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Thanks Nick...

Pix didn't come through but should be ok now. Let me know. Had to use a different host.

I recall some folks asking about electro-plating and I decided to do some on my Colt Mark IV Series 70 Nickel 45acp as an experiment. Now I didn't want to go crazy, just accent some parts to see if it came out nice. Parts that are readily available in case I fubared them. So I bought a Casswell Gold Plating Kit and off I go. One other note.. This gun use to be my service weapon, circa 1982... so the finish is not perfect but not bad. First, I started with the easiest parts to remove and the ones that would add a little touch. I won't go into prep too much but the parts need to be clean and buffed as best as possible. Note that this will not refinish your gun by filling in scratches and such. By all means, also wear rubber gloves unless you want your hands to look like they have yellow jaundice. These are the parts I decided to work with... The grip screws, bushing, mag(bottom of floor plate only), slide release... All these parts on this gun are nickel plated, polished and or satin finished. Here is the setup... They recommend a very good cleaning and polishing. So a Dremel with a polish wheel works fine. For more prep info see their site. They also have videos. You have to soak the wand in the gold solution. Here I have it soaking in the main jar. DO NOT do this after the first time. Use another container or dish because you can contaminate the main solution. Here is the wand attached to the power transformer and 2 screws after I coated them. You can see a little gold in the picture but it's better than this shot in life. The more you treat the part, the deeper the gold gets. I did not want a dark deep color so maintained a 10K-14K look for lack of a better word. Here are the screws back in with the grip assembled.. The emblem was already gold. Here is a better shot of the screws, slide release and you can also see I dabbed the mag release button with a little. Not a good idea because any liquid drip will adhere to parts you don't want to plate. Here is a shot of the front of the barrel bushing and recoil spring plug. Only surfaces and visible edges were done. Another shot but a bit blurry, but you get the idea. So there ya have it. I have to say that the finished product once assembled and wiped down look great. These pictures do not do it justice. In the future, when I get in the mood to rip the gun apart more, I might try a few more parts like the hammer and such. With this kit, parts can either be plated using the wand method or if you are doing a whole part, you can dip it in the whole solution. See Caswell site for details. Hope this helps someone. Any questions, feel free to ask.

Thought this was a pretty good deal... Since I seem to have all my rifle and handgun ammo in ammo cans and my sg ammo elsewhere, seems to be worthy storage. Holds 100 rounds. http://www.amazon.co...ils_o00_s00_i01

A dp offense? Maybe a double penetration is what he needs. Lol... Sent from John's iPad 2 via Tapatalk HD Typos courtesy Apple...

Great article! Thanks! Sent from John's iPad 2 via Tapatalk HD Typos courtesy Apple...

Might want to have a read here after watching the video... I seen that vid years go.. http://www.snopes.com/crime/statistics/ausguns.asp Sent from John's iPad 2 via Tapatalk HD Typos courtesy Apple...

Kewl, keep us posted.... I'm still considering one. Gotta get caught up paying off my new Ben M4 first... Sent from John's iPad 2 via Tapatalk HD Typos courtesy Apple...

Chill will ya? Sheesh man... Can we have discussion without all the putrid media crapolla... Sent from John's iPad 2 via Tapatalk HD Typos courtesy Apple...

Be funny if he got a blue screen of death before a kill shot. Lol... Sent from John's iPad 2 via Tapatalk HD Typos courtesy Apple...

Now that was funnier than an epileptic pygmy in an olive oil seasoned cast iron frying pan on high heat. Very amusing... Sent from John's iPad 2 via Tapatalk HD Typos courtesy Apple...

I didn't take it as a dig either. My comment was based upon 'coming up for air' and just converse about something other than all the problems at hand. Break up the monotony if you will. Things are too tense right now and it's not healthy to stay in that mode continuously. Hence, just some chatter about something different. Sent from John's iPad 2 via Tapatalk HD Typos courtesy Apple...

Yea, me too but it wont keep people out due to the fact that fridges are like egg shells. Now embalm it in steel, well.... Sent from John's iPad 2 via Tapatalk HD Typos courtesy Apple...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seemed to pull the trigger or something. Saw something attached to the trigger. Unless it was just some sort of sensor. Also, unlike Horus and a couple others, also seems like it locks in and basically tells ya when to fire. As for the way it opened, I posted this just to change the atmosphere around here and to look at technology. Not get yaz fired up over recent gun crap. Take a deep breath. Sent from John's iPad 2 via Tapatalk HD Typos courtesy Apple...

What the frack is that thing? Looks like a Maglite Supressor... In any event, this dude was found dead... here is the article link... http://www.cnn.com/2....html?hpt=hp_t2

Thought this was pretty hairy.... A computerized Rifle Sight for Iphones and ipads - http://video.news.co...or-perfect-shot Here is the link to the main web site as well... http://www.news.com....0-1226551267550

Hey super congratz man! Better start looking for matching set pistols, etc... Sent from John's iPad 2 via Tapatalk HD Typos courtesy Apple...

PR is not a state... Sent from John's iPad 2 via Tapatalk HD Typos courtesy Apple...

Yep, I do.... Still, they extend you some courtesy... My guys and friends do if I ask... Sent from John's iPad 2 via Tapatalk HD Typos courtesy Apple...

Can always do like I did with my guys. Insist that if they are standing around you, out of respect for you, they must speak English as it is rude not to do so. I've very rarely gotten any lip as long as I remained polite. I've actually gotten apologies that way. Now I know you shouldn't have to, but that's the way it must be sometimes. Hopefully eventually, it sinks in with them. If not, by all means, bust their balls! ! Sent from John's iPad 2 via Tapatalk HD Typos courtesy Apple...

Whoops.... No comments? I thought this was pretty vital. Sent from John's iPad 2 via Tapatalk HD Typos courtesy Apple...

This was brought up on the Military Arms Channel and they recommend we keep up the pressure... http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/11/us/politics/biden-to-meet-with-gun-advocates-including-nra.html?_r=1& Sent from John's iPad 2 via Tapatalk HD Typos courtesy Apple...

Already a thread on this...

Screw all this banter about laws, rights, morgan-type-twitts, anti gunners...etc. I'm sick of it all. [Tin Foil Hats On] I'm beginning to think it's not -just- about assault weapons at all. I believe our govt. is really worried about what the 2nd really means. Maybe they are on the brink of instituting -something- that will set American's off their rockers and we will rebel against them. So they disarm us of anything equal or similar to what their forces would use on us without taking away all our rights. Blah... [Tin Foil Hats Off] So, I want to know when are they going to put in the mainstream, a more in depth look at how criminals get them. How about talking cross-boarder entries with weapons, how about our own govt. doing shiet like F&F... nobody brings this up which is how crime will stop. Target the illegal use of illegal weapons obtained outside the honest civilian. I don't care how much you limit assault style weapons. If there are any guns in this country that perform illegal acts, it's not guns that you or I own! Lanza's mother screwed up. Plain and simple. She should have had her guns locked up. Whether or not the kid was mental or not, she left them accessible to a kid that had no right to touch them. She has not been targeted because she is dead. Would this whole charade be different if she were still alive? Would they hang her from the cross and would this whole diatribe about gun laws even be mentioned?

Learn to aim for the head. No need for shot number 2...