one more 'guide gun' question about finish

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going to pick one up... decided on that.... how many of you folks would if your going out to pick up one of the 45/70's pay the extra 126 bucks for one in stainless over the blued finish? just a thought i am deffinitely thinking most about the stainless one. the only possible downside that i could see would be the glare issue

thoughts?
 
I just went through the same decision. The stainless may have a slight advantage when it comes to corrosion resistance, but the blueing on the regular model seems to be of very high quality. I'm going with the blued - I prefer the 'classic' look.
 
1895 Marlin

I have my guide model in stainless & in .45-70.:) To me stainless or blue, six of one, a half dozen of the other. My consideration for stainless was because of the possibility it may be mounted on the front of my quad from time to time. I also have an 1895 in .444. I like the guide model, however, with the straight stock and with some of the 'heavier loads', the lever has a tendency to 'bite' the fingers a little.;) Thats my only criticism. Given the option, I prefer the pistol grip & curved lever on my .444.:)
 
Amphibious said:
mine's blued, and seen a lot of feild use. holds up very well.
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I have to agree, after 5 years, and snow, sleet, and hail, it still looks great.
I just couldnt bring myself to own a stainless lever rifle.
Wood, and blueing for me. The only area that seems to wear is the undermetal infront of the lever. I carry my rifle one handed alot, and under the action seems to wear a bit. Not the face, or the backside of the action, just the bottom metal. Not an issue, The Blueing is just getting lighter there every year;)
 
+1 with DarrylDB - I wouldn't care for stainless in a lever gun either. It seems to me the whole stainless / synthetic issue has gotten out of hand. I have hunted for over 50 years and I have never missed an animal because my barrel had picked up some rust or my wood stock had warped.

Of course, I have missed an animal due to other reasons. ;)
 
SS 1895 Marlin

True enough stewarch. It's more of a novelty than anything. Most of us don't abuse our guns to the extent where we really need one in stainless. If we do get to that stage, we may as well forget about guns and go to digging post holes. A guide, using it on almost a steady basis and under some pretty adverse conditions, it would be a benefit.:)
 
geologist and me are pretty much on the same page with this one...

geologist said:
I agree in that most of my hunting rifles are blue.

My stainless GG is a work rifle so it gets exposed to the elements a whole lot more than my hunting rifles.
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i am a helicopter pilot in the remote areas and for me i think synthetic will be the only way to go i am surprised more people aren't interested in the stainless crazy
 
jiffydawg said:
going to pick one up... decided on that.... how many of you folks would if your going out to pick up one of the 45/70's pay the extra 126 bucks for one in stainless over the blued finish? just a thought i am deffinitely thinking most about the stainless one. the only possible downside that i could see would be the glare issue

thoughts?
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jiffy, never enough guide gun questions!!:D .......i have the blued version, and to me, it seems i have to baby sit it----small little rusties appear!:mad: .....our trip in the mountains for goats and rain took a toll on the GG!.....for me, i will be happy when the marlin xlr comes out in the GG(stain/laminate:cool: ).....then i will buy it....i guess i could buy the one with A 24 INCH barrell but then i would have to chop off all those extra inches;) and then recrown$$$$$$$!..i'll wait!...larry:(
 
I guide...............so I spend months in the bush...........stainless is the way I'd go. You do not always have time to care for you rifle like you should......looking after your clients, then caping, skinning, packing game out, cooking, wrangling horses, repairing outboard motors, taking them out fishing when you actually have a few spare hours..........some of this may get in the way from time to time.

Do a couple of weeks guiding moose hunts by boat and you would soon come to appreciate the stainless and synthetic stocks.
 
.......i sealed my wood/blued guide gun's stock with tung oil and will keep the metals well lubed. Woodstocked and blued guns have been around forever and mine have never disintegrated when the clouds come out and the rain starts. Personally i like the traditional look myself. To each his own i guess. The guide gun is a great gun either way.:D
 
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