blued or stainless
#1
blued or stainless
I wanted to see how many of youout there are die hard one way or the other and why let me know you reasoning. Thanks to everyone on here. And no thanks to bdeather who won't sell me one of his white ultra mags in .504.
#2
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 40
RE: blued or stainless
Not a diehard, Savage, but do like stainless. It cleans up easier and is more forgiving if you don't jump right on a thorough clean-up after shooting. You also don't have to worry about wearing through the blueing; scrapes, etc. can be cleaned up with a little scotch brite. Short term moisture isn't a problem and I think stainless trigger mechanisms break-in/smooth-out quicker and become nicer overall than chrome moly.
That said, most of my rifles, CF and BP, are blued. I think they look a little better, shoot a little better (but not always), and are stronger. I think it's easier for the barrel makers to make a good Chrome-Moly barrel than make a good stainless one.
But three of my favorites; a Redhawk, a Security Six and a Greyhawk are stainless.
Bob
That said, most of my rifles, CF and BP, are blued. I think they look a little better, shoot a little better (but not always), and are stronger. I think it's easier for the barrel makers to make a good Chrome-Moly barrel than make a good stainless one.
But three of my favorites; a Redhawk, a Security Six and a Greyhawk are stainless.
Bob
#3
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 6,585
RE: blued or stainless
About 1/3 of mine are stainless partly because my original and my hawkens look more natural blue or brown but I agree with short start they are much easier to clean the material is denser and has smaller pores it also is more ware resistant. Lee
#4
RE: blued or stainless
I like stainless but really see no problem with a blued barrel. 95% of my rifles are blued and work fine, clean up fine, look beautiful, and are just as easy to take care of in my book.
#5
RE: blued or stainless
I have both stainless and blue. I see no difference in the way they shoot. Myself I like a blued rifle with a REAL walnut stock in a bolt action. My pre 64 Winchester Model Featherweight in .308 is a masterpiece in my opinion. My Omega 50 cal SS with a camo thumbhole is cool looking. My old Ruger Flatop 44 mag is awsome as well as my 6 inch Colt Python in .357. When I hunt bad weather with a CF rifle I grab my SS Remington Model 700 DM .270. Way to many choices!!
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 212
RE: blued or stainless
For rough conditions I likeSS but I really like a trad rifles in brown or blue. Don't think I'm a good enough shooter to be able to tell if blue or SS is better than the other.
My only SS rifles are BP inlines and I have a 44 Redhawk too. Everything else I own in including my WWI 1911, colt diamondback 22, my well used LH model 700, .270, from 1974 are all blued. That rifle has been from FL to NY in harse conditions and still real nice.
SHills
My only SS rifles are BP inlines and I have a 44 Redhawk too. Everything else I own in including my WWI 1911, colt diamondback 22, my well used LH model 700, .270, from 1974 are all blued. That rifle has been from FL to NY in harse conditions and still real nice.
SHills
#10
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Posts: 714
RE: blued or stainless
I much prefer stainless and synthetic stocks. I have hunted some nasty weatherand my mind is much more at ease with that combo. I do own blued guns with wood stocks but they don't get out near as much, mainly when the conditions are nice.