Well, against my better judgment, I have desided to get another single action six-gun. everysince I got rid of my polished stainless Vaquero, my gun cabinet has been severly lacking in sparkle. The polished stainless sure was pretty, but every time i wiped it off, it showed tiny dust scratches (like when you wax a black car). I had to have it re-buffed every so often to keep the factory fresh look.
What type of shiny finish is easist to keep looking new? nickle, hard chrome, maybe even silver plated? How does nickle and modern chrome compare in hardness to stainless? the Uberti I want is available in a factory nickle finish...Would I be better off to get in in the standard blue, and have it hard chromed elsewhere, or will the nickle resist scratches fairly well? When I say scratches, I'm not talking about scratches as a result of droping, sliding it along a table, or dragging a key down the barrel..i mean the tiny swirl marks you get from dust and powder when you wipe it down.
What type of shiny finish is easist to keep looking new? nickle, hard chrome, maybe even silver plated? How does nickle and modern chrome compare in hardness to stainless? the Uberti I want is available in a factory nickle finish...Would I be better off to get in in the standard blue, and have it hard chromed elsewhere, or will the nickle resist scratches fairly well? When I say scratches, I'm not talking about scratches as a result of droping, sliding it along a table, or dragging a key down the barrel..i mean the tiny swirl marks you get from dust and powder when you wipe it down.