2006-11-11 20:32:29 · 3 answers · asked by firestarter 5 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
if not, what finish options are there for stainless besides satin (matte) and black stainless?
2006-11-11 20:36:03 · update #1
Bound's hubby here:
Emphatically, NO!
For two reasons!
First, if you go to re-finish a firearm ... what people neglect to do is to machine down all of the surfaces that interact with each other, thereby reducing or destroying the part tolerances. Any finish added to a firearm requires an equal reduction of the firearm's bearing surfaces. You do not just throw on a finish.
Second ... many metals do not "take" a finish. Stainless, as used by most frearms manufacturers, is really quite durable. Its reflectiveness will be less than the reflective qualities of "hard chrome".
My recommendation is, if you want a firearm with a hard chrome finish, trade-in your stainless handgun and get what you really want.
Good luck!
2006-11-12 03:52:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
why you would ever chrome stainless is beyond me once you start messing with the stainless you could ruin your gun certain chemicals that are used in the chroming could pit the barrel giving you a nice paper weight if you are looking to use the gun for hunting just use a camo gun sock
2006-11-11 22:13:51 · answer #2 · answered by Fergie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup, You can do it, But how much's chrome thickness???
2017-02-27 04:29:44 · answer #3 · answered by Podkws 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋