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Thanks for the info. It looks like they didn't HC the bolt body, if not, why? Would the plating be too thick for that tolerance? Also, what about aluminum parts such as trigger guards, rings, etc? I've had several hunting rifles hard chromed over the years, most before stainless hunting rifles became readily available. The chrome finish will rely a lot on the surface it is being applied to, so if the surface is highly polished before plating, it will be mush smoother and much easier to polish it to a mirror finish. Yes, aluminum and other alloys can be HC'ed to match. They first plate the aluminum with copper (possibly other pre-chrome metals, but I know copper is one of them....it's been a long time.  ) Being aluminum, they are softer, so they can be damaged and the HC broken through, exposing the underlying metal. That is how I first learned about the copper under the chrome.  The first rifle I had HC'ed, by a company who is now out of business, HC'ed the bore as well as the exterior. It was an option back then, but I didn't want it as I was concerned that it would decrease the bore diameter enough to cause pressure problems. Evidently, this particular rifle had a slightly over-size bore, because, after hard chroming, it shot really well and showed no signs of excessive pressure. Once I had shot it a few times, the bore was like a mirror and very easy to clean. Ed
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Accurate Plating does great work, may be about the best plating facility anywhere.
I assume the bore was OK or you wouldn't have spent $200 to plate it.
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Nice!
I've got an Anschutz 1717 in 17HMR that I'm thinking about sending off to get HCed or NP3ed. Then it won't need to be babied as much on prairie dogging trips.
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Accurate Plating does great work, may be about the best plating facility anywhere.
I assume the bore was OK or you wouldn't have spent $200 to plate it.
DF Yes, it shot well for me before sending in and after getting back. Im not a paper puncher nor the most accurate shooter but with federal premiums its under 3/4" @ 100 off a bench rest so its more accurate than I am. The HC is like .005 in thickness and does not inter fear with any tolerances.
In more than a few areas of setting up a firearm, Five Thou (.005) is a LOT in terms of tolerances. Good looking finish, regardless ! GTC I guess they know what they are doing on them. It chambers and extracts fired cartridges fine and I had no issues with scope or sight mounting holes when reinstalling them.
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I love the thought of/properties of hard chrome, but I'm no fan of the color/look for hunting rifles. I can at least cerakote stainless. Not sure anything sticks to hard chrome. Birdsong.
Then again, I could cover a lot of rust pits with .005"
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Then again, I could cover a lot of rust pits with .005"
Polish'em out then plate. DF
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I love the thought of/properties of hard chrome, but I'm no fan of the color/look for hunting rifles. I can at least cerakote stainless. Not sure anything sticks to hard chrome. Birdsong.
Then again, I could cover a lot of rust pits with .005" I spoke with them today about another one Im sending in. He said the thickness of the HC is 2 mils.
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2 mils wouldn't cover much. Rust pits on a project gun are a sore spot right now. Polishing/stoning is getting old.
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very interesting post with many positive attributes.Subsurface/base/foundation prep seems the key to a good/durable finish, I wonder if this process could be accomplished to result in a black chrome finish?
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very interesting post with many positive attributes.Subsurface/base/foundation prep seems the key to a good/durable finish, I wonder if this process could be accomplished to result in a black chrome finish? They offered a black chrome up until last year and dropped it. Actually wish I had known that last yr and I would have sent this other one in then as I wanted to try the black chrome.
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Is there anyone who does a matte black hard chrome?
I dislike the silver color schemes myself. I know that Browning Gold shotguns and some others have matte black hard chrome.
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This is a really cool thread; I had a Mauser plated with Metalife which I really loved the look of. I didn't own the rifle long enough to judge it.
What are the heat dissipating properties of the chrome? I have no way to prove it at all, but I could swear the Metalife "held" heat. Like I say nothing scientific or measured just a gut feeling.
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Thanks for the info. It looks like they didn't HC the bolt body, if not, why? Would the plating be too thick for that tolerance? Also, what about aluminum parts such as trigger guards, rings, etc? Bolt was HC too. They just polished it... The HC is like .005 in thickness and does not inter fear with any tolerances. I dont know about the aluminum metal. I sent them the barreled receiver, sights w/screws, complete bolt assembly and the bolt stop lever. I would just pay the premium for an actual SS action on the front side but it is a viable option. I prefer the older Remingtons over the newer ones. The action on this one was super slick and it shot 3/4" groups @ 100 yards. So, it was a keeper worth putting some $ into. I love the look of nice blueing and wood, but for me I prefer SS and Syn for my hunting rifles. I actually have over the last 20 years sold most of my blued firearms and replaced them with identical model/caliber in SS. If I had known about HC back then I would have just gotten that done on the ones that were very accurate shooters. Looks great. Thanks for sharing..
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I'm sold except for the color thing....just can't warm up to the silver. Wish it came in black.
Reminds me of Ole Henry Ford's Model-T..."you can get it in any color you want, as long as it's black..."
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The black chrome is pretty cool.
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The black chrome is pretty cool. Upon further review, it appears this finish is much softer than HC. And offers much less corrosion protection.
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.0005 I'm betting
We hard chrome a lot and .005 worth of chrome it is not
You can stack up a lot of nickel but not chrome
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