lol.
I would have it bead blasted and then hard chromed. It would have a nice frosted look to it, and not too reflective either. Sweet!!!
Actualy, some years back I saw a Marlin .30/30 with a grey parkerised finish that looked prety cool. Would'nt mind doing my .30/30 in that finish.
Nah, I'd still recomend hard chrome, it wears relly well.