Would you get this slide refinished? This is how I bought it. Paid 350 for it. Shoots great, but not too pretty. Would you send it to colt? Suggestions? Thanks
That is sorry, sad, heart-breaking and a basic inspiration to kick the tar out of the negligent previous owner. No pistol, not even a defensive pistol, should look like that!
Please, return it to Colt and ask they they reconstitute the beauty within. For what it's worth, thanks for saving it.
The whole pistol...get her refinished. She's a beauty deep down. They can strip the finish, they refinish the surface, even re-roll the marks. Finally, I would have her hard-chromed. JMHO.
Both nickel and chrome look the same. Nickel comes in at about 50 in hardness and chrome comes in at about 74. Both will hold up for years and are attractive. Both cost about the same, and so I would go with chrome...the more durable. Just a hint, you can have the rounds left natural dull appearance and have the flats polished like STS. That costs about $30.00 additional at Cobra Chrome (Tripp Research):
Looks like a blued pistol that some twit wanted to look like SS. Either have the whole thing reblued or have one of the newer finishes put on. Industrial hard chrome, Duracoat etc. You could have it parkerized too.
This is just a range gun. It is a great shooter. I know it doesn't look very good, but it shoots everytime I pull the trigger. Even in the shape it is in, I thought 350 was a good deal. I am not too familiar with the different finishes, was thinking of going with what was original, which I thought was nickel.
Colt prices are 325 for hard chrome, and 125 for roll marks. Looks like for now anyway I will take Brian's advice and just shoot and enjoy it. Maybe later I can invest in a new finish. That's 100 more than I paid for it. It's just hard to look at.
Agreed. Too much. Cobra Chrome would be about $210.00 and I think $25.00 or $40.00 for stripping the old finish. Even that would be a lot! What is worse, Colt does not do its own hard chroming. They send it out, which means they are simply passing on cost such as shipping and perhaps adding some profit.
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