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Thread: Is the gas port drilled after hard chroming?

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    I don’t know if the gas port is normally drilled before chroming or not but, I did have a barrel where the manufacture did not drill the gas port. I sent it back to them so it could be drilled. So I know that it can be done. I just don’t if it’s normally done that way or not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 5pins View Post
    I don’t know if the gas port is normally drilled before chroming or not but, I did have a barrel where the manufacture did not drill the gas port. I sent it back to them so it could be drilled. So I know that it can be done. I just don’t if it’s normally done that way or not.
    Yep. Drilling it after the fact is the easier way to do it in my logic process.

    But what the hell do I know... and what's the diff any damned way?

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    I agree. It seems like the more logical way to go then park after drilling so the hole gets parked too.
    A benefit I could see from drilling prior to chroming is if they chromed the gas port as well but with the build up/thickness issues resulting from chroming, I doubt theyd ever do it. Unless of course they oversize it a bit so it ends up measuring exactly as intended after chroming if that's even possible...

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