Blued vs. stainless

[steamloco76]

I have a mix of blued and stainless Ruger and S&W revolvers. Wax your blued guns with either good old Johnson's Paste Wax or the superb Renaissance Wax and the blue will be just fine for a long time. Wax even helps make stainless guns easier to clean too.
My Blackhawk Convertible .45 ACP/45 Colt after a clean and wax. (Classic Herrett's Shooting Master grips make it fit my big paws)

 

[don44]

Close ups....

Thumbs Up!

 

[Pistolero]

Rod,
Where did you buy the grips on your .44 Special? As a lefty, I like the way the grip screw enters from the left side. Great photography!

Thank you,
Mike

 

[Ross61]

Gunk is easier to see and hence, makes the stainless easier to clean.

My only non-stainless pistol is a P226.

 

[WAYNO]

I absolutely love and prefer blued guns. They are beautiful. That's why I've got so many. And they seldom leave the safe. But my stainless guns get used very regularly.

WAYNO.

 

[2sheriffs]

I like stainless guns for outside carry when in bad weather, but there is nothing better looking than a real nice blued revolver.
Ron

 

[Quickdraw]

Well thanks to all the feedback and pics...meet the newest member of the family!...Lol New Model Super Blackhawk .44 8)
Thinking I like the blued look!! (OH NO!)Lol! Replaced original grips with this set I got from a member here some time ago just waiting for this moment! How do they look?

 

[don44]

Very nice, thanks for posting.

 

[glockman99]

Stainless for me, as I don't have to re-blue when I work on my stainless gun...

 

[MaxP]

One category that carbon steel excels over stainless steel is this:

Purely from a point of aesthetics, carbon steel wins by a country mile -- or ten. :mrgreen:

 

[s4s4u]

Sweet lookin' piece, Max.