What finish looks the best? Rogard, Rogard stainless blueing? Any close up pictures?

Weatherby puts something on it's SBGM stainless rifles...teflon???
This one is mine and I really like the way it looks.



This is my Ruger and it is a polished stainless and I like it too.



Kind of like my kids....I can't really choose one.

I like a matte, bead blasted finish. I have also Duracoated a few. I don't care for Ruger's polished finish.

Personally I like a bead blast finish. but a nice rendition of blueing on stainless looks good as well. I just don't like anything that looks painted unless it's military black rifle tactical stuff. Every finish has it's place like camo on an AR15 or nickle on a SXS shotgun. But you would not normally engrave a an AR15 with leaf scrolls nor would you camo a SXS or O/U shotgun. it's just out of place to me

krylon fussion matter black..
no, i am not kidding ...
30 second touch ups, finish tough enough to hunt...

8 bucks, usd

(i don't really care for stainless rifles.. though i spent the last season hunting with one)

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
krylon fussion matter black..
no, i am not kidding ...
30 second touch ups, finish tough enough to hunt...

8 bucks, usd

Jeffe--

I like either a bead-blast or vapor honed finish. The vapor honed looks the nicer of the two though.

Fish,
its okay not to like it .. but really, flying me a bird over covering up a shiney gun? LOL ..
K R Y L O N

Fact is, i am RIGHT, just "that boy aint right"

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Originally posted by Woodrow S:
I like either a bead-blast or vapor honed finish. The vapor honed looks the nicer of the two though.

same thing, just higher media, lower air pressure .. or use baking soda

quote:

Originally posted by jeffeosso:
Fish,
its okay not to like it .. but really, flying me a bird over covering up a shiney gun? LOL ..
K R Y L O N

Fact is, i am RIGHT, just "that boy aint right"

It ain't a bird it's a shame on you!

Cause you are right--can't give such good simple answers don't you know!!!

LOL .. glad i asked ..

I don't know what it is or what it is called, but I really like the greyish, bead blasted finish on some of the Ruger stainless M77/22M and 77/22H rifles.

RUST BLUED CM

depends on the stock. if its a plastic one - might as well paint it pink

I have used FalconCoat which resembles a matte blue finnish.

I like the bead blasted stainless, with no other coating or finish.

Especially with a nice piece of walnut -- kind of contradictory, I know.

But when the stock is dark and nicely figured, the look of a stainless/wood rifle is something special.

I prefer bead blasting the stainless, then buffing out with a scotch-brite pad soaked in Kroil or WD-40. It knocks down the 'roughness' and leaves a very nice dull sheen.