dbagwell Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Do any of you experienced shooters have a preference for shooting a blued vs. stainless or chromed pistols? Just wondering if this has any impact on glare, sight picture, etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoShooter Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 The biggest reason I like chrome is for wearing of parts, The chrome on chrome is slick and the fit last longer. Cleanse up fast too. And Looks cool. personally I have gotten more glare off of blue metal than chrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 The biggest reason I like chrome is for wearing of parts, The chrome on chrome is slick and the fit last longer. Cleanse up fast too. And Looks cool.personally I have gotten more glare off of blue metal than chrome +1 A well fit gun with chrome done by a good applicator will last for a Long time and remain tight. Polish the flats and bead blast the top of the slide and you are good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 The biggest reason I like chrome is for wearing of parts, The chrome on chrome is slick and the fit last longer. Cleanse up fast too. And Looks cool.personally I have gotten more glare off of blue metal than chrome +1 A well fit gun with chrome done by a good applicator will last for a Long time and remain tight. Polish the flats and bead blast the top of the slide and you are good to go. +2 Chrome is the only way to go, won't touch stainless with a stick and blue as pretty as it is just doesn't hold up long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Just a dumb question... are you guys seeing scratches in your hard chrome on the brushed flats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Seth, if the chrome isn't soft you have to get pretty ape to scratch it with anything more than TINY scratches. It is almost as hard as woodpecker lips, slightly harder than wedding tackle at 17, and hard to hurt. Hairline scratches are going to happen with table starts and things like that, but big scratches require effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Just a dumb question... are you guys seeing scratches in your hard chrome on the brushed flats? Yep... I always scratch mine up. First thing I do usually. Slidestop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Wedding ring, slide stop, table starts all seem to leave there little micro scratches. I suppose if I stopped treating it like a power tool and love it gently I wouldn't have this problem, but where's the fun in that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Hello: You forgot in the white with a hint of rust Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2MoreChains Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 It is almost as hard as woodpecker lips, slightly harder than wedding tackle at 17, and hard to hurt. LMAO! That's about what? 69 to 70 on the rockwell scale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busyhawk Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Little drift but the Ion-Bond is rocking my world...harder than chrome and is a dull finish which is "Spose" to hold lube better. I have no problem with scratches yet but maybe someday:-) I have one pistol with chrome and IB mix...great for Bling! Picture: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...0&start=300 Look tward the bottom of the page. Just another option...we all love options right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photog Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 The hard chrome on my Witness is still nearly perfect after a good break in of 4k rounds and lots of draws and a drop in the dirt. My Single stack 1991A1 is parked, has fewer rounds, fewer draws and looks like its been to war. Got a couple little scratches in the hard chrome (slide stop too), but its a power tool, not a museum piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff686 Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I love the chrome on my 1911. It was done with a matte and brushed combo by Virgil Tripp. No scratches, even small ones. My Witness (Tanfoglio Gold Team) has a polished chrome finish, and it seems to show the scratches and wear marks as described above. I will always choose the matte and/or brushed finish with chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italianshooter Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Why not stainless? Which is the problem, for you, for stainless pistols? Happy new year to all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 HSmith, what is wrong with stainless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybravo Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Do any of you experienced shooters have a preference for shooting a blued vs. stainless or chromed pistols? Just wondering if this has any impact on glare, sight picture, etc? I really like the chrome/stainless finish, for the looks factor and clean up factor. But I noticed the last season or two, I was shooting my blued/parkerized 1911's just a fuzz better than my stainless 1911. I figured the stainless finish was distracting me just a bit as I was shooting a stage. When I bought an Edge this spring, I had a choice of blued or chrome. The chrome was great looking, but this was going to be a strictly competition gun, so I went with the blue. It worked out, as there's no distraction from a fancy finish. So......my answer as to what works for me is: Fancy finish for show, low key finish for go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E5MC Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I have a weak spot for the 2 tone variation. IMHO its hard to beat the looks of a blue/black slide over a stainless/chrome frame. I have a good friend with a chromed Baer TRS with over 50K through it and still looks new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 North, it is sticky and must be loose, it also must be well lubricated to not have problems. Makes great barrels but frames and slides in stainless are something I won't touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahtsay Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Not that I know alot...but I heard stainless steel is "softer" than steel (4140). So if you shoot a lot and your gun is stainless, you may find that the fitting wouldn't be as tight as a steel gun with the same round count. My first gun was a Stainless P16-40. After about 5K rounds, the gun started to rattle when I shook it. I currently shoot an Edge and right now it has about 20K rounds through it. It is still tight and I have not experienced the same rattling sound that I had with the P16. I'm not a metallurgist so I'm not really sure if this is because one gun is stainless while the other is steel. However given a choice, I would prefer a chromed steel gun over a stainless steel one. For me, I like my guns black. Although there are a lot more benefits with a chromed gun, I just love the look of a black pistol. I guess to each his own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjb45 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Hard Chrome is great! I have two. One by Tripp. It has held up pretty well. The other done by someone in the aircraft industry. It is fantastic. Look to Kodiak Precision website for an example. Both have some scratches. Nothing major. You need to have some of the edges radiused-around the slide stop indentations on the slide. If you do not, you will see some cramming of the chrome. I have seen a bunch of ION Bond stuff. It looks really good also. I am sorely tempted on my next gun to have it ION Bonded. However, since my next gun is being built by Don Golembieski and his chromer is the best I will defer to hard chrome. Check the Bulleyes websites for their thoughts on hard chrome. Some of those hard chrome bullseyes guns are still tight after a billion rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4045 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 My hard chrome shows it has been used. I am nearing 10k, with lots of scratches. I think I will try Ion bond next. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38supPat Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Bah! Who wants to bother with a finish anyways. One of my open guns has been in the white for 10 years now...I see no reason to finish it at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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