Polished and chromed, working and looking great! - Fortis Manufacturing Hammer 5.56mm Charging Handle

Updated review from first since I polished this and it operates more freely. Specifically I sanded the handle portion to smoothen the rough edges, and thus I mostly lost the gun-metal grey finish. I did not sand deep into the crevices, just the rough edges. However I like the chrome, and knew based on the first review that it might end up this way. Now it operates freely (closes all the way without snag), and it feels great (smooth). No more finger-grating, and it only took an hour of sanding with a cheap Home Depot 4-sided hand-sander. It looks great with this unique finish, and works like butter now. I love it, although not ambi- for the price. If you have a Varminter or AR that doesn't necessarily need an ambi handle, this works fine. It is a solid handle, and rounded off it feels and works great. Wish they would have done this at the factory, then added the black-teflon finish. Or, maybe they should try this chromed-out and part-teflon coating as it looks sweet. I sanded the release latch too btw, which works well, solid construction. I lubed it after the sand which probably helped, but it was fine before I did. I also CLP'd the chromed handle with a little heat so it would be coated and resist rusting. One of my favorite handles now, amongst a Phase5 ambi and Raptor ambi - I like variety for mixing things up on my builds