I don’t know much about Cerakote, this was my first gun that had a “coating” of whatever it is. I’ve noticed it comes off with the slightest of abrasion, and never been happy about that. I’ve also never been happy with the color of Beretta’s version of FDE, it has too much green in it if you ask me. Looks nothing like Magpul’s version if we assume their’s is the industry standard, not that it is. Moving forward, I may redo the finish to fix the color and abrasion resistance with something from Vang Comp or such. Would NP3 be an option for corrosion resistance too? 🤔
As to the Velcro job, it was probably a blessing to put the wrong side strip on first. I can’t imagine it staying on with how easily it came off after setting about 20-25 minutes. Food for thought to owners of other “Cerakote” covered 1301’s out there with a Velcro side saddle on them. Meanwhile, it came out looking OK to me, and functions well with the Vang Comp cards: