Stainless Steel Uberti

[Race Bannon]

Hello All,

I'm considering the purchase of a stainless steel Cimarron Model P. This particular gun has charcoal blued screws. When the finish on the screws deteriorates I would like to be able to polish them and have a nice looking all stainless gun. Do you guys know if the charcoal blued screws are also stainless steel or could they be carbon steel?

Thanks

 

[Misfire99]

I could be wrong but I don't think stainless steel takes blue very well. That's why its "stainless."

 

[Pancho]

They are probably steel screws. Stainless bolts don't work very well drilled and tapped into stainless, they tend to gall and can be a bear to get out. You could remove the bluing and buff the screws but then you'd have to spend extra care with the heads rusting.

 

[Old Fuff]

The screws are not charcoal blued, but rather fireblued (aka "niter blued"). Both are a heat rather then chemical process. In theory a stainless steel alloy could be heat blued, but I suspect that the ones in question are regular carbon steel. You might check with Cimarron and see.

In either case corrosion of the screws is unlikely. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[JCT]

It sounds like your looking the nickel SAA. The Uberti stainless is all stainless, even the screws. Could you post a link?
I have the Stainless "Outfitter" from Uberti in 5" barrel. Great revolver, easy to clean too!

 

[scrat]

Take the screws out in put them in a cup of vinegar for about an hour. Then pull them out rinse them in hot water. dry them good. put a little bit of polish on them and your set. just oil the threads a little. they will match the gun perfectly.

 

[Race Bannon]

Scrat, thanks for the advice. JCT, This is a used gun sitting in a local shop so I can't post a link. I could swear this thing is stainless but of course I could be wrong.
If it turns out to be nickel do you think it would be a mistake to buy it? Can Uberti plating be trusted?

 

[Snaggletooth]

Race, I dont know if this helps or not but I bought a Walker off Auction Arms. It looked like an incompleted kit gun in the pics. I bought it and almost peed my nickers. It was a stainless. Only the barrel and cylinder are stainless. The frame is case hardened. It had a broken latch retaining spring. I put on a new latch after I removed the bluing with vinegar and shined it up you have to look real close to see that it isnt stainless. I shot it today. It was almost a pleasure to clean. If thats stainless, grab it. You can tell eith a magnet. The stainless wont attract as well as steel. It will still attract but you are able to tell the difference