Which finish is most durable?

[killchain]

Which current military guns do you think are blued?

Uhh... pretty much the entire arsenal of the US Army Infantry, for one?

 

[CraigC]

Bang up your guns if you want.

What are you talking about???

 

[mgmorden]

Uhh... pretty much the entire arsenal of the US Army Infantry, for one?

They're black (which most bluing looks black), but I don't think any of them are actually blued anymore.

The M9's use a proprietary finish from Beretta called "Bruniton". The M4's/M16's all use a non-blue finish as well. Heck the lowers on those guns, being aluminum, couldn't even be blued if you wanted to.

 

[MachIVshooter]

Hard chrome.....durable, rust resistant, and just the right amount of shine.

This.

My .50 was brushed hard chrome. I wanted the satin nickel, but knew it would show scratches, so opted for BHC instead. It was a good call.

The black chrome MRI used to offer was beautiful, but I can't speak to it's durability. I suspect it would display scratches rather prominently.

 

[makarovnik]

Duracoat over parkerizing.

 

[CraigC]

Duracoat is a good finish and available in wide assortment of colors but it is FAR from being the most durable.

 

[tbutera2112]

brushed hard chrome.....love that i had it done on mine