Cold Steel
Active Member
Okay, why do you guys buy blued handguns?
They used to be shiny and come with beautiful wood grips. Now most of 'em come dull and it isn't long before they get rings around the collar! The beauty seems to be a thing of the past unless you're willing to shell out mucho $$$!
This Security-Six is a fantabulous revolver, but its bluing is nothing to write home about. Not bad, but not great.
So why do you shell out your hard-earned cash for a gun that's gonna look like its been through WW1??
Don't get me wrong. I've got a 1968 S&W 36 (above) that's beautiful. BUT I treat it gingerly and I love the blued finish! And the beautiful wood grips mark it as a classic! I also have a 1968 Browning Hi-Power that's a beauty. Polished blue steel that rivals the Colt Python and it's so gorgeous I can't bring myself to fire it!
But that's YESTERDAY. It's TOMORROW now. So why would anyone buy blue TODAY? And re-bluing can make any look better:
One of the best decisions I ever made regarding my handgun collection was sending my Beretta 70S to Mahovsky's and having it hard chromed.
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They used to be shiny and come with beautiful wood grips. Now most of 'em come dull and it isn't long before they get rings around the collar! The beauty seems to be a thing of the past unless you're willing to shell out mucho $$$!
This Security-Six is a fantabulous revolver, but its bluing is nothing to write home about. Not bad, but not great.
So why do you shell out your hard-earned cash for a gun that's gonna look like its been through WW1??
Don't get me wrong. I've got a 1968 S&W 36 (above) that's beautiful. BUT I treat it gingerly and I love the blued finish! And the beautiful wood grips mark it as a classic! I also have a 1968 Browning Hi-Power that's a beauty. Polished blue steel that rivals the Colt Python and it's so gorgeous I can't bring myself to fire it!
But that's YESTERDAY. It's TOMORROW now. So why would anyone buy blue TODAY? And re-bluing can make any look better:
One of the best decisions I ever made regarding my handgun collection was sending my Beretta 70S to Mahovsky's and having it hard chromed.
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