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Note that firearms plating is entirely different than most other types of plating operations.
Special things have to be take into consideration, including parts fit and plugging the bore.
Firearms platers know all this and take it into account during processing.
A pistol will have a much tighter fit of parts and improper plating may leave you with a gun that you can't reassemble.
Also, plating a Ruger with the firing pin assembly in place may seriously damage the spring and require factory replacement.
There are several firearms platers like Armoloy who will plate the inside of barrels and chambers, but they only do it with hard chrome, not bright nickel.
Also note, that if your friend does your Ruger, he'll almost certainly be violating Federal law by engaging in gunsmithing work without a Federal license. He may not know this and he could not only get in trouble with the Feds, he'd very likely loose his job if there's any trouble.
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