Stainless vs "Stainless Finishes"

[Dosing]

A poll for BIGREDD.... Just cuz

The "Stainless Finishes" always seemed to disappoint people who hadn't read the fine print, that it was a cosmetic finish, not true stainless.
Then again Stainless hasn't always been all that....so what are peoples experiences?

 

[Rembo]

I had a few rifles nickel plated over 10 years ago. They still look like the day I got them back from the plater. Stainless is good, I'm gradually acquiring more stainless rifles and selling off the blued ones. Blued rifles look good but I prefer one less thing to worry about when on a hunt. I like to concentrate on finding game, not worrying about whether my rifle is rusting when hunting in wet weather.

 

[BIGREDD]

Well this one has been done before as well Dosing... but what the heck. :wink:
When you get to a thousand posts maybe you will settle down.
I like stainless steel and it does resist corrosion better than blued steel.
If you let a Chrome Moly barrel rust it means stripping and reblueing... a Stainless barrel can be bead blasted if it gets worn or corroded :idea:

 

[todbartell]

all 4 of my rifles have stainless steel barrels

 

[skeetgunner]

all 4 of my rifles have stainless steel barrels

That's your problem.....not enough rifles.....

Personaly, I like the asthetics of stainless; but then I'm not worried about glare or concealment issues. I haven't seen a difference in maintainability between stainless and blued, but I'm pretty anal about post use maintenance.

 

[Gibbs505]

I only have one stainless hand gun!

 

[death-junky]

stainless is the way to go if you got some money to put down on a quality firearm.
easyer to maintain as well.
talk to ya all later
Riley

 

[SuperCub]

For me it depends on the rifle.......

My M700 looks right in SS/McMillan, but my M94 wouldn't.

No biggie either way :idea:

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[john-brennan]

Stainless

I have both stainless and blued barrels on my rifles, i like them both in the way of looks but the stainless ones are less maintainence. I also will say a barrel that has been blued properly should last a good 20-25 years of hunting before it needs reblueing if you take proper care of your rifles.

 

[death-junky]

i gess it is realy how much you wont to spend....
the stainless is alot more versitile you can drop it in a creek to wash off the blood after makeing the kill shot LOL i wouldent do that with a blued rifle...
talk to ya all later
Riley

 

[Gatehouse]

Stainless all the way.

Yes, I know that you can properly maintain a blued rifle in adverse conditions, but it's more work.

I can clean guns any day I want at home, I'd prefer to hunt when I'm hunting.

 

[SuperCub]

you can drop it in a creek to wash off the blood after makeing the kill shot LOL

Do you normally have to wash off your guns after the "kill shot" :?:


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