did not know that many places did this in the area
Can’t speak to Bollinger on cerakote, but I had been a patron there for a while. Called ahead and asked if they could swap some 1911 sights for me, and verified they would do it “the right way.” This is prior to me having a sight drifter.
Apparently “the right way” is using a delrin punch and a hammer to smash the rear night sight out, which destroys the tritium tubes of course. By the time I intervened it was too late. Ham-fisted would be an understatement to describe what I observed. Two sets of heine sights ruined.
Brandy is sweet, the eggs are great, they have some good deals, but juice ain’t worth the squeeze.
Negative on Bollinger. They misplaced my rifle for three months and completely forget it existed.
Negative on Bollinger. They misplaced my rifle for three months and completely forget it existed.
I’m putting together a new AR and was looking to have the lower, upper, and handguard cerakoted. I’m leaning towards OD Green but haven’t made up my mind for sure. Does anybody have any experience or seen work from any local shops within 1hr-1 1/2hr from DC??
I'm not slicking up for Bollingers. Several of my students have been burned by them.
I will say that a punch is actually is one the right tools for the job, but its only one aspect of the job. The punch has to be contoured to hit at the bottom of the dovetail, NOT the middle or top.
Proper fitting has to be done before the sight is driven in. The sight should be able to go in at least halfway into the dovetail,by hand before a punch is used. Brass punches that are taped off bounce less and can be less damaging then a nylon or delrin punch.
Using a sight pusher is great for adjusting sights and can us used for installs too, but the same fitting is required. Seen lots of cracked slides, and ruined sights by people trying to use pushers to force a sight in.