stainless or blued on hunting gun?
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Stainless won't rust as quickly. If you've ever spent a long day or a few days hunting in the rain...stainless can keep the rust at bay.
Eventually the bluing will be worn away in places...those places will rust quickly. I've had surface rust show up on my rifle in one day when hunting in the rain. It's kind of a pain because at the end of each day I take it out of the stock to oil everything.
Stainless isn't necessary where I hunt, but it could make things a little easier at times.
However...I can oil my gun a lot for the extra $110 they are asking for that gun.
Eventually the bluing will be worn away in places...those places will rust quickly. I've had surface rust show up on my rifle in one day when hunting in the rain. It's kind of a pain because at the end of each day I take it out of the stock to oil everything.
Stainless isn't necessary where I hunt, but it could make things a little easier at times.
However...I can oil my gun a lot for the extra $110 they are asking for that gun.
DaisyCutter
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I live in AZ, but I always have used blued. Granted, beggers can't be choosers. My first rifle was my father's 1964 Winchester 270. No joke, the very first year of the undesirable push feed machine checkered Model 70s. Santa thought he was getting a great price many years ago.
My current rifle is a Remington 700 in 30-06, 1972 Vintage.
https://flic.kr/p/wcKEwg
Still no rust.on a 44 year old rifle.
It all depends on how you care for it.
Whoa, I didn't realize you were talking muzzleloader. I'd definitely recommend stainless steel. I clean my front stuffer with a bucket of scalding hot water. It's more kitchenware than firearm. I'd spend the extra on SS for a muzzleloader.
My current rifle is a Remington 700 in 30-06, 1972 Vintage.
https://flic.kr/p/wcKEwg
Still no rust.on a 44 year old rifle.
It all depends on how you care for it.
Whoa, I didn't realize you were talking muzzleloader. I'd definitely recommend stainless steel. I clean my front stuffer with a bucket of scalding hot water. It's more kitchenware than firearm. I'd spend the extra on SS for a muzzleloader.
that extra $110 is killing me, lol. I have the older cva optima and let someone use it last year and they said it was cleaned and oiled. ha! it wasn't so I have a lot of work to do to clean it up.
our Ml season is in 3 days so ill wait until summertime when I have more money and pick up a stainless.
our Ml season is in 3 days so ill wait until summertime when I have more money and pick up a stainless.
dh1633pm
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The addition of stainless black powder rifles can be likened to the discovery of presliced bread. I'm never going back to blued.
dubbleA
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Just recently purchased a Accura V2 model with Nitride finish over the stainless. Don't know if the optima is available in a Nitride finish or not. It's supposed to great against corrosion. And if you dont like the silver/grey of stainless the Nitride is a deep black.
Stainless steel is a very desirable feature on a black powder rifle. The easiest way to clean them is hot water. I do not know the stronger word for easiest. If it does not keep you from buying milk for the kids, go stainless for the muzzleloader. It still has to be lightly oiled for storage.
Art Eatman
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I've hunted in drippy-drizzle with my high-polish blued Weatherby many times. Never had any problem with rust--never. Get back to camp, shoot it with WD 40. Back at home, do a thorough cleaning/oiling. I was active with that rifle for some thirty years...
Sure, stainless is more resistant to rusting, but my personal preference is for the blue. Just a tad more maintenance, is all that's needed.
Sure, stainless is more resistant to rusting, but my personal preference is for the blue. Just a tad more maintenance, is all that's needed.
Sunray
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That extra $110 is excessive. Difference in the MSRP of a OPTIMA V2 TH XTRG/SS .50 ISM and a OPTIMA V2 TH NIT/XTRG .50 ISM is $48.
lefteyedom
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Get the Stainless and then have it bead blasted to dull the finish.
Shining mirrow hunting sticks are not what I like to carry in the woods
Shining mirrow hunting sticks are not what I like to carry in the woods
sage5907
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Even if you buy a stainless steel receiver and barrel the trigger assembly parts will probably still be made of regular steel which will rust when wet.
Sheepdog1968
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My all weather hunting rifle is stainless with a Glock type coating on it and it is in a synthetic stock.
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