Question about current S&W Revolvers

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garry owen

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I am wondering why S&W doesnt offer thier revolvers with thier blued finish anymore? It's a shame they don't. And from what I have read on these forums I believe there would be a good market for them. Unless I am wrong, they only offer them in small batches and limited runs. I for one would give one strong consideration if they would ever offer these in thier line again. Especially, say a Model 19 with walnut grips, would be very nice. :cool:
 
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There are several reasons why S&W doesn't make much in blue any more, but the BIG reason is, the customers voted with their wallets.

The average customer has totally bought in to stainless steel, and blued simply doesn't sell that well these days.

When your customer base makes it clear that they prefer stainless over blued, a smart seller meets the demand.
 
It's a shame, because I think blue is so much nicer for traditional reasons as well as others, blued steel is supposedly more easily worked in manufacturing.
I'm always on the look out for used blue S&Ws.
Unless I'm on a boat or high humidity area, I see no reason for a stainless gun.

That being said, I do have a couple of SS and nickel guns.
 
I heard that blue steel required more hand work which increased the cost. Is stainless steel really the popular favorite? I'll bet that the Blue vs SS is near 50/50.
 
With SS you just polish up nice with a blued gun you have all those nasty chemicals you have to pay to get rid of.Me I would pick a blued gun every time but do own a few in SS:eek:
 
I usually buy stainless when I am buying a carry gun.

As much as I love the look of a real deep blue finish it just wears too quick and scratchs too easy.
 
A nicely blued gun requires hand polishing of the surfaces before treating with a bluing solution. This is labor expense. Stainless guns can be buffed quickly by machines with final touch ups done by hand (less labor).

Other cost savings for the maker are reductions ...
in the amount of bluing salts/solutions that must be maintained.
in the number of hot tanks for bluing guns and parts.
in liability for the corrosive haz-mat of the solutions.
post-bluing cleaning and finishing
fewer problems at point of sale due to minor finish defects.
 
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