Thread: HK handguns: Slide finish?

Harsh...Hostle...yep, type faster than I remember.

Quote: You gotta wonder why gun manufacturers don't just use a natural oxidation finish, ala Statue of Liberty or Naval Jelly. It's gonna oxidize anyway, why not just do a preemptive strike of sorts? Someone told me the other day you can bead blast off the black finish on a Glock slide and leave the grey protective finish. They said it looks pretty good.

My memory is bad...for some reason I thought back when the USP was first introduced the HE finish was called "Hostile Environment".

Quote: Yep! Once he fondles a P30 it will be over. Yup, I hadn't been back from deployment 2 hours before I was at the local gun shop. I didn't even know the P30 was out yet but there one was under the glass, I picked it up and about a minute later I was filling out the 4473.

i recently read a post that asked the same question in the hk forums and the answer from the experts are as follows. the finnish is not a finnish in that it is chemically bonded to the metal and even though it may seem that the finninsh is wearing off it is still protected due to the bonding process (it is in the steel rather than on it) and with a lifetime warranty thats good enough for me

That harsh environment treatment is supposed to be a process that goes beyond finish deep, and can supposedly weather extreme environments, including salt water quite well, maybe even better than most, but... it WILL mark/scratch fairly easily so keep it away from belt buckles and such

Quote: I thought back when the USP was first introduced the HE finish was called "Hostile Environment". It is. Jason

You gotta wonder why gun manufacturers don't just use a natural oxidation finish, ala Statue of Liberty or Naval Jelly. It's gonna oxidize anyway, why not just do a preemptive strike of sorts?

In short HK's finish sucks (tho, not as bad as Sigs) They are notorious for having finish wear on the Sharp edges, and controls. It's not bad on the Flats, but for $800 dollar guns I expect more. This is what I noticed on my USP45. On a side note I believe they had issues with .357sig in the USP platform, but I could be wrong.

04-07-2008, 08:59 PM Quote: HK lovers can have them Today, 01:24 PM Quote: HK handguns: Slide finish? I sense a little voice in your head telling you "You want an HK". Try holding a P30 or the HK45/HK45C. The P30 is the most comfortable pistol I've ever held. It feels like it was injection molded right into your hand. Be sure to post a range report when you get one.