Thinking about Cerakote finish on my Henry receiver, barrel, feed tube?

[JRR]

Anyone done this before? Henry is known for painting their black receivers that are prone to scratch. Thinking a cerakote finish would protect it and look better years down the road. It's brand new and for $200 the complete rifle could be done. Pros - cons please.

 

[HoLeChit]

Pro: you don’t have to worry about scratching it up. Also, I feel like they rust really easy. Not new Remington 870 rusting fast, but still more than what I would like to see for a gun I hunt with regularly.

Con: it costs money.


I say go for it. I won’t pay extra for a cerakoted gun. I typically don’t care to get the previous owners camo pattern or whatever. But if you just make it look OE with OE colors, I can’t see it hurting resale down the road if that’s what you be up doing.

 

[JRR]

Thanks
Was thinking doing same semi gloss black finish rifle already has. Only doing it for my own use cause will probably be a hand me down for grandkids. They just scratch so easy.

 

[Brandon Brown]

The biggest con for me would be the cost to cerakote to value ratio of the firearm.

 

[JRR]

The biggest con for me would be the cost to cerakote to value ratio of the firearm.

Your right. Backed out after quote.