I understand Virgil Tripp quit handgun plating a few years back.
Can anyone please recommend a firm or company who is currently doing quality hard white chrome plating for handguns?
http://www.originalmetaloy.com/index.html
http://www.apwcogan.com/
http://www.mahovskysmetalife.com/index.htm
http://www.techplate.com/firearms_pl.htm
http://www.armoloyftworth.com/Armolo...plications.htm
Colts uses apwcogan.com for hard chrome. Last year, I had Bob Cogan replace a front sight on a Colt N.F. .22. He talked me into having the whole piece hard chromed as it is a shooter. When I first got the piece I was unhappy because I'm basically a traditional kind of guy. BUT, in a short time I came to respect Bobs' opinion and love the piece. It is my favorite small caliber SAA woods gun and I would love to find a .45 N.F. to make a mate. Trouble is,I haven't found one that really needs work and re-fin. Nick
I highly recommend Chris Peters of Metaloy. John Harrison built me a full- house gun on a Caspian frame and slide, and this gun was important to me as it had my wife's name and birth date as the serial number. She wanted it hard chromed, and John recommended Metaloy as I wanted brushed flats.
The gun came back amazing, and it is a jewel to behold and to use.
Another reccomendation for Chris/Metaloy.
And another... Chris does excellent work. I have several HC pistols from him.
http://www.fordsguns.com/index2-1.htm
Do nice work!
I have only one but I too confirm that Metaloy does a heckuva a nice job with the hard chrome.