Blackhawk Stainless or Blued?

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"The actions are generally rougher feeling then [sic] blue."

I have not heard this before, nor has it been my experience.

Is there something I am missing here?

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I'm not the voice of experience as I only have 1 in stainless but that one isn't nearly as 'slick' as my blued Blackhawks. It was easy to slick up the action on the blued guns by stoning/polishing out tool marks. That stainless gun was terrible. I thought I never would get the creep out of it and there were razor sharp edges all over it that had to be knocked off.

But in the end..........it was definitely worth the little bit of extra work.

Seedtick

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Over the years, I have become a stainless fan and now all my handguns are stainless. I've never had any problems with the trigger and I think SS is easier to maintain. I shoot my guns regularly and they all look virtually new.
 
Check grip options

I was just looking at a stainless .357 Blackhawk 6.5" barrel and they come with a nice looking wood grip. Don't the blued versions with wood?
 
No the blued 357 blackhawks are only available with hard rubber grips.

Does anybody know if the blued GP100 is all steel?
 
IIRC, Ruger uses stainless steel action internals on their blued guns. Could be wrong. Fact check, plz?

Stainless steel does tend to gall more than blued steel, which CAN lead to a rougher feel. However, I've never experienced this with SS vs. Blued Rugers.

To OP: Blued will be lighter and may please you aesthetically. SS will be lower-maintenance. Either will shoot just fine. As was stated earlier, the burn marks on a SS cylinder can easily be cleaned using a metal polish. Stainless scratches are easier to buff out than blued, and once buffed, will match the finish of the gun.
 
A stainless gun with fake (or real) ivory grips is a thing of beauty. Give it some mothers mag polish now and then so if you're ever stuck on an island you can signal planes for help.
 
You can purchase gun wipes that will remove the stains rc was talking about.
They also remove metal.


It comes with rubber grips, where can I get some wood ones?
http://www.clccustomgrips.com


I don't want to be rebluing constantly.
Where do people come up with this stuff? With proper care, which is not at all unreasonable, a blued sixgun will outlast your grandchildren.


Blued is lighter due to the anodized aluminum grip frame
They have not been anodized for several years. They carry a teflon coating similar to the finish they've put on 10/22's since 1968. If aluminum parts are a hindrance, they can easily be replaced with steel. Or the grip frame can be polished bright.


Ruger uses stainless steel action internals on their blued guns.
Not on Blackhawks.
 
You can't go wrong with either stainless or blued. I personally prefer stainless after spending many years in Alaska and found the finishes on stainless to show much less wear after hard use.
 
Of the 7 or 8 Ruger revolvers I own only one is blued and that's a Bisley and it's only made in blued. I prefer stainless as I admit to being lazy about cleaning my guns. As far as rough triggers go I had MagNaPort do a action job on a Blackhawk that's stainless in 44 mag and it came out the nuts.
 
I probably like blued a bit better but would normally choose stainless for its relatively "tougher" characteristics, but my favorite Blackhawk is the .45Colt/.45acp convertible particularly in 4 5/8 inch trim. I shoot a lot of 45 acp in these and .45 acp is widely available, easy to shoot, accurate, and relatively inexpensive (just a little more than .38 special and a little less than .357 magnum), and easy on the ears. This version is not only available only in blued, but the weight and balance of the alloy grip-frame and ejector rod housing revolver is, to my mind, just perfect for the 45 acp power level. It is, IMO, the best of all worlds, everything needed and nothing not. My favorite handgun, period.

Another plus of the .45 acp cartridge in these single-action revolvers is their short length enhances both loading and extraction of fired cases and their relatively low pressure ensures that cases generally fall free of their own weight without needing an ejector stroke.
 
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