i have another super safari i built that i had black iced and i love the look pretty much the same as the nitride finish but the black ice has not been durable i already have some wear on the bolt area after only maybe 50 shots they said the nitride is as hard or harder than chrome ? yet to be seen i will try to figure out how to post some pics. i had h&m metal processing in akron ohio do it they were great to deal with and they got it done in a week ! all the parts are perfect!!