Backpacker33
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Occam’s Razor
W.E.G.
Baphomet
RE: 686 finish
I had asked about a “black stainless steel” finish on a S&W 686.
Thank you for the responses on this.
Advice not to modify the revolver seems appropriate, and I do want to keep it because it is in near perfect condition and I got it for a great price.
I rummaged around the internet, including the link provided by W.E.G., and found out enough about the finish to answer my questions. I’ll just leave it alone and expect it to show the wear I PROMISE it will get!
It isn’t a very pretty finish, so I wonder what possessed S&W to do it. I’ve seen other finishes on SS; the Beretta “Bruniton” and whatever that is they put on Sigs is outstandingly tough. Dull, not showy, but tough. Those have been around since the early ‘80s at least.
One of my Charming Children has a Glock 22 that someone polished the finish off the slide. The stainless is shiny indeed, I just wonder ‘why.’
I do like the appearance of the BSS 686, and it has been fun letting friends guess at what it is. I wonder if the idea was a 686 for people who don’t like the brightness of SS, but who don’t want carbon steel. Sort of a “ninja stealth can’t-see-me-in-the-dark” gun that Top Secret Navy Seal Delta Force sorts can swim in salty water with. Needs tritium sights and a laser pointer.
Thanks again, guys. Always fun to find out esoteric details.
-Backpacker; Born OK the first time life-long Pagan, Libertarian by choice, flaming heterosexual and completely secure about that.
Occam’s Razor
W.E.G.
Baphomet
RE: 686 finish
I had asked about a “black stainless steel” finish on a S&W 686.
Thank you for the responses on this.
Advice not to modify the revolver seems appropriate, and I do want to keep it because it is in near perfect condition and I got it for a great price.
I rummaged around the internet, including the link provided by W.E.G., and found out enough about the finish to answer my questions. I’ll just leave it alone and expect it to show the wear I PROMISE it will get!
It isn’t a very pretty finish, so I wonder what possessed S&W to do it. I’ve seen other finishes on SS; the Beretta “Bruniton” and whatever that is they put on Sigs is outstandingly tough. Dull, not showy, but tough. Those have been around since the early ‘80s at least.
One of my Charming Children has a Glock 22 that someone polished the finish off the slide. The stainless is shiny indeed, I just wonder ‘why.’
I do like the appearance of the BSS 686, and it has been fun letting friends guess at what it is. I wonder if the idea was a 686 for people who don’t like the brightness of SS, but who don’t want carbon steel. Sort of a “ninja stealth can’t-see-me-in-the-dark” gun that Top Secret Navy Seal Delta Force sorts can swim in salty water with. Needs tritium sights and a laser pointer.
Thanks again, guys. Always fun to find out esoteric details.
-Backpacker; Born OK the first time life-long Pagan, Libertarian by choice, flaming heterosexual and completely secure about that.