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My own personal decision concerning buying my next 1911 type firearm is Guaranteed STAINLESS STEEL.
I am buying Stainless Steel.
As much as I love blued carbon steel.
Now I am nearly DONE "playing around" with yet another .45 caliber 1911 & I am going to NOW need to send the doggone thing out to get reblued.
More money...more shipping costs...more waiting.
Since I ALWAYS SOMEHOW Eventually end up grinding & sanding & melting & altering & smoothing & polishing & serrating & checkering & opening up magazine wells & lowering ejection ports & whatever (and what have you) - on nearly every gun I own.
I am buying Stainless Steel from this point forward BECAUSE I can just Satin Finsh it or polish it up bright or lightly "blast it" - RIGHT AT HOME & not hafta send it SEND IT OUT to get RE-blued/RE-finished.
In fact...my latest "project"...even though I already have it BEAUTIFULLY pre-polished and prepped for HOT BLUE...I am just going to Gun Kote it myself...(I think)...& keep it home!
I don't think that matte or blasted or satin Stainless is much more "reflective" than blued steel anyway.
And I have absolutely No Problem picking up my sights...when I use my sights on any self~defensive firearm.
Also...I know that folks say that Stainless Steel is NOT RUSTPROOF (but, only resists rust)...BUT, I have NEVER been able to get any Stainless Steel firearm that I own...Walther - S&W - Ruger - Detonics - SIG - Seecamp - North American Arms - etc., to rust.
I have never been able to get one to show a trace of rust.
So for ME...they are RUST PROOF!
So...It's Stainless Amazing Steel for me from now on folks.
I am buying Stainless Steel.
As much as I love blued carbon steel.
Now I am nearly DONE "playing around" with yet another .45 caliber 1911 & I am going to NOW need to send the doggone thing out to get reblued.
More money...more shipping costs...more waiting.
Since I ALWAYS SOMEHOW Eventually end up grinding & sanding & melting & altering & smoothing & polishing & serrating & checkering & opening up magazine wells & lowering ejection ports & whatever (and what have you) - on nearly every gun I own.
I am buying Stainless Steel from this point forward BECAUSE I can just Satin Finsh it or polish it up bright or lightly "blast it" - RIGHT AT HOME & not hafta send it SEND IT OUT to get RE-blued/RE-finished.
In fact...my latest "project"...even though I already have it BEAUTIFULLY pre-polished and prepped for HOT BLUE...I am just going to Gun Kote it myself...(I think)...& keep it home!
I don't think that matte or blasted or satin Stainless is much more "reflective" than blued steel anyway.
And I have absolutely No Problem picking up my sights...when I use my sights on any self~defensive firearm.
Also...I know that folks say that Stainless Steel is NOT RUSTPROOF (but, only resists rust)...BUT, I have NEVER been able to get any Stainless Steel firearm that I own...Walther - S&W - Ruger - Detonics - SIG - Seecamp - North American Arms - etc., to rust.
I have never been able to get one to show a trace of rust.
So for ME...they are RUST PROOF!
So...It's Stainless Amazing Steel for me from now on folks.