Stainless vs blue or??

seb1999

March 07, 2002 16:33

I live in an oceanfront community and the two firearms I own are stainless (1 Ruger, 1 Taurus) I don't plan to dip them in the ocean though. I bought them beacuse I liked the looks. I am looking at an addition, a 9mm and wonder if ss is the way to go. I see blued models with "holster wear", "sharp edges worn" etc. but I do like the blued finish, just wonder about durability and future resale. Is a pistol that has been re blueed as desirable as ss or is it more desirable? Is beauty truly in the eye of the beholder or is one a better investment than the other?

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  badboybob

  March 07, 2002 16:51

  Go ahead and get the gun you like, blue or stainless. I carried a S&W model 26 (blued) in two tours in Viet Nam, using WD-40 on it.I bought this gun in 1959 and it is still 95%.

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  JustC

  March 08, 2002 05:47

  stainless, stainless, stainless. everything else,........well they aren't.look at the SIG's. they are blackened stainless, if you want a non-glare gun that won't rust.

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  Blokey

  March 08, 2002 05:53

  For a collectable piece, reblueing usually hurts the value but for any other purpose, don't be concerned about a reblue.Buy what you like and have fun with it.

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  1blitzer

  March 08, 2002 20:17

  get an H&K the HE finish is excellent and tough. I don't leave near the ocean, but my is subject to humidity and salt during the winter.

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  ericthered

  March 09, 2002 20:38

  I have carried a pistol for about 4 years now, and I gotta vote stainless. When you carry a pistol close to your body for most of the time, you really don't want to worry over humidity, sweat, salt and the like. The stainless settles the matter forever. I also have a black python .357 that I got about 30 years ago. The beautiful high gloss black was worn in spite of using it very little. It was kept in a leather holster. Leather makes a lousy holster on a blued gun because it wears the finish too fast. I researched this also, and the concensus was to go stainless. I guess it boils down to how you will be using it. If you get blued, then go with non-leather holsters.Hope that helps.

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  rsnyder55

  March 10, 2002 20:27

  If you are carrying concealed, sometimes a stainless will flash and show when a blued weapon wont.

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  jet

  March 11, 2002 07:07

  titainium,stainless, or plastic is the way to go in the rusty states.

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  Jake_s13F

  March 11, 2002 09:53

  Have you considered an applied finish like parkerization or a sprayed polymer? I hear good things bout the polymer finish.Jake

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  Jake_s13F

  March 11, 2002 09:54

  Have you considered an applied finish like parkerization or a sprayed polymer? I hear good things bout the polymer finish.Jake

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  Jake_s13F

  March 11, 2002 09:55

  Have you considered an applied finish like parkerization or a sprayed polymer? I hear good things bout the polymer finish.Jake

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