Temporary dull finish for S&W Mdl. 65 for hunting?

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I just aquired a stainless revolver for hunting; the reasons are, I was able to trade straight up for my 2" Mdl. 19, it has a 4" barrel- making it legal to carry in a Wildlife Management Area- and the stainless finish will weather the salt air here in southern Alabama.... I was told, in passing, by a fellow that it could be "dusted" to temporarily dull the finish. What method is this and would the gun be restorable to it's original finish if removed?

Thanks, Bud
 
I suspect he meant bead blasted.
This is the same finish that's on the top strap of your gun.

This would give a flat no-shine finish, but it's not something you can "remove" quickly.
You'd have to have the gun re-polished.

There are a number of methods of dulling a gun's finish temporarily for hunting, but most are for long guns.

For a pistol, you could:
Apply dull finish tape to most surfaces, like the sides of the frame, and the barrel.

Use some easy to remove paint like model airplane paint to apply a thin coat of flat paint to most areas.
This won't be very durable, but will prevent shine and can be easily removed with lacquer thinner or paint thinner on a paper towel.
You can buy flat black model paint in tubes with a built-in brush, so you could easily touch it up.

If you wanted to get fancy, you could use model paint in colors to camouflage your revolver.
 
Already got camo paints...

...and I thought about taking the grips off, cleaning the gun of all oils (except inside grip area) and fog it with several colors, several coats until I got the finish dulled. I'm not worried about a shiny area or two over time- it can be touched up.

I was just wondering if anyone else had done this before?
 
How about just dusting it with sight black before walking into the field. Wipe it off when you get home......
 
If you spray paint or something like that on it, keep it away from the barrel-cylinder gap, the cylinder notches, the cylinder release, and the frame-crane interface. Even a thin coating of anything in those areas will cause problems.

Jim
 
Bowflage, it is easily removed spray paint designed for bows as you may have guessed. They sell a remover with it, comes off easier than other paints. I have an AR done in it, comes in all the good woodsy colors. More redneck than Krylon if that is possible. :D
 
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