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Getting to the point of selecting cerakote colors for this build. It's a Defiance Anti long action, proof carbon prefit 300 PRC, Manners LRH in Elite Forged Midnight (not tac, but molded in strip variation). Barrel end and tennon will not be coated. Only doing the action body, bolt, bottom metal, and potentially the scope rings. Initially was leaning toward titanium or crushed silver, but I've also asked the shop's opinion and they are leaning toward sniper grey.

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What does the crew here think?
i think tungsten would look sharp.
 

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FWIW my shop has recommended the Elite black (blackout) as the most durable, toughest cerakote finish.
Sniper Grey gets my vote from the colors you mentioned.
I’ve been super happy with the performance of the Elite offerings personally and cerakote will send you free samples (up to 5 I think?) that really let you feel and see what you’ll be getting.
 

I tried this same thing a few years back. There are a few rifles in my thread.


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