How often do you re-blue your barrel/slide???

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Rich_357

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Just curious. The blue on the top of my LCP started wearing after the first usage; mainly on the top of the barrel and the bottom of the slide. It's an inexpensive gun so I really don't mind bluing her after a cleaning.

My shield hasn't been as bad. The barrel seems solid but there is some wear on the bottom of the slide after 150 rounds. Till now I've just cleaned and lightly oiled her. She shoots like a champ.

Just curious as to how often others blue theirs.
 
I never reblue or, well, anything. Let it age. Wear, honest wear, shows character in a gun. Been packing one Glock for about nine years. Yes the edges are worn. The Heine sights are worn. The slide stop has some of the black worn off.

So what?

Ernest Hemingway one wrote about the comforting feel of well worn grips (he was referring to dangerous situations and guns.)

He knew what he was talking about.

Deaf
 
My LCP has been carried and shot, and shows it. I am the only one who sees it, and I don't care much. I keep it maintained and it shoots every time, so it's all good.
 
LOL. Thanks guys...use, clean and oil. :D. I''ll probably blue them every now and again but I can put my worry wart away. :cool:
 
The only time I bothered, was after the rust started to run away, and something needed to be done. I usually didnt "reblue" after that either, and went with the best option at the time that as better.
 
Never !!.......but you will find that some finishes wear a lot better than others -- even on guns in and out of holsters a lot..... ( Wilson combat's Armor Tuff - as an example)...is very durable.
 
Assuming you are talking about "cold bluing."
Cold bluing offers no rust protection, and in many cases actually promotes rust.
If you are concerned about your slide finish, send it off and have it nickeled, hard chromed, or nitrided. Even "real" hot bluing wears terribly on a pocket gun.
 
Bluing is strictly a cosmetic thing and has absolutely ZERO effect on how the gun shoots.

BTW: Even a relatively cheap professional bluing is about 80 bucks or so.

Cold blue is used strictly to hide worn blue on a gun, but usually sticks out like a sore thumb anyway. And, if you cold blue, and apply WD-40 afterwards, you end up with a grayish mess that looks 10 times worse than any honest wear.
 
Never. I might say "Crap!" when I ding or scratch a gun but forget about it soon after. Honest wear doesn't bother me.
 
Don't think I'd even worry about it on a Glock or LCP-----now on an expensive show piece 1911 it would be a different story and I would have it professionally done.
 
Don't think I'd even worry about it on a Glock or LCP-----now on an expensive show piece 1911 it would be a different story and I would have it professionally done.
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A "showpiece" would cease to be a showpiece after it was reblued.
 
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