Blued or stainless?
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Blued, definitely and without a doubt blued.
S&Ws to me have always been most beautiful when blued. History, nostalgia, a way of how things should still be done, call it what you want but they are just what I think a revolver should be.
That's why most every S&W I will ever buy will be something that is no longer produced, those cheapskates stopped making blued guns with the exception of the performance center offerings.
S&Ws to me have always been most beautiful when blued. History, nostalgia, a way of how things should still be done, call it what you want but they are just what I think a revolver should be.
That's why most every S&W I will ever buy will be something that is no longer produced, those cheapskates stopped making blued guns with the exception of the performance center offerings.
Subject has been flailed multitudinous times. Search should give quite a few threads on hte subject.
I prefer Blued to stainless because I tend to keep my guns and shoot them a lot.
Here is a link to a thread that contains three more links right off the bat. http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=70330
Sam
I prefer Blued to stainless because I tend to keep my guns and shoot them a lot.
Here is a link to a thread that contains three more links right off the bat. http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=70330
Sam
Brian Williams
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was stainless now blue since I got my S&W 13
M
M58
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To look at: blue.
Everyday work: stainless.
Everyday work: stainless.
the blind lefty
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i like the look of both,but have always gone with stainless guns.
stainless rifle barrels don't pit as easily in high pressure/velocity rifles.
i prefer knifes in carbon steel/tool steel because this is where it's advantages shine in both flexability,and edge holding.
stainless rifle barrels don't pit as easily in high pressure/velocity rifles.
i prefer knifes in carbon steel/tool steel because this is where it's advantages shine in both flexability,and edge holding.
Stainless, mostly for looks.
I also don't like the looks of MOST blued revolvers.
The one exception is a nicely polished blued Python....those are pretty. But dull blued/black revolvers look ugly to me.
Another reason I prefer stainless is that I'm lazy and don't like using TONS of muscle greese to get lead out. On stainless guns, its easier to see lead and remove it (lead away cloth). Blued guns require muscle grease since the cloth can damage the blue.
I also don't like the looks of MOST blued revolvers.
The one exception is a nicely polished blued Python....those are pretty. But dull blued/black revolvers look ugly to me.
Another reason I prefer stainless is that I'm lazy and don't like using TONS of muscle greese to get lead out. On stainless guns, its easier to see lead and remove it (lead away cloth). Blued guns require muscle grease since the cloth can damage the blue.
Blue Duck357
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My semi-ugly carry in kydex everyday gun is a stainless 65, everything else is blue.
I prefer the looks of blued guns and acknowldge they may be slightly stronger than SS guns, but that would not keep me from buying a stainless gun if offered at a good price and a model I wanted.
I prefer the looks of blued guns and acknowldge they may be slightly stronger than SS guns, but that would not keep me from buying a stainless gun if offered at a good price and a model I wanted.
KEN CHAVEZ
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It depends on the type of gun
If my choices are S&W models 686 or 586 I would pick the 686.
If my choices are S&W models 19 or 66, I would prefer the model19.
If my choices are Ruger GP-100 in blue or stainless, I would take the stainless.
If my choices are Ruger Vaquero in blue or in stainless, I would buy the Vaquero in blue.
It all depends on the model of the gun.
If my choices are S&W models 686 or 586 I would pick the 686.
If my choices are S&W models 19 or 66, I would prefer the model19.
If my choices are Ruger GP-100 in blue or stainless, I would take the stainless.
If my choices are Ruger Vaquero in blue or in stainless, I would buy the Vaquero in blue.
It all depends on the model of the gun.
9mmepiphany
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i also prefer the look of blued guns such as my pythons, m17, m27 and m58...but my most often carried wheelie is my stainless/alloy 642.
because i am basically to lazy to consantly wipe it down and the finish does take a beating when carried alot...believe me, i have a python which served as a duty gun and it's backstrap looks pewter
because i am basically to lazy to consantly wipe it down and the finish does take a beating when carried alot...believe me, i have a python which served as a duty gun and it's backstrap looks pewter
Marko Kloos
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I generally prefer stainless in handguns. It's easier to clean and maintain, it's less prone to rust, and it's much easier and cheaper to refinish. Blued finish wears off with heavy use and needs to be redone, stainless just gets scuffed and can be bead-blasted or polished cheaply.
That said, my best-looking handgun is my Model 19 with its glossy deep blue.
That said, my best-looking handgun is my Model 19 with its glossy deep blue.
aug e. dog
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What about nickel?
Personally, I find it easier to take care of Stainless for a revolver.
I'm right on the ocean, high humidity and salt air. ( My brand new Cuisanart Toaster rusted w/ in a week)
I drive a Saturn for the same reason... (Love that Plastic!)
Oh, and I love my Glocks. (Love that Plastic , again)
Aloha from Hawaii!
I'm right on the ocean, high humidity and salt air. ( My brand new Cuisanart Toaster rusted w/ in a week)
I drive a Saturn for the same reason... (Love that Plastic!)
Oh, and I love my Glocks. (Love that Plastic , again)
Aloha from Hawaii!
629 shooter
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I have to agree with cz - a revolver with a dull blued finish is not that attractive to me. Now when you talk about something like a Python with a deeply blued mirror- like surface then that is a completely different story! Or some of the older Smiths I have seen. Add some nice looking wood grips to one of the old Smiths or Pythons and to me you have some the finest looking handguns ever produced.
That being said my own revolvers are stainless - if using black rubber grips they match up much better with a stainless gun. On a blued revolver black rubber grips make the whole package appear cheap to me. However, even some of my stainless revolvers wear wood grips.
But the bottom line to me is how it shoots - if it is capable of producing those "one hole" groups if I do my part then I am satisfied regardless of blue or stainless.
That being said my own revolvers are stainless - if using black rubber grips they match up much better with a stainless gun. On a blued revolver black rubber grips make the whole package appear cheap to me. However, even some of my stainless revolvers wear wood grips.
But the bottom line to me is how it shoots - if it is capable of producing those "one hole" groups if I do my part then I am satisfied regardless of blue or stainless.