Aug 4, 2008 · Re: Melonite treatment for bolt action rifles The effect on the barrel is a function of temperature + time. Your barrel mfg should know the phase diagram for the specific alloy …

Feb 8, 2016 · Melonite™ and Melonite QPQ™ are thermochemical processes intended for the case hardening of iron based metals. These processes are categorized as molten salt bath …

Sep 23, 2013 · The Melonite (Salt Bath Nitride/SBN) is a treatment, not a plating. It does not shrink or enlarge the bore at all. My only concern is that a Melonite barrel should be very very …

Nov 17, 2016 · QPQ (quench/polish/quench) is melonite polish melonite so it does look different when finished due to the polishing, like a polished and blued 1911 vs just a blued 1911. ETA: …

May 15, 2013 · Here is a quote from a Nitrocarburizing (Nitride/melonite) processer: Melonite QPQ Process The Melonite QPQ process is a multi step process that provides a very uniform …

Dec 3, 2014 · Personally running a Glock G22 (40 S&W chamber) for about 25 years with NO lube or oil on the outside of the slide, and living on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico in an area …

Nov 29, 2012 · Re: Melonite or Cerakote?? The melonite process shouldn't cause any issues. If it did, they wouldn't melonite anything that sees stress. Personally I would skip both, give …

Aug 9, 2011 · The companies that do Nitriding/Melonite do run test on sample parts to ensure that the process is doing what it is suppose to. Im glad to hear that people enjoy the process and i …

Dec 10, 2010 · The 284 had 48 rounds fired prior to melonite. The 708 had ~100, the CBI 308 ~200 and the savage takeoff was unknown, though I was told it was about 200. The 284 never …

Nov 11, 2007 · Re: Melonite Barrel cleaning I haven't yet had to clean up a part coming back from ferritic nitrocarburizing, but I have had to clean up a lot of 300M that was heat treated in a salt …