Just wandering, I know know nothing of metallurgy. I have Marlin 336 blued and 336 stainless. In general, is stainless as durable as blued or conversely is blued as durable as stainless? I don't mean resistance to rust but rather resistance to wear due to action cycling and barrel longevity.
Templar
Yes and yes.... the only advantage the stainless has on a blued gun (besides resistance to rust) IMOTemplar said:
is the finish is eaiser to touch up/repair. Stainless Marlins are much easier to get rid of scratches, scuffs, and such than that of a blued Marlin. Just use the maroon Scotchbrite pads and voila.... instant success!
To me, resistance to rust is a definite advantage but gosh, I prefer the look of my blued 336. I love them both but if I feel like staring at something beautiful, I pick my blued 336.
I bought the blued one as last few deer seasons, it poured every time. It was a bit heartbreaking to soak my rifle in the rain like that. I suppose it it is not so painful with stainless steel rifle as it is designed to withstand the moisture. I do take care of both the same way, both get proper oiling, stainless or no stainless.
I bought the blued one as last few deer seasons, it poured every time. It was a bit heartbreaking to soak my rifle in the rain like that. I suppose it it is not so painful with stainless steel rifle as it is designed to withstand the moisture. I do take care of both the same way, both get proper oiling, stainless or no stainless.
Templar,Templar said:
The St Steel rifles are rust resistant.............Not really rust PROOF.........The particular steel designation is AISI 416R, which is considered to be resistant to rust............Some other parts are electroless Nickle plated depending on the actual model of rifle.
That said, In my opinion, if you take proper care of either the Blue, or the "silver" rifle after a good soaking, you should have No problems. as an example, I have 1 1911 45ACP with a carbon slide that is blued, but the sides are polished in the "white"..........I've used this gun for probably 15 years ,without ever seeing even a hint of a rust problem, and the gun's been really wet too..........it's all in how you care for them.......
Like you, I prefer the look of a blue rifle, and I will hunt the blue guns in as much rain as I can stand myself.
A stainless gun will offer a bit more resistance to the weather,if your inclined to neglect your gun after getting it wet, and If I hunted damp coastal regions, I choose stainless.
But again, with proper care either will serve fine in occassionally wet weather.............
Scopes are a different story. You get what you pay for, so buy a good scope. Myself, I use Leupold scopes exclusively, but I usually choose a rifle with a receiver sight for rainy weather conditions........but that's just me.
Re: touch up of little scratches............The stainless has the edge, hands down.
Tom
NRA LIFE
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Considering the condition of most original 94's, I'd say in our lifetime it really don't matter even if you don't clean it but once every 25 years.
The blue ones will not rust if you wipe them with CLP or Ezzox or some other good product.I don't know why but the 2 GG's guns in 45-70 that I looked at lately the SS one had very shallow rifling and the Blue one was slightly better.I hope that was a fluke.I want a blue 45-70 but hope to find one with good wood and better rifling.Maybe the SS one was cut with old stuff.I wish they would put the Pac pads on the blue models also.Blue ones look better,I don't know why they won't put the same features on them like the SBL.Nobody I know likes SS rifles around here.
45l wrote:
"The blue ones will not rust if you wipe them with CLP or Ezzox or some other good product."
I agree............I've used Marvel Mystery Oil on all my firearms for years.....
Tom
NRA LIFE
"The blue ones will not rust if you wipe them with CLP or Ezzox or some other good product."
I agree............I've used Marvel Mystery Oil on all my firearms for years.....
Tom
NRA LIFE
Cody,cody77 said:
I have RIG on my bench too.......I like it, but it's thick and viscus...... try the Marvel Mystery Oil........I think it's better, and more convienent than the RIG...By that, I mean your weapon will feel cleaner.....If you don't agree, pour it in your crankcase.
Tom
NRA LIFE
More commonly called "Blood Rust." It happens because of the acids and iron in your blood. I know of a guy that has a rifle that he killed a deer with. He grabbed his rifle with a bloody hand. Now theres a rust spot about the size of your palm.Deacon Earp said:
Seein stuff like that makes my eyes BLEED.
I use the stuff at work every so often but have never used it on my guns.... I might try it out.Tomray said:
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