What finish do you prefer on your revolvers?

[Rockrivr1]

So typical finish for revolvers nowadays are Blued or Stainless Steel. When thinking about it I actually like the old Nickle finish that revolvers had. Think it makes the revolver look really good.

What is your favorite finish?

Nickle,
Stainless Steel
Blued
Other - Though I'm not sure what else is out there.

 

[GunCat]

So typical finish for revolvers nowadays are Blued or Stainless Steel. When thinking about it I actually like the old Nickle finish that revolvers had. Think it makes the revolver look really good.

What is your favorite finish?

Nickle,
Stainless Steel
Blued
Other - Though I'm not sure what else is out there.

Blued, for me.

I like the look of stainless/nickel, whether it's revolvers, 1911s, etc....but every time I own one, I end up feeling like it's too "shiny" for me. Feels like it's too much of a show piece, or something? Not really sure, but if I'm looking at two identical firearms, I'll drool over the nickel/stainless, but go home with the blued one.

 

[not new guy]

Hard chrome. Harder and more scratch resistant than nickel, bonds to the steel directly and won't bubble or chip off, gunk doesn't stick to it, etc.

 

[FrankNA]

I have two revolvers, one is nickel finish the other is stainless. The nickel has a nice luster to it that the stainless does not.

 

[rep308]

Blued if I can get a 70's Smith and Wesson or Colt for ogling. Stainless steel for work guns, and of course no Hillary Hole!

 

[Mesatchornug]

 

[Mark from MA]

Stainless.

 

[steven grammont]

I have a few revolvers , all are blued.

 

[appraiser]

collectors items blue

carry items like an old school J frame circa 1981 it is a stainless model 60 for me.. nice polished gleaming in the sun stainless.... no holster wear, scratches don't matter, no chance of surface rust from being in a damp holster or against skin

 

[PATRON]

 

[weatherby]

The two tones or pistols

 

[not new guy]

collectors items blue

carry items like an old school J frame circa 1981 it is a stainless model 60 for me.. nice polished gleaming in the sun stainless.... no holster wear, scratches don't matter, no chance of surface rust from being in a damp holster or against skin

Stainless definitely can rust.

 

[Sweeney]

Victorian wallpaper... the good kind with arsenic in it.


or a satin stainless or Parkerized. I don't like shiny.

 

[Picton]

I've got one of each. The nickel is the one I carry most often.

 

[Soundwave]

I have a new stainless S&W performance center but I'd really like an older blued one.

 

[kalash]

This is a tough one... but stainless just barely gets my vote.

 

[Taipan01]

For myself, aesthetically speaking, durability aside, it really depends on the gun. On S&W 6XX series, I like the brushed stainless. On older S&W's like a M17, 29 and 27, I like the deep bluing. On Ruger Vaqueros I like the high polished stainless (which I hand polish with Mothers to a higher, deeper luster) but on Colt gen 2's, I like the color case and blued combination. On most firearms I don't care for colors like tan, red, blue and so on but I do on Rugers Mark IV 22/45s and oddly, the Kimber Micro 9 Bel Air.

I guess it's like picking a car color. Some look great in one color but on another model it may look off.

 

[meh]

Blued for looks, stainless for ultimate practicality.

 

[TLB]

No option for case hardened?

 

[sig shooter]

I like blued with stainless a close runner up.

 

[timbo]

Colt Snakes...stainless or nickel
S&W like the model 19 and 29, blued

 

[KBCraig]

For looks, high polished deep blue.

For carry, brushed stainless.

 

[Toast]

I find few firearms prettier than a well-blued revolver.

 

[slap shot]

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No option for case hardened?

Think he got banned.

 

[Broc]

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No option for case hardened?

Case hardened + wood =

 

[G4Y4HK]

dat black DLC tho.

 

[Mesatchornug]

dat black DLC tho.

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Any actual photos, or just renders?

It looks like a great implementation of the idea, though a little too "extra" for my taste...except maybe as a race gun.

edit - found one

 

[Rockrivr1]

Any actual photos, or just renders?

It looks like a great implementation of the idea, though a little too "extra" for my taste...except maybe as a race gun.

edit - found one

Beautifuly gun but not a big fan of the finish.

 

[FPrice]

Older Smith & Wessons sometimes had a satin blue which was pretty good. Just a little difficult to photograph with the camera I normally use.

Hate chromed guns. Mainly because problems I had with the few I owned, the finish can flake. However that may have been because of a poor chroming job or some abuse from former owners.

 

[Fritz the Cat]

Nickel is my favorite finish. My plumbing fixtures are all polished nickel. But pink is an option offered by Charter.