Karhu Kustoms LLC

Cerakote Firearms Guns Gunsmith
Engraving Gunsmith
Powder coating
Cerakote Firearms Finish
Duracoa firearms finish

Other Services


  • Trigger Job - Squaring off the engagement surfaces of the sear and hammer, adjusting the trigger pull weight and polishing/smooth the other surfaces   involved in the action of pulling the trigger.
  • Cut and Crown Barrel - Shortening a rifle barrel and/or re-crowning the barrel.
  • Firearms Cleaning - Cleaning a rifle, pistol or revolver with the utmost precision can be a chore; we can clean your firearm for you, ensuring that any residual powder, dirt or dust is removed from your firearm.
  • Custom Stippling - Add better grip to your favorite firearms.  We can stipple any polymer pistol or rifle grip.
  • Custom Parts - Do you have an older firearm that's missing a part?  We can custom manufacture your hard to find or obsolete part.

Custom Engraving Services


What is Engraving?

  • The cutting of a design, lettering or motif into metal with a chisel or graver.
  • Engraving can be applied to any metal or wood.


What does all this mean?  We can custom engrave any design you want.

Powder Coat Firearm Finish


What is Powder Coating?

  • Powder coating is a type of coating that is electrostatically applied as a free-flowing, dry powder  and is then oven cured, very similar to Cerakote.
  • Powder Coating can only be applied to metals.
  • There are 6500 colors to choose from and various textures.
  • While firearms can be powder coated, it is best suited for small parts that you want to stand out; triggers, safeties, bolt handles, iron sights.


What does all this mean?  You can add some color to your favorite firearm or firearm(s) part that you want to stand-out.

Cerakote Firearm Finishes


What is Cerakote?

  • Cerakote is a ceramic based finish that can be applied to metals, plastics, polymers and wood.
  • The unique formulation used for Cerakote ceramic coating enhances a number of physical performance properties including abrasion/wear resistance, corrosion resistance, chemical resistance, impact strength, and harness.
  • Cerakote comes in 104 standard colors plus Clear; and it can be blended to match just about any color in the spectrum.  Cerakote can be blended to any sheen level.
  • Cerakote is well-suited for salty environments.


What does all this mean?  If you want something that will stand up to Alaska brush during your next hunting trip, Cerakote is the coating you want on your firearm(s).  Think of Cerakote as tough as nails.

DuraCoat Firearm Finishes


What is DuraCoat?

  • The DuraCoat System is the very latest in firearm finishing technology.  No other commercially manufactured and packages firearm finishing system offers the versatility, durability and user friendly characteristics of DuraCoat.
  • DuraCoat comes in 145 standard colors plus Clear and it can be blended to match any color of the spectrum.  DuraCoat can be blended to any sheen level and applied in a multitude of textures.
  • DuraCoat can be applied to ferrous metals, alloys, stainless steel, synthetics, woods.  No preheating or baking is required.
  • DuraCoat is well-suited for salty environments.  One of DuraCoat's attributes is its extreme ability to resist salt corrosion.  A firearm coated with DuraCoat simply will not rust.


What does all this mean?  Duacoat is great for highly stylized, very detail oriented design.  Think of DuraCoating as air-brushed art work.

Custom Firearm Refinishing and Engraving