speed Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Is it a good idea to hard chrome internals on a smith revolver? Will it make the action a bit easier/smoother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Hard-chroming internals is fine, but the parts should be smooth before the chrome job is done, otherwise you're just putting a hard skin over rough surfaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speed Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 Hard-chroming internals is fine, but the parts should be smooth before the chrome job is done, otherwise you're just putting a hard skin over rough surfaces. Ok thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherryriver Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Don't I recall Jerry Miculek, in that old "Trigger Job" video saying that in stainless Smiths, the action parts were hard-chromed, and that that was an advantage 6XX guns had over blue ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20nickels Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 I do not recall that on the video, but the forged trigger and MIM hammer on the 625 JM are chromed. I do recall him advocating buffing the parts smooth. I cannot speak for an aftermarket chrome job, but the factory chrome flaked off at the sear on my JM hammer and left a rough spot on this critical place. I sent it back to the factory with a note explaining this and requesting a non-chromed hammer and they complied. I know of others that had this happen. Apparently chrome has a hard time with MIM parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherryriver Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Again, working with a raggedy old memory, but I'm thinking those flaking parts are chromed, as opposed to hard chromed, a different process that, if I can dredge it up right, isn't subject to flaking. I'm prepared to be educated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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