JDBenelliM1 Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Just came across it by chance on the web and looks like a few US shooters use it and wondered if anyone here has a melonite treated rifle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannywayoflife Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 I looked in to it but it seems in the UK it's very hard to get done on firearms as any heat treating company will need to be an Rfd etc. Pitty as it seems that having your barrel done massively increases barrel life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbal Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 "Accurate Shooter" had a Daily Bulletin on this- no real testing at that time?(google it). gbal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryh Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 JD I have a Melonited BAT action that is smooth running, very clean looking and to date unblemished after a few exposures to weather. I thought the finish on Glock pistols was the same process under a different name? Brgds Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggy Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Yup - both Tenifer and Melonite are brand names for salt bath nitriding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBenelliM1 Posted September 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 I was told about again by a chap on another US site. He was using a .260 to 1000y and said it was shooting better than ever after 1000+ shots. He said it had been melonite coated and this is why he thought it shot so well. I'd never heard of it before but wondered if it was perhaps a coating that was popular but is no longer used or is it a new technology that may become common? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggy Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 It's not new. It was first developed by ICI in the '60s, but perfected in Germany and the US in the '80s. Tenifer and Melonite are very similar processes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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