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T. O'Heir · April 18, 2009, 12:20 AM

"...a lot of the W. W. I and W. W. II military rifles had..." Nope. Chroming barrels is very much a post war thing. Very early VN issue M16's didn't have chromed barrels. Totally non-existant in W.W. I.
"...why do people complain about chrome "pimp guns" so much then?..." Chrome that looks like a bumper is crass. IHC doesn't look like a bumper. No excessive shine issues for having a good sight picture.
Industrial hard chrome is your friend. When it looks like it's wearing, it's not. It's polishing itself.
"...have to be nickel plated..." No. Nickle plating is 19th Century technology.
"...do the blasphemous and plate an 03A3..." Some people will come looking for you if you chrome a 1903A3 that's in full military configuration. It'll drop the value by more than half too. Not such a big deal on a bubba'd rifle. Unless all it needs is a stock.

April 18, 2009, 12:20 AM	#16
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	"...a lot of the W. W. I and W. W. II military rifles had..." Nope. Chroming barrels is very much a post war thing. Very early VN issue M16's didn't have chromed barrels. Totally non-existant in W.W. I. "...why do people complain about chrome "pimp guns" so much then?..." Chrome that looks like a bumper is crass. IHC doesn't look like a bumper. No excessive shine issues for having a good sight picture. Industrial hard chrome is your friend. When it looks like it's wearing, it's not. It's polishing itself. "...have to be nickel plated..." No. Nickle plating is 19th Century technology. "...do the blasphemous and plate an 03A3..." Some people will come looking for you if you chrome a 1903A3 that's in full military configuration. It'll drop the value by more than half too. Not such a big deal on a bubba'd rifle. Unless all it needs is a stock. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!