I'm with you,Burrahobbit.
I'm going to shoot my Valtro a while and then get it hardchromed. Probably by Tripp. He's close, fast and has a good reputation.
BTW, There's value in having a bright, visible pistol. In 1988, while checking in to a motel in Augusta, GA in the industrial side of town, I had a local no-good follow me into my room smiling and talking.
I had a handful of belongings. He started toward me telling me he needed some money to keep traveling. I didn't see a weapon, but one hand was behind his back.
I dropped the stuff on the bed and showed him my nickel-plated Detonics Combatmaster with the big hole in front. I also suggested that he get the hell out. He did, but he acted like it wasn't the first time he'd had a gun pointed at him.
About ten minutes later, I was standing in my doorway and spotted him across the street at the Burger King talking to one of his buddies. He was standing there, talking animatedly, and his hands were about three feet apart like he was telling a fish story.
I got the impression he was talking about the size of the pistol he had just had pointed at him. I had to laugh. My little chopped .45 had appeared like a hand cannon to him.
Like I say, it pays to have a bright, visible pistol -- helps even more to have a big hole in the front -- about .45 caliber. :smile:
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