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AndyC wrote:A friend of mine just opened a shop in Hutchins (just south of Dallas down I-75) to apply high-lubricity electroless nickel (EN) and other platings/coatings for firearms (and whatever else you might need).

He knows his stuff in this field and is an enthusiastic gun guy himself - and a heck of a good shot:

http://www.nationalelectrolessnickel.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
That's interesting, 75 ends (starts actually) in Dallas and goes north. Do you mean 45? :evil2:
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jimlongley wrote:
AndyC wrote:A friend of mine just opened a shop in Hutchins (just south of Dallas down I-75) to apply high-lubricity electroless nickel (EN) and other platings/coatings for firearms (and whatever else you might need).

He knows his stuff in this field and is an enthusiastic gun guy himself - and a heck of a good shot:

http://www.nationalelectrolessnickel.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
That's interesting, 75 ends (starts actually) in Dallas and goes north. Do you mean 45? :evil2:
He probably does, but I-75 is in the Great Lakes region. US-75 ends in Dallas where I-45 starts. :tiphat:
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Thanks. I'll check 'em out.
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Pawpaw wrote:
jimlongley wrote:
AndyC wrote:A friend of mine just opened a shop in Hutchins (just south of Dallas down I-75) to apply high-lubricity electroless nickel (EN) and other platings/coatings for firearms (and whatever else you might need).

He knows his stuff in this field and is an enthusiastic gun guy himself - and a heck of a good shot:

http://www.nationalelectrolessnickel.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
That's interesting, 75 ends (starts actually) in Dallas and goes north. Do you mean 45? :evil2:
He probably does, but I-75 is in the Great Lakes region. US-75 ends in Dallas where I-45 starts. :tiphat:
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Actually I will have to give him a call. I am looking for a "refinish" on my stainless Colt that has suffered a lot of burnishing over time and would consider this if it could be had in a matte finish.
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I just sent him a contact message asking if he can do the BCGs for AR15s.
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Do they do Gunsmithing too>, I mean can we send a a whole pistol and they do all what needs to be done to get it right?
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I've gotten my bolts disassembled, and my son wants to include his bolt carrier. I'm picking up the parts from him this evening, and then I'll get them to you.
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AndyC wrote:Unfortunately not; he's not set up for that and doesn't have the time/manpower to get involved in gunsmithing itself, but he's happy to accept stripped parts.

I just back from him and holy cow, this isn't a backyard chemistry set operation - any parts would be plated to aerospace standards because that's the industry he's set up for, as well as oil-field parts. Really high-tech stuff going on.

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Looks very interesting. I didn't see anything about an FFL on his website. I thought if you kept a "receiver" overnight, he has to log into his bound book. I suspect an FFL manufacturers license may be required for this business. But I am not an FFL and don't really know. Just a thought.
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