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Thanks for the help guys. I wasn't aware the receivers were made from an alloy. Even so, it can accept traditional color casing. Like zwego said, there are example on Cole's site. Also, here are a couple shots of Beretta 680 actions with real case colors. Webley & Scott O/U built on a Beretta action.  The bottom gun in the photo does have chemical case coloring... the top is the real deal.  I wouldn't mind dropping some money on this gun. I got it at a heck of a good price. My last Orvis Uplander sold quickly for $2500, so even if I restocked this gun with super nice wood and refinished the action, I could sell it and break even (or even make a little). Adam
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I have owned 680 series Berettas for about 25 years now, think they are the best $1200 over under gun ever made. No matter what upgrades you perform, the 680 series will never be a $5000, much less an $8000 gun. If you want a fine Beretta 12 gauge, find and restock an ASEL or a nice old SO. Check out the custom Berettas (built on 686 actions) from Kennedy Gunmakers. It might just change your mind!  http://www.clayshootingusa.com/html/archive/apr_may08/Custom%20Guns.pdfAdam
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Adam did you watch the Jefferson's allot when you were a kid ?
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The 680 Ultralight used an aluminum alloy receiver with a titanium insert in the breech face. They are easy to identify. The vast majority of 680 receivers, however, are made of steel and Beretta has used a variety of finishes: Blued (matte and satin), Bruniton (a black, Teflon-based coating found on the 682 Super Sport and X models), Greystone (titanium nitrate based - found on 682 and ASE guns of a certain vintage), brushed chrome, and electroless nickel plating. Cole uses the basic black-framed guns as the basis for his case-hardened custom guns. Turnbull case-hardened Cole's early custom guns. I am not sure if this is still the case.
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FWIW, the pic in the first post is of a standard production 682 from the 1985-1995 timeframe that's been restocked. They sold new for about $1800 at that time. There are several on Gunsinternational now. The finish is a factory silver nitride and it's not an upgrade, but I do believe it's probably the most durable finish Beretta ever used. Mine has been rode hard for 15 years and still looks new.
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Adam did you watch the Jefferson's allot when you were a kid ? Joe maybe you missed the topic to the thread but we are talking about shotguns here... not your favorite sitcom. Please try to keep up.
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Mike, Bluestem... thanks for your input! Do yall know who might be capable of finishing a receiver with silver nitride? Thanks
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Silver nitride....no. But there are a lot of outfits doing hard chrome and nickel plating of guns. The only exposure I've had to those types of finishes is through the trap shooting community. A couple of the more popular options are Doug Braker at http://dougsgunsmithshop.com/index.cfm/pageid/15 and Dan Lokker at http://www.giacomosportingusa.com/Neither does the plating in-house. They have the gun expertise and deal with others who have the plating expertise. For a one-off project, I'd prefer to deal with one of them rather than directly with the metal finishers.
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Have you looked at a White Onyx ?
The best hunting is between now and dark.
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I have to agree with "homeless joe". A false sideplated 680 series with a $2000 stock has "movin' on up!" written all over it. The same year I bought my new 682X for $1200, I bought a new SO2 light pigeon gun for $2100. Today, the 682 is worth about $1200, the SO2 is worth about $7000. If I were putting bucks into an inexpensive upgrade, I would use a Browning Superposed. Not that I don't like my 682, I'm just not going to spend money on upgrading it.
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