With that in mind ime i have found that ss chrome and nickel plating are far preferable to bluing due to rust issues.
Nickel plated vs stainless steel gun.
Common materials coated include stainless steels tool steels aluminum and brass alloys.
Its application is recommended for any metal that involves friction or sticky substances.
Old school wheelgun or revolver with classic nickel finish.
If you re really want the nickel and you get a quality factory plating job then so long as the gun won t be put through rain or sweat much i wouldn t be too worried about it.
One of the biggest reasons a person would opt for a stainless steel or durable coating gun finish is to guard against rust.
Point is i have a few ss guns and a couple chromies and nickel plated also.
Black on stainless steels.
Otoh occasional care and lubrication is needed.
The 416r stainless steel barrel began to show red rust within a few hours of being subjected to salt fog where at the end of the test at 93 hours the en plated barrel exhibited no corrosion on the.
The en plated 1155 steel gun significantly outperformed the 416r stainless steel gun in corrosion resistance as tested with neutral salt spray.
Nickel is nicer looking though i agree.
Stains and rust are a constant risk to these guns.
Nickel and chrome are actually what they add to conventional steel to make it stainless so nickel has anticorrosive properties.
Stainless steel revolvers are less prone to gas cutting.
Tacti black electroless nickel can be applied to most metallic substrates found within the firearm market including stainless steels and mim stainless steels.
Nickel boron is a hard uniform metallic coating that can be applied to most metal substrates including carbon steel stainless steel and aluminum to provide a wear and corrosion resistant surface.
