Is it wrong,

[ArchAngelCD]

Nickel M36 revolvers are more rare than the Blue ones so I would not do such a thing.

Like said above, there are other less expensive options for revolver which are already the color you want.
http://charterfirearms.com/products/Charter_Lavender_Lady_38_53840.asp
http://charterfirearms.com/products/Charter_Lavender_Lady_HR_53240.asp

They also make them in Pink:
http://charterfirearms.com/products/Charter_PinkLady_OffDuty_53851.asp
http://charterfirearms.com/products/Charter_Undercover_53830.asp
http://charterfirearms.com/products/Charter_PinkLadyDAO_53831.asp
http://charterfirearms.com/products/Charter_Undercover_53833.asp
http://charterfirearms.com/products/Charter_Chic_Lady_53839.asp

 

[bannockburn]

Leave the nickel J frame as it is and get her another revolver that's a more suitable candidate to be refinished.

 

[JRWhit]

Rules of marriage;

Is it wrong,

Yes, yes you are.
Yes dear, right away dear.
Do what you can to save the nickel. But make no mistake, she will have a purple gun.

 

[CajunBass]

The Charter Arms "Lavender Lady" revolvers are nice. Plus they're lighter than a S&W 36, and IMHO, have a comfortable and more recoil absorbing grip.

 

[Buck13]

Maybe these guys would make you a grip in purple? That would save a lot of hassle, and be reversible if she wanted something different in the future. There's one in the picture that's magenta, but only red and blue are currently shown on the ordering list...

http://www.eaglegrips.com/guns/Secret-Service-SW-J-Frame-Red-Kirinite-Series.html

 

[KenW.]

I took off the wooden stocks and the Tyler T-Grip to replace them with a boot grip. If there were a purple rubber boot grip I'd put it on.

I gave her a choice between each of my snubbies; the nickel J-Frame and an LCR. She chose the Smith, now she can live with it. The LCR makes a more suitable ankle and pocket gun for me than the 36 anyway.

The 36 is still in production according the the S&W website. Mine is of mid-80's vintage. I don't really think that is rare, but it is attractive; too attractive to strip and make purple.

 

[Mosbyranger]

Apparently you have not figured out that "yes dear" are the two most powerful words existing in the English language today. Get the thing coated to her desires and live to fight on more important matters.
MR

 

[buck460XVR]

A gun is just a tool, cosmetics generally don't make it perform better or worse, just makes it look different. Folks have been tryin' to make their guns look different than everybody else's for years. One reason aftermarket grips are so popular. While some of the choices are for better fit and comfort, most are picked because of how the owner perceives how they make their firearm look. If it's your wife's firearm and she want's it purple, intends to use it as a EDC and cares nuttin' about the depreciation of value, then that choice should be hers.

 

[CraigC]

It sounds wrong to me but it is your gun.

 

[bearfoot]

It's a carry piece. It's value is not in what you paid for it, or for how much you can sell it. (unless it's some rare, out of production model) Its value is in being in the right place at the right time to meet force with force. If it has to serve double duty as a fashion accessory to please your wife, so be it.

Is it silly? Yeah, pretty much.
Is it wrong? Nope.

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

to take a nickel-plated model 36 and send it off for duracoating or ceracoating to a purple finish for my wife?

Please, give me an argument against it!:banghead:

She got her CCW and I gave her the J-frame. Now that its hers, she wants it PURPLE!

OK, maybe I'm misunderstand what you mean by "I gave her the J-frame" and "Now that it's hers".

If it's hers, then it's HERS. And, like it or not, her tastes and wants are what matters. Imposing yours it kind of like telling her "You know that pistol I gave you to have for your very own? Well, it's not really yours." If it doesn't affect safety or operation, I say have at it.


In the immortal words of my ever-loving wife: "Get over it."


My wife is getting a Walther PPK/S...and I find myself having to reign myself in on additional accessories for it as part of the gift because those things would be based on MY preferences, not hers. I want my wife to take all the pride in ownership, not me.


Besides...it could have been neon pink your wife wanted. Count your blessings!

 

[KenW.]

I understand what everyone is saying. Just to level the field, we've been married 26 years. That includes almost my entire military career and eleven years of being a cop afterwards.

I have her knowing now that this gun (as all our guns) will stay in the family after we are gone, and will become an heirloom like my granddad's Nazi Hi-Power. Turning it purple is unacceptable.

 

[Jim K]

"Wrong" implies some kind of moral judgement. That is not the case here; it is your gun and she is your wife. No further comment.

Jim

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

I understand what everyone is saying. Just to level the field, we've been married 26 years. That includes almost my entire military career and eleven years of being a cop afterwards.

I have her knowing now that this gun (as all our guns) will stay in the family after we are gone, and will become an heirloom like my granddad's Nazi Hi-Power. Turning it purple is unacceptable.

Maybe...maybe not. One or both of my daughters might disagree with you on this.

Descendants often do not agree on what their elders considered appealing for a variety of reasons. This includes firearms, and for more reasons than just color.

Heck, I'd think it'd have been really cool to have had a family heirloom firearm that one of my grandma's used to use which had some weird quirk to it, color or otherwise. Simply part of the family heritage that would make it so "colorful", so to speak.

 

[baronthered]

If she wants it purple I'd go ahead and get it done. Maybe a granddaughter down the road will like it and get interested. I understand the reluctance to see a gun changed in such a way but agree with the previous post that firearms are tools and cosmetics really don't matter. If seeing this particular gun purple is going to be too much for you, offer to get her a replacement that won't bother you being recolored.

 

[DNS]

Sure, its for the wife.

 

[KenW.]

Maybe...maybe not. One or both of my daughters might disagree with you on this.

We have two grandsons. If my daughter wants a purple gun, her husband can get her one.

Thanks, everyone, for your input. The decision is made and this thread is over & done.

 

[Rule3]

It depends on the original condition. If the Nickel is cloudy or chipped (bad shape) than why not. It's her gun. If it is mint then no I would not destroy it. It goes against some SW code of conduct I don't like nickel myself but heck it's only a gun and as mentioned if that's what she wants.

If it's a gun in good shape maybe you can find a M36 that is got wear on it and have that one done. Find an old blued one. Forget the other brands.

 

[Old Shooter]

I'd just get the quote for stripping the nickel and the dura-coat job, see what the total cost is and what the person doing the work thinks about it's durability.

If the cost is substantial I would use that to try to influence her to buy another 36 in blue for the purple project and either sell the nickel 36 or stick it in my sock drawer.


If she insists...you're gonna have a purplenickled 36 in your future!

 

[lobo9er]

If my wife wanted a purple gun she can have a purple smith.

 

[Rule3]

I'd just get the quote for stripping the nickel and the dura-coat job, see what the total cost is and what the person doing the work thinks about it's durability.

If the cost is substantial I would use that to try to influence her to buy another 36 in blue for the purple project and either sell the nickel 36 or stick it in my sock drawer.


If she insists...you're gonna have a purplenickled 36 in your future!

Excellent idea! When she sees the price she might change her mind, That's a lot of shoe money

 

[LubeckTech]

Here's what my wife tells me;

"Your life will go so much easier if you do what the wife wants"

 

[rswartsell]

In a word? Yes.

But we do what we have to do (even cringing inside).

 

[orionengnr]

Don't ya just love it when people don't read the thread...just read the opening post and chime in?

Post #42 said, clearly, "Thanks, everyone, for your input. The decision is made and this thread is over & done."

That was the OP speaking.

But the mindless posts continue unabated...

 

[rswartsell]

And my mindless post took into consideration the "tradeoff" he made. You would like to close the thread? Become a moderator.