nickel or stainless
09-08-2006, 01:08 AM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,922
RE: nickel or stainless
I prefer blued over nickel. I have a permanent stain/scarring on my Traditions nickel sidelock from ignition flash. I also have darkness around the nipple from fouling baked-in from heat!
The soft extruded barrels from Spaindo get hotter than my T/Cs, Knights... ie... Green Mountains when adapting them to identical situations involving heat. An easy test to compare is by putting a funnel over the muzzle and slowly pouring a quart of your hottest tap water down the bore -- then with an open hand grab each manufacturer barrel around 30 seconds after pouring. Youshould feel the difference! At least I do!
Stainless is the best of the three barrel coatings offered. IfI ever purchase another nickel, I will get it teflon-coated.
These are my findings..... yours/others here may have different findings.
The soft extruded barrels from Spaindo get hotter than my T/Cs, Knights... ie... Green Mountains when adapting them to identical situations involving heat. An easy test to compare is by putting a funnel over the muzzle and slowly pouring a quart of your hottest tap water down the bore -- then with an open hand grab each manufacturer barrel around 30 seconds after pouring. Youshould feel the difference! At least I do!
Stainless is the best of the three barrel coatings offered. IfI ever purchase another nickel, I will get it teflon-coated.
These are my findings..... yours/others here may have different findings.
09-08-2006, 05:55 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Land of Rocks, Ozarks of Mo.
Posts: 3,048
RE: nickel or stainless
I prefer SS over nickle. SS is a harder alloy and it doesn't pit as bad as nickel and blued steel will. I am talking area around nipple and flint pan. If my great g'pa had a choice it would be SS, brushed![:-]
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