Opinion on Bead Blasted Finish

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Noban

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I recently purchased a SS Colt Officer's Model and was thinking about a dehorning and bead blasting. Please share your pros and cons with this procedure.

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Noban
 
I like a bead blasted finish on stainless . I would use a fine bead and low pressure and you will get a nice smooth gray finish . They are easy to touch up if you scratch the gun also . Good luck , Mike...
 
I had my polished SS Officer bead blasted to match my factory bead blasted Colt CCO. If it gets marked up you put a piece of 60 grit sandpaper on the mark and lightly hammer the sandpaper over the mark. I like the look and of course it is practcal as it reflects no light. All business looking. Not the shiney pimp gun look. Did the same thing to the five spoke wheels on my Corvette. I just hate those shiney pimp wheels! Suggest you only have the breech face and inner slide polished.
 
Noban

I had very much the same thing done to a Colt Anaconda. It turned out GREAT!

As is stated above, a mat (bead blasted) finish is easy to touch up. I've had a couple guns with this finish get enough holster wear to be shiny in spots, and the touch up was easy for the gunsmith to do. Just a few minutes and it was good as new. (once you get him to get to you :))

It works for me.

Rick

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I prefer armed combat to unarmed combat. It's easier on the knuckles.
 
Have you guys blasted the sides of slides on a 1911? How does that look? The top of my slide is bead slasted...can't quite imagine the whole thing, but I like the idea.
 
Although I love the bead blasted look it does have one downfall.The process makes the stainless steel porous and it is more likely to rust.If you get it done,keep it oiled.
 
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