A lightly used 200E resides here.
I have a difficult time believing the barrel finish is plated, electro or otherwise.
I've always thought this was a heat cured coating.
If it's a plating process, it's difficult to imagine why it hasn't had wider use.
As reported, it's an excellent finish. The only thing I can compare it to is something called "Brunition" by Beretta. They used that on target 682's in the 80's and it's just as durable and easy to maintain as can be.
Any idea why Beretta stopped using that, or why others haven't used the Ithaca/SKB process? It beats the hell out of traditional blue in many ways.
