Is it possible to change a stainless steel Ruger Old Army finish to matte?
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Is it possible to change a stainless steel Ruger Old Army finish to matte?
Yes, bead blast it
Do you know of a picture of one?Originally Posted by deltaenterprizes
Never mind. I found some.
Just be aware that a beadblast finish shows up every little rub mark. It doesn't even have to be a scratch, the burnishing caused by contact with a hard object just shouts at you. I wouldn't do it to mine.
Cognitive Dissident
This pistol is legal here for muzzleloading deer season, but it shines like a mirror. And ideas on lessening or eliminating the shine?
My SS ROA isn't any shinier than my RH which isn't handicapped by the finish. That being said, you can Cerakote it like I did with my SS Marlin 1894. Available in a whole host of colors.
Winelover
Would that ROA be the 25th anniversary edition with the polymer ivory grips?
To the best of my knowledge that was the only SS Old Army that Ruger put a high gloss finish on.
Nope, it has walnut grips. And it shines like a polished real-silver quarter.
Winelover I like that Cerakote on your Marlin! How's the durability?
Holding up real well, after about ten years. The only wear is right behind the loading gate, from the rim of the cartridge.
Winelover
Far as I knew, all the stainless ROAs were polished. But I'm no eggspurt on anything Ruger.
If'n I wanted to disguise mine, I'd maybe coat it with kids' watercolor paint which is easy to wash off later.
Cognitive Dissident
I would put a coat of paste wax on it and not buff it off....it will kill the glare while in the field and not disrupt the finish. Easy to touch up and clean off after the season.
I had heard about that. My concern would be the aroma, of the wax, giving your position away. Deer are known for a keen sense of smell.
Winelover
How did the deer learn the smell of past wax meant danger? Just wondering...
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Colliding with cars.
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Mike
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Same way they learned about other foreign smells, like cigarette smoke, laundry detergent, deodorant, etc, etc, etc. If it isn't naturally occurring, their survival instincts, put them on alert.
Winelover
I have used the same for coating screws and such on my compound bow....no problems with deer inside of 5 yds. (wax applied to stop rusting in the weather)
If a deer is downwind of you ..... you will not fool his nose....upwind and it doesn't matter.
Never had a deer spot any gun with any shine. My Vaquero and OA are shiny but I killed many deer with them. The rest of my revolvers are stainless too.
If you want to dull it use Scotch brite. Then even a scratch can be polished out.
lol.......colliding with cars.
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FWIW, Mine's not as shiney as chrome (aka: polished) - but I've matted a few polished ROA's via scrubbing down with dry Scotchbrite pad(s) from a supermarket.
Take the grips off & do the side of the gripframe to see if it suits.
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