Unknown tikka action mod issues…

[Coopsdaddy]

For strictly nitride, I think LSWild can help ya.

And I can relate! Will never buy another carbon steel action without intentions to nitride!
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Same,I hate cerakote on an action.
I would spray paint one first.

 

[Lawnboi]

Same,I hate cerakote on an action.
I would spray paint one first.

Ehh cerakote on the action isn’t bad.

Bolt and the action and it gets grabby.

 

[Coopsdaddy]

That the elite?

 

[Stickbowhunter]

That looks great! Is that the “slow spiral”?

Yes the slow spiral. It’s definitely slower than what they had on hand and pictured on the website. But still looks pretty cool

 

[NSI]

If you need your cro moly action nitrided and don't want to put together an H&M worthy batch, reach out to @hereinaz (assuming UM is no longer offering this service).

If you want your stainless action or your bolt nitrided, that's on you. Most of you know our shop's position on that practice.

-J

 

[Funzy0798]

For strictly nitride, I think LSWild can help ya.

And I can relate! Will never buy another carbon steel action without intentions to nitride!
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Is that the blued finish? I thought it would prevent some rusting, that's pretty bad

 

[wind gypsy]

Is that the blued finish? I thought it would prevent some rusting, that's pretty bad

Yes. Shot the last 4 stages of a match in the rain. Didn’t have adequate supplies to dry/clean after the match. It took a 3.5 hr uncased car ride after, and that’s what it looked like at home.

 

[Lawnboi]

If you need your cro moly action nitrided and don't want to put together an H&M worthy batch, reach out to @hereinaz (assuming UM is no longer offering this service).

If you want your stainless action or your bolt nitrided, that's on you. Most of you know our shop's position on that practice.

-J

Any reason you couldn’t just DLC an action?

All my bolts are already the factory black coated with who knows what. I have one stainless action I need to coat at the end of the Prs season here (September)

 

[Lawnboi]

That the elite?

With whatever LRI put on there. I wouldn’t ever coat an action and bolt again but would just an action.

 

[NSI]

Any reason you couldn’t just DLC an action?

All my bolts are already the factory black coated with who knows what. I have one stainless action I need to coat at the end of the Prs season here (September)

I'd DLC a stainless action but then there's the question of what to do with the bolt. You could also DLC it and that would be alright. Though I'd probably opt for a different PVD process (the family of coating application methods to which DLC belongs) just to get the anti-binding properties of dissimilar surfaces.

-J

 

[Marbles]

Cerakote from LRI definitely made my Tikkas not run as smooth as plain stainless. I would not do it again. They work fine, and after lots of use have smoothed out some.

I new better from reading, but had to FAFO for myself.

 

[Lawnboi]

I'd DLC a stainless action but then there's the question of what to do with the bolt. You could also DLC it and that would be alright. Though I'd probably opt for a different PVD process (the family of coating application methods to which DLC belongs) just to get the anti-binding properties of dissimilar surfaces.

-J

Do you know the coating on a factory CTR/tac tikka bolt? All I need is my stainless action coated, bolts are all factory coated.

 

[Lawnboi]

Cerakote from LRI definitely made my Tikkas not run as smooth as plain stainless. I would not do it again. They work fine, and after lots of use have smoothed out some.

I new better from reading, but had to FAFO for myself.

If you can get someone to strip and maybe dlc your bolt your probably going to be pretty close to factory feel even with the action having cerakote on it.

I tore down my 223, which was coated by LRI action/bolt. I put a factory black coated standard bolt in there and it runs like a factory rifle again.

 

[Juan_ID]

If you need your cro moly action nitrided and don't want to put together an H&M worthy batch, reach out to @hereinaz (assuming UM is no longer offering this service).

If you want your stainless action or your bolt nitrided, that's on you. Most of you know our shop's position on that practice.

-J

Is nitriding stainless actions no bueno? Asking for a friend

 

[Coopsdaddy]

If you need your cro moly action nitrided and don't want to put together an H&M worthy batch, reach out to @hereinaz (assuming UM is no longer offering this service).

If you want your stainless action or your bolt nitrided, that's on you. Most of you know our shop's position on that practice.

-J

You heard from him recently,I was waiting for a reply on something sat and nothing here or via phone sense.

 

[nm.otter]

I'd probably opt for a different PVD process (the family of coating application methods to which DLC belongs) just to get the anti-binding properties of dissimilar surfaces.

I'm getting ready to send a batch of barrels, actions, and cylinders to H&M for nitriding. What flavor of PVD do you like for the bolts?

Thank you.

 

[NSI]

I'm getting ready to send a batch of barrels, actions, and cylinders to H&M for nitriding. What flavor of PVD do you like for the bolts?

Thank you.

Nice. I do PVD DLC on the bolts via a shop on the east coast, but I believe @hereinaz has a supplier in Arizona which does a different PVD process.

-J