I get the thermacare heat wrap for your lower back and wear it over my base layer. They are cheap & you can find them anywhere. Anything to keep your core warm.
Ameriana Bank has never withheld my funds. I asked them about it before, and they told me the funds were in my account by the time they handed me the receipt. Sounds likie you need a different bank.
Are you going to pursue legal action? Some of these outfits count on you not spending the time to force them to do what's right. I feel your pain though. Been there, done that.
Blueing shouldn't chip. Could it be a powdercoating of sorts? Or even paint? Anyway, muratic acid will strip the blueing. If you're going to get it re-coated, you might want to show/talk to the people you have do it. They might want to handle it in the condition it is in now and go from there.
Gun engravers have to have a Class I if they are going to keep you gun overnight. (which is usually the case with extensive engraving jobs). so, on that note, you can send them the whole gun. After the engraving, comes the decision of finishing. Most gun engraver are competent gunsmiths...
Yes, you could use stamps. But, you'd probably destroy the lower by the time you got it in there. plus, there is that whole keeping things straight. As long as it's .003, doesn't really matter how it gets there. As CountryBoy19 said.
I came up with that by looking at the sidewalls of the cut. i use a single lip carbide cutter. Thus, my sidewalls are tapered. That's all. There is certainly nothing wrong with the work you had done. I think it looks outstanding. Of course, we engrave using a chisel & chase hammer also...