federalist22
1 August 2009, 06:14
I just received an order I placed with Rainier this past week, which included a DD Lite Rail 12 (AR-15). The rail I received was more of a FDE color tone than the typical hard anodized black coating. I even got the free rail ladder-style covers and they were in FDE. I did not specify the color of the rail in my phone order because I assumed it only came in black, which is the color I wanted. I was trying to build my first truly black rifle. The were some small nicks in the finish around the bolt holes that were on the rail when I received it--not a big problem, except I don't have the paint color to touch it up. I am not sure whether to send it back or just paint the whole thing now, although I had not planned on painting any of this new rifle I am building. I am not complaining about the product, just curious about the color.
Has anyone else seen a variation in color for a production item? Better yet, does DD advertise their Lite Rail in FDE, and does Rainier sell that color?
I have attached a few pics in which I laid a carbine stock and buffer tube next to the rail to distinguish the colors of black (carbine tube/stock) and FDE (DD Lite Rail 12). If the rail looks like it has a golded tone in the pics, that's because it is golden in color to the eye.
http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv358/federalist22/MiscAUG2009018.jpg
http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv358/federalist22/MiscAUG2009019.jpg
http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv358/federalist22/MiscAUG2009020.jpg
Has anyone else seen a variation in color for a production item? Better yet, does DD advertise their Lite Rail in FDE, and does Rainier sell that color?
I have attached a few pics in which I laid a carbine stock and buffer tube next to the rail to distinguish the colors of black (carbine tube/stock) and FDE (DD Lite Rail 12). If the rail looks like it has a golded tone in the pics, that's because it is golden in color to the eye.
http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv358/federalist22/MiscAUG2009018.jpg
http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv358/federalist22/MiscAUG2009019.jpg
http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv358/federalist22/MiscAUG2009020.jpg