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Originally Posted by flipper35
Jeff, you drunk old coot, everyone knows the Colt is made that way because when you get held up and are told to drop the gun you drop it on the hammer with the barrel facing your attacker, taking them out. I have links to prove it!
Did that need to be in green?  |
Hey, Rooster Cockburn was a drunk old coot. I'll take that as a compliment.
Besides, you guys should know by now I just make all this schitt up so I can laugh my ass off at you. If you are really lucky, maybe someone will fire up his googleator and expose me for what I am and save all of you from my nefarious scheme. Whatever that may be... In the meantime, I'm gonna go grab a bottle of Scotch and play with some single actions...
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Originally Posted by tabs
There are also chemical processes that create Case Hardening...
Shiloh Sharps uses a chem process unless you order Bone Charcoal hardening
CPA who recreates the 44.5 Stevens uses chemical to get the Stevens case look.
The Japanese Parker's for Winchester used Chemical..
Then there is the cheapo way and that is to use an Acetylene Torch to to flame heat...and get the effect, but that has greenish tones..
Case is skin deep and leaving it out in the sun will cause it to fade..
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The Ruger shown above used one of the chemical processes. The colors just aren't "right", and they got a lot of complaints. They switched to bluing the frames after about the first year of production on this model. This is the "New Vaquero", built on the smaller, Colt sized frame.
The first generation Vaqueros were built on the Super Blackhawk sized frames and are much larger. Some prefer the early large frame, some like the later small frame. Both are great guns, but the smaller frame is not available in .44 mag, nor will the .45 Colt versions take the really heavy loads.