SS New Vaquero 45 LC

[kenken]

I'm new and this is my first post.  I am wanting to know if there is a way to distress, weather, antique, or what ever you want to call it, to a stainless NV?  I am just wanting to knock that shine down some.     This may not be the best spot to post, I don't know.  But maybe if someone here doesn't know, then they can point me in the right direction.  Thanks for all the help in advance.

kenken

[Danny Bear Claw]

First off kenken...  welcome to the fire and congradulations on buying the best single action revolver in the world.  I own 4 of the older, bigger Vaqueros, 3 in ss finish.  I like 'em shiny.  Looks like nickle.  I've never thought about antiqueing them.
Maybe one of our other pards can help.  

[Four Eyes Henry]

Bead blasting 

[Mustang Gregg]

Ken K:

Just use them.  They will age them some.    

Black powder loads will definately dirty them up. 
Actually a lot if you shoot them as a"GUNFUGHTER". 
Yep, you can bead blast them too.  I did that to many of mine (just the sights, though).

What do you want them to look like?.
Are you trying to make them look like a blued six-gun that the finish has worn off?

MG

[rickk]

The easiest way to age it is to trade with someone with a blued gun. 

The problem with stainless is that if you give it a good cleaning it gets all sorts of shiny again.

Also, I recall there are rules (I am not a rule nut, so I forget the exact wording, someone correct me if I am quoting something that isn't true) that say that stainless is OK in CAS only if it is shiny-polished and looks like nickle, because they didn't have stainless back then.

Rick

[Major 2]

Rickk

What you may be alluding to is the NCOWS unapproved finish of the bead blasted look of the SS USFA Rodeo ( both SS & Dull Blued)
and the dull Mulinum or Hombre by Uberti...
They are OK for SASS I believe

The Shiny SS is NCOWS approved as it does memic Nickel.


BTW , the short lived 4 crazy colors... camo green, mustard yellow, desert tan that looked pink , and black
USFA offered on their SAA some years back never was even concidered by NCOWS not sure about SASS...

[kenken]

Just wanting it to look old and used.  I have bead blasted it and now I want some of the yellowed ivory looking grips for it. 

kenken