Stainless vs. Blued Finishes
12-18-2007, 06:24 AM
#2
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,762
RE: Stainless vs. Blued Finishes
With black powder your going to get fouling no matter what. Its the nature of the beast. Stainless is more CORROSION resistant. But even with a stainless barrel, I would clean it as soon as possible after shooting. Other than being more corrosion resistant in bad weather (exterior surfaces)I don't think there is any advantage with stainless over blued in a ML.
12-18-2007, 06:33 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: southwest Ohio
Posts: 1,047
RE: Stainless vs. Blued Finishes
Other than being more corrosion resistant in bad weather (exterior surfaces)I don't think there is any advantage with stainless over blued in a ML.
12-18-2007, 09:46 AM
#4
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
RE: Stainless vs. Blued Finishes
Stainless VS Blued.. Stain less is better. It will stain less. It will slow the clock down between cleaning times, but under no circumstances will it stop the clock. The old rule of thumb, you shoot it, you clean it. No matter what the rifle is made from. I clean them the same day they are shot, so it really does not matter to me whether it is stainless or blue.
