Which do ya'll consider more desirable or appealing ? A stainless or black "blue" hand gun ? I know its more of a personal preference thing, but what if you had a choice of keeping, mainly for safe duty with an occasional carry. Stainless more durable, but black maybe a little more rare. I like the look of the black but think the stainless would be more valuable.
black or stainless ?
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yeti
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I prefer polished blue, blue, stainless, Parkerized , and black, in that order.
W.E.G.
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No finish can rival the beauty of an expert blue finish on a firearm.
A blue finish will hold up reasonably well unless exposed to salt-air.
Blue finishes will show holster wear over time.
A blued handgun with "correct" holster wear is the most beautiful of all handguns.
I have a bunch of black guns and stainless guns too.
Black (polymer finish) and stainless are a good choice when there is a fair chance there will be adverse conditions and rough handling.
A blue finish will hold up reasonably well unless exposed to salt-air.
Blue finishes will show holster wear over time.
A blued handgun with "correct" holster wear is the most beautiful of all handguns.
I have a bunch of black guns and stainless guns too.
Black (polymer finish) and stainless are a good choice when there is a fair chance there will be adverse conditions and rough handling.
loadedround
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I much prefer a polished blue pistol or revolver, but will buy SS for it's superior rust resistant qualities.
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For pistols that see actual use, stainless will still rust. It is not rustless steel. I have seen more than a few stainless guns rust when owners never put a coat of oil on after a good field outing. I have even seen the blackened S&W stainless and SIG pistols rust after the same exposure.
Stainless works great for the safe, or limited actual use. I have also seen more than a few stainless rifles that got the no protective oil treatment rust. After removal of the rust a blackish purplish 'stain' was permanently left behind. So much for stainless. A good parked finish will resist rust with a good oil better than 'stainless' steels will. Seen it enough to know. I am taliking about guns actualy USED, not safe queens or range toys that never see exposure to the elements......
Stainless works great for the safe, or limited actual use. I have also seen more than a few stainless rifles that got the no protective oil treatment rust. After removal of the rust a blackish purplish 'stain' was permanently left behind. So much for stainless. A good parked finish will resist rust with a good oil better than 'stainless' steels will. Seen it enough to know. I am taliking about guns actualy USED, not safe queens or range toys that never see exposure to the elements......
Living in Florida where our humidity is allways off the scale I wouldn't have anything for frequent use that wasn't stainless. Stainless used in the manufacture of firearms is a high carbon content alloy. It has to be as carbon steel has a greater tensil strength than a stainless grade such as 304 or 316. Still with proper maintenance a stainless gun is far less likely to develope the pitting that occurs with a blued specimen.
03Shadowbob
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I love stainless guns however there is nothing in this world that compares to Colt bluing. IMO of course.
Nushif
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That largely depends!
On the individual gun, that is.
For instance if my 1911 was stainless it'd look hideous, the same goes for my Glock.
But a Beretta, any Beretta to me at least looks miles better in stainless than black.
The coloring of the gun is to me at least very much dependent on the gun.
On the individual gun, that is.
For instance if my 1911 was stainless it'd look hideous, the same goes for my Glock.
But a Beretta, any Beretta to me at least looks miles better in stainless than black.
The coloring of the gun is to me at least very much dependent on the gun.
swiftak
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Blue and black
glassman
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That's a tough one for me. I love the polished blue on a revolver, like you could almost reach your hand into it. It's like a piece of art.
But I like the stainless as well. I find that I don't worry about the finish as much.
I don't worry about the black coating on the CZ at all. Takes a licking and keeps on ticking.
But I like the stainless as well. I find that I don't worry about the finish as much.
I don't worry about the black coating on the CZ at all. Takes a licking and keeps on ticking.
RETG
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Black....
Wolfeye
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My favorites are blued with a rosewood grip or stainless with a matte or bead finish. Plain stainless is pretty boring, but practical. I also prefer blue for my CCW's since they're a little less likely to be seen if I accidentally flash.
BCRider
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Revolvers definetly all classic blue.
Semi preference is mostly blued. But I've got a very sweet looking and shooting S&W 2206 and I find myself Jones'ing over the idea of a bead blasted and shiney combo 1911 in stainless. The sort where all the flat faces are polished or fine brushed and the rounded areas bead blasted to a silver grey. That combo looks so pimp it's almost enough to make a grown man drool....
Semi preference is mostly blued. But I've got a very sweet looking and shooting S&W 2206 and I find myself Jones'ing over the idea of a bead blasted and shiney combo 1911 in stainless. The sort where all the flat faces are polished or fine brushed and the rounded areas bead blasted to a silver grey. That combo looks so pimp it's almost enough to make a grown man drool....
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