HC · About
Jared Huckstep · Owner

Owner-operated.
Idaho-built.

Jared Huckstep —
Chubbuck, Idaho
Jared Huckstep · Owner
01 NIC Industries Certified Cerakote Applicator NIC Industries
02 Idaho Licensed Gunsmith State of Idaho
03 In-House Blast Cabinet & Spray Booth Dedicated equipment on site
04 Dedicated Curing Oven Metal & polymer cure cycles
The smith behind the work

One shop.
All of it.

Jared Huckstep runs Hux Customs out of Suite C on E Linden in Chubbuck — a dedicated gunsmithing and Cerakote operation in Southeast Idaho's Bannock County. There's no counter staff, no shop-floor crew, no hand-offs. The firearm you drop off is the firearm Jared picks up. That's the point.

Before Hux Customs, Jared built the knowledge and the equipment list methodically — NIC Industries Certified Cerakote Applicator credentials first, then the blast cabinet, the spray booth, the curing oven. The right equipment run correctly is the difference between a Cerakote finish that outlasts the firearm and one that chips off a scabbard. Every job at Hux Customs gets the full six-step NIC process, every time.

Southeast Idaho is hunting country — elk, deer, antelope, chukars, pheasant, waterfowl. The guns that come through the booth range from a new Glock getting an optic cut to a grandfather's Winchester getting a second life. Jared works on all of it, and the work gets posted to Facebook because it's worth putting out there — and because customers in the area deserve to see exactly what they're paying for before they leave a firearm.

"If it's going out of here with Hux Customs on it, it's going out right."
100+
Cerakote colors
6
Step NIC process
1
Smith on every job
SE
Idaho · Bannock County
The EquipmentWhat Makes Real Cerakote PossibleAll On Site

The right tools
for the finish.

Real Cerakote isn't a spray-can operation. It takes a blast cabinet, a dedicated spray booth, and a controlled curing oven. All three are at Hux Customs, all three are used on every coating job.

Equipment 01 — Blast Cabinet

Aluminum-oxide prep

The blast cabinet strips components to bare metal with aluminum-oxide media — setting the surface profile that Cerakote bonds to. No prep, no bond. This step is where most budget Cerakote operations cut corners. We don't.

Equipment 02 — Dedicated Spray Booth

HVLP application, controlled environment

The spray booth keeps overspray, dust, and contaminants out of the wet coating. HVLP spray gun applies an even, consistent coat thickness across every component — flat panels, contoured frames, tight recesses. Patterns and two-tones are masked and blown in the booth.

Equipment 03 — Curing Oven

Full cure every time

Metal components cure at 250 °F, polymer components at 200 °F. Full cure time, not cut short. The oven cure is what converts Cerakote from a coating to a ceramic-bonded finish — skip it or under-bake and the hardness and chemical resistance don't develop. Every job goes through the full cycle.

How It WorksFrom Quote to Pick-UpNo Surprises

Straight to
the point.

Four steps from initial contact to picking up a finished firearm. Every quote in writing. Every job photographed. No scope creep, no hidden charges.

01
Quote
Call or fill in the form online. Tell us the firearm, the service, and the Cerakote color if you know it. We come back with a written price and lead time.
02
Drop Off
Call ahead to confirm Jared is in the shop. Drop off the firearm at 134 E Linden Suite C, Chubbuck. Job logged on intake — parts list documented.
03
The Work
Jared completes the job to the agreed scope. If anything unexpected comes up during the work, you're contacted before the scope changes. Photographed at completion.
04
Pick Up
You're notified when the job is done. Pick up at the shop. Function test reviewed with you at the counter. Job photos provided for your records.
Start here

Tell us what
you're bringing in.

Quote form, or call (208) 417-0058 directly. Jared will walk through the job with you — what the work involves, what it'll cost, and when it'll be done.