Chandler Tactical Firearms

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The full visual archive currently in this build—finished firearms, fine detail, performance machining, non-firearm finishes, and the bench work behind it.

20 images

Cerakote & full builds

Single colors, coordinated components, patterns, camouflage, distressed finishes, and complete transformations.

Close-up of a dark firearm receiver with a colorful Valley graphic and optic on a work surface.
01.01

Valley graphic build

Compact firearm with a white patterned finish mounted against a wood wall.
01.02

White organic-pattern build

A finished long gun above a display of handgun slides in varied colors and patterns.
01.03

Cerakote color lineup

A coordinated custom Glock duty package with finish and component upgrades.
01.04

Custom Glock duty package

Custom patterned Cerakote finish on a competition-style pistol.
01.05

Competition pistol finish

A complete rifle with a coordinated multi-part Cerakote finish.
01.06

Full-rifle color package

Detailed custom Cerakote pattern across a firearm.
01.07

Graphic-pattern firearm

A pistol refinished in a distinctive custom Cerakote design.
01.08

Custom pistol finish

Camouflage Cerakote carried across a complete firearm.
01.09

Full-platform camouflage

Monochrome Cerakote pattern with coordinated small-part finishes.
01.10

Monochrome pattern build

Purple, green, and pink splatter Cerakote applied across matching rifle components.
01.11

Splatter Cerakote component set

A camouflage-finished pistol with a mounted optic and weapon light.
01.12

Camo pistol with optic

A bold custom Cerakote package with coordinated components.
01.13

Bold coordinated build

A bright two-tone Cerakote package.
01.14

Bright two-tone package

A custom color and pattern package on a complete firearm.
01.15

Custom color-pattern build

A tactical slide, barrel, and finish package.
01.16

Slide, barrel & finish package

A coordinated custom package on a Prodigy-style pistol.
01.17

Coordinated pistol package

A distressed battle-worn Cerakote treatment.
01.18

Battle-worn finish

A full-platform color package on an AR-style firearm.
01.19

Full-color AR build

A flag-inspired custom finish package on two pistols.
01.20

Flag-inspired pistol pair

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Optics, milling & porting

Direct-fit optics, slide machining, barrel-port layouts, platform-specific work, and finished performance projects.

A finished machined pistol slide with ports and a mounted optic.
02.01

Ported slide & optic build

A pistol slide and optic prepared for precision optic milling.
02.02

Direct-fit optic milling

A custom competition pistol with a directly mounted red-dot optic.
02.03

Competition optic build

A patterned pistol with a fitted Trijicon optic and matching light.
02.04

Patterned optic-ready pistol

A firearm component held in a machining fixture under a guide light.
02.05

Precision fixture setup

A finished optic-milling project with a direct-fit red-dot sight.
02.06

Finished direct-fit optic cut

Barrel ports machined to vent gas through the slide.
02.07

Through-slide barrel ports

A coordinated slide and barrel porting treatment.
02.08

Coordinated slide & barrel porting

Six-port barrel treatment viewed through a slide window.
02.09

Six-port barrel treatment

Close view of three machined ports at the front of a pistol slide.
02.10

Three-port slide treatment

A Kimber 2K11 slide and barrel prepared for porting service.
02.11

Kimber 2K11 porting setup

Detail of the factory Kimber 2K11 slide windows.
02.12

Factory-window alignment

Close view of barrel ports aligned to Kimber 2K11 slide windows.
02.13

Finished 2K11 barrel ports

9 images

Laser engraving

Patterns, textures, personal marks, NFA information, curved-surface work, and deep detail across complete projects.

A black pistol with detailed laser engraving across the slide and grip.
03.01

Full-slide & grip engraving

Precision Valley-pattern laser work on a firearm component.
03.02

Valley-pattern laser work

Personalized laser engraving on a customer-supplied item.
03.03

Personalized detail engraving

Detailed engraving carried around a curved firearm surface.
03.04

Wrapped barrel engraving

Laser-cut texture on a pistol front strap.
03.05

Front-strap texture

Hexagonal laser pattern applied to a Beretta pistol.
03.06

Hex-pattern pistol engraving

Deep laser markings on a cylindrical suppressor body.
03.07

Deep suppressor markings

Arizona flag artwork engraved into a dark firearm surface.
03.08

Arizona flag engraving

Dense custom laser artwork across a firearm component.
03.09

Full-surface graphic engraving

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Beyond firearms

The same finish process applied to cups, tools, sporting equipment, hardware, protective gear, and other metal items.

A non-firearm metal cup refinished with Cerakote.
04.01

Custom-coated tumbler

Small metal parts finished together in a coordinated Cerakote color.
04.02

Coordinated small-part finish

A golf putter head refinished with Cerakote.
04.03

Cerakoted putter head

A protective helmet with a custom Cerakote treatment.
04.04

Custom-coated helmet

A metal axe head refinished in a custom Cerakote color.
04.05

Cerakoted axe head

A metal bell refinished with a durable Cerakote coating.
04.06

Restored coated bell

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On the bench

The inspection, disassembly, fixture work, and hands-on fitting behind the finished project.

The Chandler Tactical retail counter and firearm display wall.
05.01

Inside the Chandler shop

Disassembled firearm components arranged for inspection and service.
05.02

Full teardown & inspection

A firearm disassembled on a gunsmithing bench for inspection and service.
05.03

Inspection on the bench

Close view of firearm components arranged during gunsmithing work.
05.04

Internal component service

Detailed bench work on a firearm component at Chandler Tactical.
05.05

Precision fit & finish

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