nickel plating
Does anyone here do nickel plating(maybe crome) say a revolver cyl? Close to the mid west? Guessament on cost? Thanks / Eddie
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I have an quackenbush which I am restoring. It has little plating left. Where can I have this rifle replated as it was originally and what kind of cost would be reasonable? 0 -
I think it's an expensive process for a shotgun. Maybe a Mariner Mossberg would be cheaper... 
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Some things are not worth doing, and I think that this may be one of them.
The most important consideration is that most shotguns made today have aluminum receivers, and you can only plate steel; you didn't tell us what kind of shotgun you have. In any case, a shotgun would need to be completely taken apart in order to plate the receiver. Plating adds thickness to any object, so some of the wood might have to be relieved in order to reassembly it, a tedious, expensive process.
This is the type of work that could only be done well by a handful of custom gunsmiths. Since time & money are considerations, that pretty much eliminates the possibility of your getting this done.
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nmyers, It is a remington 3200. Thanks for the good info. Sounds like reblueing will be the way to go. 0 -
The only thing I would add in terms of pros and cons is, if you've ever seen a nickel-plated gun, some of them gleam like sterling silver -- they can be gorgeous. But having one plated yourself is a whole different oyster than buying one already nickel plated from the factory, like a Remington Marine, or an old Charter or Star.
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