Need to refinish my Browning HP

[-hanko]

So I'd have to dismantle it first, and then ship it? They must not specialize in firearms if they don't want to hassle with dismantling it. I'm currently checking with Enterprise Arms since they are a vendor on here.

A gunsmith that refinishes guns usually does not do electroplating...you need big tanks and a power supply and a bunch of other crap that gunsmiths don't use for blueing/duracoating/parkerizing/etc.

A plater has all that stuff, but their business is plating, not taking apart your gun.

You take the gun apart and send out what you want plated. The plater hard chromes the gun, sends it back to you, and you reassemble.

I believe checkmate plating in FL may disassemble the gun, but I'm not sure...if you ask E'prise, I'll bet the answer is that they subcontract hard chrome if they have it available at all.

You're asking an apple grower to work on oranges.

-hanko

[Guntech]

A gunsmith that refinishes guns usually does not do electroplating...you need big tanks and a power supply and a bunch of other crap that gunsmiths don't use for blueing/duracoating/parkerizing/etc.

A plater has all that stuff, but their business is plating, not taking apart your gun.

You take the gun apart and send out what you want plated. The plater hard chromes the gun, sends it back to you, and you reassemble.

I believe checkmate plating in FL may disassemble the gun, but I'm not sure...if you ask E'prise, I'll bet the answer is that they subcontract hard chrome if they have it available at all.

You're asking an apple grower to work on oranges.

-hanko

I doubt they subcontract it, because they have a quick turn around and I don't really want to send it out of state. I wont even have it refinished if I have to wait more than a month to get it back.

[-hanko]

I doubt they subcontract it, because they have a quick turn around and I don't really want to send it out of state. I wont even have it refinished if I have to wait more than a month to get it back.

Let me know what they say.

thanks

-hanko

[Guntech]

Will do.

[ojisan]

Just an idea...from time to time, have "un-build" parties at various locations where everyone can get together, share info and tips, learn to strip and assemble different types of guns, etc. Experienced guys can pass on the secrets to the others.

[Guntech]

I know how to disassemble all of my guns and all of my friends and all of my family's guns....but you probably weren't talking about me

[Walking Fire]

Jim Garthwaite is the guy to see, He is amazingly good with HPers.
You wont regret it.

http://www.garthwaite.com/

[Guntech]

Jim Garthwaite is the guy to see, He is amazingly good with HPers.
You wont regret it.


http://www.garthwaite.com/

Yeah he does great work, but the turn around would be ages. After I get it hard chromed I am putting a new lighter hammer, a new trigger, and a new match grade barrel.

[ojisan]

I know how to disassemble all of my guns and all of my friends and all of my family's guns....but you probably weren't talking about me

No, just a thought coming from other posts and experiences I have had.
And I don't claim to be an expert either.
I would like to attend an AK build party just to see the flats folded and the heat treatment operations.
Always something new to learn.

[Walking Fire]

Yeah he does great work, but the turn around would be ages. After I get it hard chromed I am putting a new lighter hammer, a new trigger, and a new match grade barrel.

Sounds like you are in a hurry to get this done.
Reminds me of a sign I saw on the wall of a transmission shop years ago.
It said
" Please dont ask for a RUSH job, All rush jobs are done lousy.
Later you will remember that it was a lousy job and not a rush job"

[Guntech]

Honestly I just dont want to ship it out of state, because everyone out of state has longer wait times(at least everyone I have asked). Plus it shouldn't take all that long (4 weeks+) to hard chrome a gun. 2 weeks is good, I'd be willing to wait 3, but after that its like your gun is in the abyss.