Stainless Steel
Can the stainless rifles hold up as far as rusting in the elements?
I'm considering purchasing one and I'd like to find out from those who have used them.
I'm considering purchasing one and I'd like to find out from those who have used them.
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yes, stainless guns hold up to the elements better....but that is not a license to avoid care. Stainless steel is more forgiving to normal exposures and will not "rust overnight" as blued steel guns do. Stainless will corrode if the weapon is allowed to stay for extended time in the damp or has contact with non stainless metal. It will also tend to pit rather than have surface rust. 0 -
Get the stainless. Lots less problems.
I WOULD RATHER BE DUCK HUNTING.0 -
I used to carry a Model 66 S&W as my concealed duty revolver. Some dayhs were hot and it would get sweaty, and I'd be tired when I got off work, sometimes in a motel, and the last thing I wanted to do was give a half hour of sleep time to TLC on the handgun. In the nine years I carried it, there were zero problems, which I am sure would not have been the case with a blued model. 0 -
As bpost said, stainless is more corrosion-resistant, but it is not corrosion-proof. And remember, not all the parts in the gun are stainless. That said, stainless/synthetic rifles are THE way to go for a field gun, albeit uglier than a deep blued gun with a nice claro walnut stock. Stainless is also a harder alloy than most standard high-carbon barrel steels, so barrel life may be marginally better (not that all that many hunting rifles ever have the barrels shot-out)
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