Black cerakote or Black Nitrided Barrel?

[burkew23]

I would recommend the black nitride since it is hardens the surface of the steel both inside and outside of the barrel. It theory this will give your barrel longer life before accuracy starts to run out. I believe it also makes cleaning a little easier. You can ask Mark to bead blast the barrel before nitriding so it turns out with a matte black look. It will be a glossy finish if it is not bead blasted.

Cerakote is a great finish but it would only be for outside of the barrel.

For what it's worth, I chose to nitride by barrel over cerakote. Hope that helps!