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Post by boolitdesigner on Oct 28, 2021 16:13:50 GMT -5
It doesn't really matter who says what about it. It does wear and it's been discontinued. If you like it, you need to find a replacement. In my above post I suggested how to do that. I wouldn't have said what I did unless I had already done that. The subject gun was a S&W M64 and it turned out a little darker than the Target Grey Ruger finish (about like a lighter grey parkerizing). It doesn't seem to wear and if it does, I can reproduce the finish... at least on S&W stainless guns. Used Ruger stainless guns generally aren't find-able here.
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Post by bradshaw on Jul 24, 2023 6:53:42 GMT -5
I believe the two are called manganese and magnesium parkerizing, but not positive. This was in the early to mid 80’s, they are still rust free and damn durable. Trapr There are two types of Parkerizing - Zinc Phosphate (gray), and Manganese Phosphate (black). Not aware of any additional colors. ***** Some government reconditioned M1 Garands and Model 1911’s are gray with a slight green tint. Springfield Armory (National Museum) in Springfield, Massachusetts, has 1911-A1’s----stacked in sealed cans----some of which have the greenish gray. There is no question Parkerizing provides far great weather protection than bluing. I, too like Ruger’s "Target Gray” appearance, which was done to reduce the reflection of stainless in hunting. In terms of hiding visual wear, the brushed finish practiced by Ruger and Freedom Arms resists scratching better than bead blasting. In tern, bead blasting resists visual signature of holster wear, etc., better than a full polish (originally done to mimic nickel on polished steel). David Bradshaw
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Post by ezekiel38 on Jul 25, 2023 13:25:49 GMT -5
What is the finish on my Wiley Clapp 3" GP? Curious, it's sure a paint in the butt to get powder residue off.
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Post by marcruger on Jul 25, 2023 19:14:06 GMT -5
I recall at the time the Target Gray finish came about by accident when Ruger was doing tumble polishing on stainless Vaqueros. The Target Grey looked nice, so they kept the process as an option. As an aside, I have found the tumble polish on high polished stainless Vaqueros, Single Sixes and Blackhawks tends to produce a much slicker action out of the box than a blued gun. I am thinking the polishing media did its work inside the frame too, as well as on individual parts. The Target Grey no doubt would be the same. Has anyone else noticed this?
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Post by RoninPA on Jul 28, 2023 17:34:53 GMT -5
Here's a picture of a stainless Police Service Six that I refurbished. The gray color came when I abrasive blasted it with 120 grit aluminum oxide. This was the before picture.
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Post by bigbore5 on Jul 28, 2023 19:04:43 GMT -5
Much improved looks. I may need to try that with my Aussie police trade-in. It's beautiful as to function and accuracy, but looks are just fugly like only a cop gun can be. Scratches and dings everywhere, but I can keep all six shots on a 3×5 index card at 50 yards despite the tiny sights and bad eyes.
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Post by x101airborne on Jul 29, 2023 6:53:18 GMT -5
Here's a picture of a stainless Police Service Six that I refurbished. The gray color came when I abrasive blasted it with 120 grit aluminum oxide. This was the before picture. You did a wonderful job re-habing that police trade in. Muy bonito!
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Post by parallaxbill on Jul 29, 2023 16:28:26 GMT -5
I recall at the time the Target Gray finish came about by accident when Ruger was doing tumble polishing on stainless Vaqueros. The Target Grey looked nice, so they kept the process as an option. As an aside, I have found the tumble polish on high polished stainless Vaqueros, Single Sixes and Blackhawks tends to produce a much slicker action out of the box than a blued gun. I am thinking the polishing media did its work inside the frame too, as well as on individual parts. The Target Grey no doubt would be the same. Has anyone else noticed this? That is what I recall as well. I think that I read it in the book "Ruger and His Guns" by RL Wilson. But I haven't looked up the exact source of that info in the book lately.
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Post by shorty500 on Jul 29, 2023 17:40:02 GMT -5
I never did a stainless gun, but I purchased a highly neglected and somewhat abused k-22 with 8-3/8 barrel once that was a perfect shooter, Actually the most accurate i hadI ever owned or shot. Was terribly ugly due to a few severe rust spots externally and had probably been stored Mostly in the uncle mikes shoulder rig it came in. After ditching the Mickey house scope mount and replacing the missing rear sight it really Showed its potential. Later came a bit more refinement to trigger pull and nice wood grips as I hate all rubber grips. A trip thru some fine sand media followed by trip thru corn starch media in blast cabinet before a nice hot blue hid 99.99% of the pitting and produced A very smooth flat black business like appearance. Always said I would find a stainless gun to try the blast process on as before bluing it had a very pleasant dull grey color, not a match for the Ruger but similar. Now it’s 20 years later, donor never surfaced and I am far removed from the access I had to those blast setups
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