Blued Holster Guns?

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Tim Croley

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I would like to hear from those of you that own a blued revolver for just a kinda informal target/woods carry/knock-a-round gun.

I had about decided on a SS 4" GP100 until I looked at the Blackhawk .357/9mm convertible. I would really love the versatility of this revolver, but am concerned about the blued finish. How much extra care does the blued finish need compared to the ss?

I sure wish that Ruger made the convertible in stainless.:(

Thanks for any help.
 
Extra care for blue.......very little.
Carried blued from tropics to sub arctic. Even took a couple swimming in the ocean. I keep a piece of sheepskin with a little RIG rubbed into the wool. Give em a wipedown fairly regularly. Daily if in salt environment. Also keep the innards lightly coated with the same stuff. No corrosion problems.

Blueing will abrade from holster wear. Stainless guns abrade more but it is less noticable. With blued gun it is the finish that wears, with stainless it is the gun that wears.

Sam
 
I guess there is a place for stainless steel guns. There might even be a market. But for me, a SS gun would be like owning an Alfa that wasn't red, or an MG that wasn't BRG. Somehow, if a revolver isn't Blue, it's just not quite right.

As an aside. The only one of my Colts I ever have trouble with is...

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Damn thing is timed perfectly unless you put some cartridges in it. It would work perfectly if it was blued, I just know it would.:D :rolleyes: :confused:
 
Unless you are into totally neglecting your firearms a blued finish is just fine. If you have a nostalgia bone in your body that single action should be blued.

Like many I succumbed to the stainless call and thought they were to be desired for about 10 to 15 years. For the past several years the only guns that interest me are the old ones. Most of the rifles are at least 50 years old. The handguns are newer, but they are blue.

A S&W M642 (stainless) is a daily companion yet I can develop no affinity for it even though it has been with me for four years. Before that I carried a 2" M36 that the previous owner had let rust in a cordura holster (musta gotten it wet). Parts of the finish looked like bare metal, the rest retained its blueing. This concerned me not at all--I got it cheap with the intention of carrying it all the time so now the finish was one less thing to worry about. That revolver spent five years with me and it never rusted. There were times I sweated on it (inside the pants Uncle Mikes non leather holster) but if I knew I had done so I would wipe off the outside of the gun when I got home. I can tell you I was much more fond of it than what I carry now.

Just take care of your blued gun; you don't have to pamper it. Remember that none of them were stainless before the 1960s.
 
Blued gun finishes are reasonably durable. If you keep it lubricated, you should not have any problems. Let it get wet and stay wet, you will see rust. Once rust starts, it can be difficult to stop. I think some of the synthetic lubes work well on maintaining blued finishes. Remember, oil floats on water, so you really need something that displaces water.
 
Tim,

I have carried blue steel revolvers and pistols for over 40 years. A small amount of care keeps them rust free, and looking great. I have never gotten over the feeling that blue steel is what guns are SUPPOSED to be made of. :)
 
Thanks for all the reassurance, guys. I still have not quite decided yet,:confused: but now I feel alot better about going with the blued gun!:)
 
CR

No shrapnel. I always test them out with cases in a moon clip first. It's the dammdest thing. If you cock it and then pull trigger and hold it back, the lock up is perfect and timing is perfect. In fact, lockup is like a brand new gun. Try it by just pulling the trigger and hold it back, lock up is perfect on each cylider, tighter than most new guns. Drop a moon clip full of empty cases in and run them through a couple times, pull the cases out and there are strikes all over the place.

It's either that it's not blued or I'm gonna have to sacrifice two chickens and a goat on this one.:confused: You got any ideas???
 
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Maybe I live in a very humid area.
But in a warm summer a gun I carried in a leather inside hoster ( for concealability ) began to rust slightly.
In plastic holsters ( Uncle Mike ) it was better but I had to wipe it any day with an oiled rag.
 
Doesn't anyone use a Sentry "Marine Tuf-Cloth"?

I wiped a Marine Tuf-Cloth on all my blues and have had no problem with rust. Am I just lucky, or am I the only TFLer who uses this product?

KR
 
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