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16 March 2003, 10:29
700 nitro
ruger1 458 lott blued or stainless
If you had your choise wich one would you get blued or stainless

I was thinking about the stainless but got to thinking the stainless on that rifle is quite shiny and highly polished. I would think that I would be better off with a nice blued barrel and walnut stock.

so wich one would you choose.
16 March 2003, 10:37
smallfry
I dont mind stainless barrels, but I generaly keep my actions CrMo. I have a few R#-1s and only one is all stainless.
16 March 2003, 10:38
LeoCal
Blued looks much better. Stainless is great, but it just doesn't look right.
16 March 2003, 10:52
Pecos41
I would buy a beginner's book on English grammar, BPBB. It would waste less of daddy's money and hopefully do you some good.
16 March 2003, 11:04
smallfry
What is so "great" about stainless?
16 March 2003, 11:12
Mingbogo
I got a Ruger No. 1 458 Lott in stainless which I like a lot. It is just a matter of personal taste to choose between blue steel versus stainless steel. Some experts here will tell you that stainless will gall and such and such which is simply not entirely true. I have had many stainless firearms including some of the tightest tolerance guns ever made and have had zero galling problems with any of them. However, I don't believe that you can get a blue 458 Lott Ruger No. 1 from Ruger. Good luck.

[ 03-16-2003, 02:15: Message edited by: Mingo ]
16 March 2003, 11:17
Trapshooter
quote:
What is so "great" about stainless?

It dont rust, so therefor there is less maintenance [Roll Eyes]
16 March 2003, 11:21
Mingbogo
quote:
Originally posted by smallfry:
What is so "great" about stainless?
What is so "great" about blue steel?
16 March 2003, 11:24
700 nitro
thanks for the imput.

mingo do you think that the highly poilished finish on the number one would be a bad thing maybe scaring game?

i thought you could get a 458 lott number 1 in blued if not oh well then if i deside on blued ill have to find something else

[ 03-16-2003, 02:25: Message edited by: black-powder-big-bore ]
16 March 2003, 11:28
smallfry
I was just asking. I did not know stainless had such a virtue.
16 March 2003, 11:30
Mingbogo
quote:
Originally posted by black-powder-big-bore:
thanks for the imput.

mingo do you think that the highly poilished finish on the number one would be a bad thing maybe scaring game?

i thought you could get a 458 lott number 1 in blued if not oh well then if i deside on blued ill have to find something else
No problems at all to hunt with a brigtly polished stainless gun. It depends on which region you hunt in, it is an advantage to hunt with a bright stainless gun in a snowy land.
16 March 2003, 11:34
700 nitro
kinda like blending in with the glare off the snow

and another question i have very little exp with winchester guns but i was looking at there custom safarie grade guns would 1 in 458 lott be a good choise.

[ 03-16-2003, 02:34: Message edited by: black-powder-big-bore ]