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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 09:04 AM
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...on Mag Red?

What color do you guys paint them? If at all?

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Is that a .44 mag caliber?
Just teasing. I'd try to match the body color. Mine is black, so red worked just fine for me.
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 12:24 PM
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Paint 'em Mag Red!
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 12:44 PM
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Mag Red on the calipers would be very nice.
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 04:35 PM
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Got my paint this week. Going with black and silver letters on my AE.
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 06:21 PM
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Is that a .44 mag caliber?
Just teasing. I'd try to match the body color. Mine is black, so red worked just fine for me.
7.62 millimeter, Full Metal Jacket


I'm not a fan of painting, only because paint will hold the heat in the calipers when you really want them to be letting go of heat. Now if you can get them ceramic coated with a coating that diffuses heat, then that'd be awesome! VB&P has a caliper (eXtreme??) that's coated internally to reject heat, and coated externally to diffuse heat....and the pistons are vented and tipped with titanium too.


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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 07:10 PM
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Take your pick ...

But if you meant calipers (I know you did) ... I think a silver would set off the Mag Red!
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There's nothing like the classic look of stainless steel.

Kimber .45 cal style...........

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I carry a .40 every day but .308 is great for getting out there when you need to and I really like the portability of .223 in my ar-15's.


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