What is a Bruniton finish?

Bruniton is Beretta’s trade name to denote that it has a Mil-Spec finish. This is a proprietary Teflon over Parkerizing that provides superior lubricity, corrosion and wear resistance over blued finishes. The pistol has a slide mounted safety, which also doubles as its decocking lever.

What is a Tenifer coating?

Tenifer is a surface treatment of the metal. It actually converts the upper layer of the metal to a very hard and corrosion proof substance. The process can be controlled to allow treatment to various thicknesses, the thicker the more corrosion and abrasion resistant the treated surface is going to be.

Why did Glock stop using Tenifer?

The reason is Glock had the slides treated with the Tennifer process in Europe, then had the pistols sent to Georgia, and assembled. The EPA is a government agency, if they banned something there has to be documentation of that ban.

What is Melonite coating?

Melonite® is a thermochemical treatment for improving the surface properties of steel parts. It exhibits predictable and repeatable results in the treating of low and medium carbon steels, alloy steels, stainless and austenitic steels, tool and die steels, cast and sintered iron.

Does Glock still use Tenifer?

Glock Ges. m.b.H., an Austrian firearms manufacturer, utilized the Tenifer process until 2010, to protect the barrels and slides of the pistols they manufacture. The finish on a Glock pistol is the third and final hardening process. In 2010 Glock switched to a gaseous ferritic nitrocarburizing process.

Do Glock slides rust?

Yes, but they are very resistant to the rusting process, and almost impervious if they are maintained well. If you maintain your Glock just like any other firearm, it will likely never rust anywhere. The Glock finish makes it more resistant to rust than many other firearms.

Is Melonite the same as nitride?

Faxon typically uses the terms “nitride” and “QPQ” to refer to how our barrels are processed. “Melonite,” “Isonite,” etc are all branding terms for various similar nitride processes. Typically, these will each have a small tweak compared to the other, but they are largely the same in terms of performance.

How good is Melonite coating?

Unlike some other finishes and treatments, Melonite® has a predictable and consistent outcome that significantly strengthens the surfaces of carbon steel, stainless steel, alloy steel, and austenitic steel products. It can also be highly effective when used for cast iron and sintered iron, as well.

Will a Glock rust?

A glock is very rust resistant, almost rust proof. Only thing I would worry about is the springs and trigger bar, otherwise, keep it out of the ocean and you should be fine. If by some chance you drop it in the ocean, pick it up, clean it normally, continue to carry every day.

What is the new Glock finish?

GLOCK Gen5 pistols are the latest examples of GLOCK’S constant pursuit of perfection. Gen5 pistols feature over 20 design modifications from their Gen4 predecessors, including the GLOCK Marksman Barrel, nDLC finish, ambidextrous slide stop lever, the removal of finger grooves and a flared mag-well.

Are Glock slides carbon steel?

The Glock factory slide is made from some sort of carbon steel (my metallugy guys tell me it is 4140), and then treated with melonite. The Austrians call it Tennifer, but potaytoh, potahtoh. The slide is hardened primarily by the melonite finish at the surface and slightly subsurface.

How is the Tenifer process different from the Melonite process?

A. The Tenifer process is not exclusive to Glock. In fact SAAB of Sweden once used the same process for it’s cam and crankshafts. The main difference between the Tenifer and Melonite processes is a matter of splitting hairs. I believe that it is simply an EPA issue, in two separate processes, each having the same end result.

What’s the difference between Tenifer salt bath and Melonite salt bath?

A. The only difference in the “Tenifer” process and “Melonite” is the brand name. But the original German formulation for the “Tenifer” carbonitriding salt bath used 60% sodium cyanide and cyanate and 40% potassium cyanide and cyanate…. That’s why the EPA wouldn’t let anyone do it here. The process has to be cyanide free here.

What’s the difference between Glock Tennifer and Melonite?

Tennifer was a nitride process (ferric nitrocarborizing?) From what I heard, they switched to Melonite, which is a different name brand of ferric nitrocarborizing. Interestingly, they’re both sold by the same company. And yes, Glock puts a cosmetic top coat on top of this.

What’s the difference between Glock Tenifer and nitride?

The improved grippiness of the lighter gray finish is really welcome. GLOCK has indeed replaced the Tenifer process with a Nitrate (or Nitride) process. I think the transition took place at least a year ago.