I would keep the barrel black, with maybe dark gray temper lines down the barrel

Dude, stick to paintball...

I see where your coming from, It would take away the realism of airsoft. I will leave it straight black... just thought that it was a nice design.

It'd look nice, but only as a collector's piece.

Guns should never have chrome paint, or be chromed. It's bad-luck, y'know ;) Who knows, your sons may be killed by allied forces, and you may be found in a bunker, hidden in your dirty fuckin' laundry. But to each his own, right?

http://www.gunpics.net/images/Useless.jpg

Thought it was at least interesting if not related...