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Offline Ridge Runner

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Which way to go.. blue or stainless?
« on: September 15, 2011, 03:36:24 PM »
Which is the way to go for SA revolvers? Why?
 
Is blue more "authentic?" Easier to clean stainless? Which is the way to go?
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Re: Which way to go.. blue or stainless?
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2011, 06:32:10 AM »
My personal opinion is Blue, it is more traditional but there were plated SAA's as well.  I see mostly blue at our matches.  What do your Like ?
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Re: Which way to go.. blue or stainless?
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2011, 06:35:43 AM »
In my humble opinion, blue just looks better than stainless.
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Re: Which way to go.. blue or stainless?
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2011, 07:32:54 AM »
STAINLESS


 but then i live at the beach  and too lazy to clean a gun


a little pitting on the outside......hurts your eyes
a little pitting on the rifleing  ..hurts your accuracy


my dads guns i inherited  got some  damage over the years due to neglect [mine and his]
my kids will inherit nice stainless guns that still look new

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Re: Which way to go.. blue or stainless?
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2011, 02:41:31 AM »
I favor the looks of a blued single action revolver.  C&B or cartidge, blue is the way to go.  Some were originally plated but plating has a way of being blown off the gun.  Stainless, well my S&Ws look okay in stainless but they look better when blued.
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Re: Which way to go.. blue or stainless?
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2012, 10:31:22 AM »
Dont bother much trying to actually use stainless (or nickel plated) sights. IMHO, only good for point & pull. Now if it has black sights you are OK, but can still get some nasty glare off a polished, rather than matt, finish.
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