Do you like.....shiny guns?

[Shootcraps]

My buddy and I always joke about this. He likes his guns to be dark or flat black. Business like, he says.

I like guns that are shiny and pretty, like a polished hard chrome finish. I used to tell him I was gonna stop at Trak Auto and buy a can of that Chrome Paint and hit a couple of my guns with it. He would cringe at the thought.

I have a Colt King Cobra that I'd like to have bead blasted to a shiny finish. And a 12Gauge double-barrel Coach Gun with a satin nickel finish.

 

[P-35/53]

I am addicted to nickle plated guns but I am trying to get better really.

 

[Shootcraps]

LIke the man said, "It's a minor compulsion. I can deal with it if I want to."

 

[Ala Dan]

"Negatory"- I prefer the "Black Tactical Look".

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

 

[cool45auto]

I prefer black, too, especially on a CCW gun.

 

[TonyB]

It's odd.....I like black autos and SS revolvers.....although nothing's as cool looking as an old blued revolver with some well placed wear.....I guess I like both....

 

[cratz2]

Have a strong preference for blued guns or Springfields brushed black bluing. Even if it is well worn but rust free.

For hard chrome, stainless or nickle, I definately prefer brushed or matte to polished. Actually, I don't think I've ever owned a nickled gun.

 

[ZekeLuvs1911]

How is this for shiny?

 

[Mick]

I love a stainless or nickel plated 45!

 

[The Tourist]

During the 1970's, ALL of my handguns were nickel plated, including a four inch SW 29. I just found nickel easier to clean. When stainless came out, I converrted a lot of my stuff. (Except for those few years where Bangor Punta made some horrible 629's. I went without a .44 Mag for about eight years until the version 5's came out.)

I did hear that southern sheriffs always chromed their shotguns. When exiting a patrol car with a bright shotgun, they said it had a 'quieting affect' on the crowd. I know it would get my attention!

 

[Smoke]

Shiny!

Blued or Stainless. Momma always said it was important to look nice in case you needed to tend to some business. Plus...the chicks dig it.

Smoke

 

[Andrew Rothman]

I like tactical black, but the bluing started to show rust spots when I carried in deep cover. So I switched to stainless. I have to admit, it's growing on me.

For OTB, however, the darker the better!

 

[Snowdog]

Neither.

I like (love, actually) the looks of electroless nickel. My K9 came like that from the factory and I had my Kimber electroless nickel plated by EABCO.
Something about that matte silver finish makes me happy.
This stuff is wear resistant and protects from the elements quite nicely. I couldn't be happier with the service I've had out of these finishes... it's about as perfect as a finish can get!

I also have a thing for deep blued revolvers, especially those found on Pythons.

I'm indifferent beyond that; I suppose I like all other finishes about the same.

 

[MoNsTeR]

"Tactical finish" is a euphemism for "looks like crap"
Make mine shiny!

 

[Brian Williams]

CCW shiny? No!
I like the Blue/Black finish on my Sistema and the muted blue on my S&W 586 and 13.

Keeper shiny????Well you decide...

Not mine but I need, yes that is NEED, one. 8 3/8 Mod 27-2

 

[Tamara]

I like shiny guns and matte guns, nickel guns and stainless guns, blued guns and parkerized guns, Black-T'ed guns and engraved guns.

Mostly, though, I just like guns.

 

[gearbox]

My GP100 is shinyish, my USP9C is very not shiny.
And I plan on getting a two-tone or stainless SIG.....so I'd have to say that black has a certain functionality that appeals to my mall-ninja heritage.

 

[BigG]

Nah.

OK, I lied.

 

[Mike Irwin]

Nope. Not at all.

 

[CraZYWiLLiE]

Those are all sweet, just like girls, hard to pic just one.
I have both kinds, 357 black Desert Eagle, and just got an Anaconda 44 brushed stainless, 4 in barrel. The colt is sweet.

 

[Majic]

Sorta, kinda like em shiny.

 

[Zeke Menuar]

Brushed or matte stainless yes. High gloss stainless or nickel NO! Prefer good old bluing or parkerized.

ZM

 

[dischord]

Not really. Shiny guns -- at least the silvery nickel type -- remind me of the cap guns I used to play with about 35 years ago. I realize that it is totally illogical of me, but as a result, all of my guns are blue/black.

 

[4v50 Gary]

I've only 1 nickel gun, a S&W J frame. I bought it from a friend who needed the $. I also have a bright polish stainless Colt 1911. When it was delivered, I thought there had been a mistake as I didn't want a nickel gun. I removed the slide and sure enough, no copper undercoating and it had the dull look of stainless.

 

[TerryBob]

Were these guns purchase at Huggy Bears Gun Imporium?

Just kidding of course......except for that pearl handled jobby.

Take care all,

TerryBob