[valnar]

If you are looking for a particular revolver specimen and had the choice between any finish, which would you pick?

I don't care if its a S&W 19/66, 25/625, a Ruger or whatever. The stainless can be regular, bead blasted or high polished. The blue can be polished as well or matte. Let's say the Nickel is brand spanking new and shiny. Whichever would be your ideal.

Oh, and lets assume whether its Ruger, Colt or S&W, that all companies made ready supplies of all finishes TODAY. I don't want people voting on blued for the sole reason that somebody doesn't make them any more.

If *ALL* factors were equal, which finish is your favorite?
-Robert

[P95Carry]

Stainless cos I am a lazy SOB and rust is the enemy! I do also like the look .. certainly for revo's. It is a tad reflective tho of course.

With semi's maybe I favor parkerized the most - if you can find it .. same with rifles.

[SnWnMe]

I like SS. That way even collectible models can be shot and be none worse for wear!

[C.R.Sam]

Blued.
Not into the glitz of nickle.
Don't like stainless cept in the kitchen.

Sam

[sm]

Blued

[Hkmp5sd]

Stainless.

[boing]

Blued (except in a hammerless, lightweight J frame.)

[Ala Dan]

Blued

Best Wishes, Ala Dan N.R.A. Life Member

[Parker Dean]

Blued

[J Miller]

Blued.
~and / or~
Blued with Color Case Hardened parts.

[Kamicosmos]

Stainless.

Except on SAA type revolvers, then blued with case coloring. The nickel and stainless ones just don't look right.

[BluesBear]

BLUE!
Deep, dark, rich, smooth BLUE.


Did I mention I prefer blued guns? :D

[9mmepiphany]

blued is the way to go because it fits with the feel of shooting a wheelgun rather that the "tool" the the pistol is.

if i'm using a wheelgun as a "tool" i prefer eloectroless nickle or hardchrome because the resist scratches better that stainless

[MikeJ]

I voted for stainless and one of the main reasons is that I always put Pachmayr rubber grips on my revolvers and they just don't seem to look good on blued guns.

[caz223]

Voted other.
Two-tone is my favorite.
In autos, blue/black frame, stainless slide.
In wheels, blued/black frame, brushed stainless cylinder, pins, grip frame, trigger, hammer, etc, black grips.

Kinda like this:
http://www.reedercustomguns.com/revolvers/images/ultimate41a1.jpg

[RUT]

>>Nickel, blued or stainless?<<

Yes, all of the above!!!:)

[PlayTheAces]

Blued.

Gives em more soul.

[Randy63]

I voted blued. There's nothing like a deep rich blue job on a revolver. Having said that I'm starting to like the looks of certain nickeled revos. Nickel has its place in my safe.

I don't like stainless and have no stainless guns but the new bead blasted F Comp might change that.

Randy

[valnar]

I can certainly understand people liking blue more. It sure is pretty. But I wasn't expecting such a depisal of staineless. :confused:


-Robert

[Majic]

Nickel is nice on some show guns, but nothing really beats blued steel and good figured wood. Stainless, well others can talk about that.

[Bullet Bob]

http://www.fototime.com/637B6E76268C47D/standard.jpg

[Black Snowman]

I like blued guns, especially revolvers. Maybe it's a result of staring at my Glock for so long ;)

[Mastrogiacomo]

Depends on the gun. I want a Ruger in stainless and another in blue. If a Colt Python, I'd love a blued revolver -- I like this finish best but at times, the stainless wins me over. Hard to choose just one...:cool:

[Pinned&Recessed]

Blued. I can see SS for a IWB carry piece that's exposed all day to corrosive sweat and such but that type of gun is seen more as a tool to me.

I find it ironic that I say all that pro-SS stuff and at the same time my only "carry" piece is a BLUED Chief's Special from 1971.:neener:

All my wheelguns are blued.

:D :D :D

[Rogelio]

Blued...blue so dark it almost looks black...

[JNewell]

Hmm, no surprise...wheelgun fans are conservative folks, by definition???

[Tamara]

For the record, I have 12 stainless Smiths, 12 blued Smiths and two nickel Smiths.

Among Brand X revolvers, I have two stainless and four blued.

I prefer the blued ones. Call it "for spiritual reasons." ;)

[Standing Wolf]

I carry a stainless gun, but if I'd been able to find it in blued steel, I'd have bought that instead.

[James Bondrock]

For a gun that is going to be "put to work", i.e., carried and shot a lot, I prefer stainless. For a collector gun (although I do shoot my collectors at least occasionally), there is nothing like Smith & Wessons old "Bright Blue" (no longer produced; I have read that they actually lost the formula) or Colt's "Royal Blue". I won't throw a nickel-plated gun out of bed for eating crackers, though. ;)

[Shooter973]

I like a good Blued handgun as well as the next guy but I buy mostly stainless steel. The stainless will still look new in 30 years and after being shot a lot, the Blued will show a lot of signs of wear from holsters and handling. When my children inherit my guns they will still be near new with out the hard wear look to them! :)

[Rascal]

I just love Blued guns, wheel guns or autos, doesn't make any differance.
I do have a Stainless 629, but that's only because I couldn't get it in blue. :(
BLUE

[Poohgyrr]

BLUE is the finish of choice. That said, stainless & nickle are both easier to take care of.

[Dionysusigma]

I love autoloaders... *ow* *stop throwing rocks!!!*

:p

But honestly, I'd want the reliability of an SA/ DA revolver with the toughness of stainless steel. Esp. for something that'd get some hard use, like a tractor/ boat/ car gun.

[RON in PA]

Stainless for carry pieces, but blued for collection, range and house. Nothing beats the look of a blued revolver.

[Hutch]

Not nickel. I'm down to one nickel-plated revolver, and if it weren't a 3" RB M13, it'd be history.

[10-Ring]

I voted stainless:)

[MrPhil]

I've seen too many pitted blued guns. Just like cars, they don't build 'em like they used to . . . thank Heaven!
I'm old enough to have worked with the "old" when it was new. Frankly, I don't miss it!

[M58]

Blue for the eyes.
Stainless for work.

[Fire1]

I got vote number 44 for stainless. 44 just happens to be one of my favorite numbers!:D