That sucks when parts fit great, but then Cerakote causes interference. I always recommend the E-Series Cerakote only for precision parts... but for some reason they barely have any E-Series colors. I really hope they make more colors, especially metallic colors, so I can use it more, because I'm not the biggest fan of the H-Series. It can be very durable and long lasting and it's amazing for rust/corrosion/chemical resistance... but I've just seen it fail to adhere and fail to protect on many occasions. I've seen many (very many) H-Series jobs just scratch off with a finger nail. In more than one case it flaked off like snow the first time the person took their gun to the range and shot it. I can't say the Cerakote was applied correctly in those cases... but in may of the cases I've seen it fail personally, I KNOW that it was applies correctly and that every precaution was taken. The application steps were followed perfectly.
I actually address your commentary on the H series vs elite series in the finale video for this build. Without giving away the whole story, I agree with you that for high precision fit parts H series can make things more difficult than necessary. I have been pretty lucky and have had very, very few failures in my cerakote, so it is hard for me to comment on when or why it fails. But some of the most common things I've heard of are contamination and insufficient blast profile. I see a lot of people just waving the sandblast nozzle across a surface and calling that a day. I can only imagine the insufficient surface, and therefore inconsistent results, they're getting. So sometimes following the application steps isn't enough if the nuances of why each step matters isn't fully grasped. Not saying whoever you're referring to having issues doesn't grasp the nuances, just saying what I've seen.
@@NotaGuntuber Cool. I'll keep an eye out. Love the 1911 and plan to do my own build as soon as I'm able. I personally like doing custom fitting and the 1911 is probably the king when it comes to custom precision fitting in the 80% world. The SIG P22X's have some rail fitting too... but nothing compared to the 1911 when you compare everything else. Appreciate the videos. Will definitely check them all out.
I love the 1911, but I don't think it's the best gun in the world like some people. The amount of complexity and the expense and special tooling that's required to make them is just ridiculous. They're more expensive to produce than they should be and in the end, you end up with a reliable handgun... like countless others that cost a fraction of the price. I think simplicity and especially easy of production are immensely important design aspects/features of any handgun with a GOOD design. Even with today's technology it's still a complex and expensive handgun to produce. Things may be a hell of a lot easier and CNC machines definitely reduce the amount of time and amount of special operations that have to be done through the manufacture of them, but the more modern, simple designs are still among the best handgun designs in my opinion.
I don't necessarily disagree with you. I'm a Glock fanboy myself. I think 1911s are cool, but the capacity is a huge turnoff for me in any usage besides a fun range toy. I am a big fan of understanding how things work, the evolution of firearms over time, and all that. So it's inconceivable to me to never build a 1911 if my ultimate goal is to be a gun maker and designer myself.
That sucks when parts fit great, but then Cerakote causes interference. I always recommend the E-Series Cerakote only for precision parts... but for some reason they barely have any E-Series colors. I really hope they make more colors, especially metallic colors, so I can use it more, because I'm not the biggest fan of the H-Series. It can be very durable and long lasting and it's amazing for rust/corrosion/chemical resistance... but I've just seen it fail to adhere and fail to protect on many occasions. I've seen many (very many) H-Series jobs just scratch off with a finger nail. In more than one case it flaked off like snow the first time the person took their gun to the range and shot it. I can't say the Cerakote was applied correctly in those cases... but in may of the cases I've seen it fail personally, I KNOW that it was applies correctly and that every precaution was taken. The application steps were followed perfectly.
I actually address your commentary on the H series vs elite series in the finale video for this build. Without giving away the whole story, I agree with you that for high precision fit parts H series can make things more difficult than necessary. I have been pretty lucky and have had very, very few failures in my cerakote, so it is hard for me to comment on when or why it fails. But some of the most common things I've heard of are contamination and insufficient blast profile. I see a lot of people just waving the sandblast nozzle across a surface and calling that a day. I can only imagine the insufficient surface, and therefore inconsistent results, they're getting. So sometimes following the application steps isn't enough if the nuances of why each step matters isn't fully grasped. Not saying whoever you're referring to having issues doesn't grasp the nuances, just saying what I've seen.
@@NotaGuntuber Cool. I'll keep an eye out. Love the 1911 and plan to do my own build as soon as I'm able. I personally like doing custom fitting and the 1911 is probably the king when it comes to custom precision fitting in the 80% world. The SIG P22X's have some rail fitting too... but nothing compared to the 1911 when you compare everything else. Appreciate the videos. Will definitely check them all out.
I love the 1911, but I don't think it's the best gun in the world like some people. The amount of complexity and the expense and special tooling that's required to make them is just ridiculous. They're more expensive to produce than they should be and in the end, you end up with a reliable handgun... like countless others that cost a fraction of the price. I think simplicity and especially easy of production are immensely important design aspects/features of any handgun with a GOOD design. Even with today's technology it's still a complex and expensive handgun to produce. Things may be a hell of a lot easier and CNC machines definitely reduce the amount of time and amount of special operations that have to be done through the manufacture of them, but the more modern, simple designs are still among the best handgun designs in my opinion.
I don't necessarily disagree with you. I'm a Glock fanboy myself. I think 1911s are cool, but the capacity is a huge turnoff for me in any usage besides a fun range toy. I am a big fan of understanding how things work, the evolution of firearms over time, and all that. So it's inconceivable to me to never build a 1911 if my ultimate goal is to be a gun maker and designer myself.