SalemCat
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There's an interesting thread going on over at Maryland Shooters, about an old 1911.
I actually think it's nicely done - certainly no worse than anything with Pearl Handles .
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That is the ugliest thing I have ever seen.
that started life a ballister molina. Chrome plating: thats like putting a wood grain steering wheel on a hoppdie with no rims.
Are they that bad? I know it's no Colt 1911, but I'm guessing it probably beats some of the other contract 1911's. I'm willing to bet that if it's old, it was made better than some of the malaysian/S. American contracted current production 1911's out there today.
The Argentines made a fine FAL back in the day. So I wouldn't doubt that they made decent 1911's, too. I know nothing about them, though.
As far as plating goes, I love it. The last AK I build will be bead blasted and then polished down and then sent to a plating company to be gold or chrome plated. Not sure if anyone is licensed to do that to a firearm, though.
Ideally, it'll be a krink. And it won't be a gay safe queen. The point of plating is for shock and awe. And that doesn't happen when it sits in your god damned safe.
The point of plating is for blinding your enemy. And that doesn't happen when it sits in your god damned safe.