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nh10ring · 04-05-2005, 08:52 PM

Do you have a blued or bitone xd? Do you have any regrets or advice to hand along regarding the finish?

mr0w1 · 04-05-2005, 09:02 PM

Blued, and no regrets. Nice, personalized holster wear now too boot.

Arrowman · 04-05-2005, 09:47 PM

go with the stainless, its what i have and i love it, it looks great, almost zero maintainence needed. you can leave it out in the rain, rubb it in the dirt, hell i even accidentally have dropped it on hard surfaces. not even a scratch and never even a hint of rust.

**wfrazee** · 04-05-2005, 10:46 PM

If you go blued, y ou are going to want to get it refinished for sure. NP3 Robar finish or perhaps consider going with either a Cobra coat or satin-finish chrome, depending on the look, feel, and style that you would like.

The finish on the blued handguns is not well regarded. The brurinal finish is ok... SO LONG AS you are down-right religious in your cleaning and you arent one of those with corrosive sweat.

Eric_Oh · 04-05-2005, 11:04 PM

i hvae the bitone and i love it. I like the fact that it adds a little bling. I also appreciate the fact that its easier to maintain and its also easier to notice when you haven't done a good job cleaning the slide. For an extra 30 dollars or so i think its worth it. If i had to do it all over again, i'd still get the bitone and i'm actually even considering getting a matching subcompact.

Corey G · 04-05-2005, 11:13 PM

Almost everything I have is Stainless or coated to look silver so thats my thing, but something about it just makes people think you mean business.

techlogik · 04-06-2005, 08:43 AM

Can you get the other factory sights options with stainless? Their web sites don't show that. Only the stock version of the XD.

The Trijicon or Heinie sights don't show a stainless model...maybe that is just to conserve web site spaces..for some reason...

mr0w1 · 04-06-2005, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corey G

Almost everything I have is Stainless or coated to look silver so thats my thing, but something about it just makes people think you mean business.

No, what makes people think you mean business is white crayon all over the stamps on your slide. They be all like, "werd" and stuff.

Anyway, I'll be the lone defender of the blued finish and say that I'm not religious about cleaning my gun; I just do a good job. Nothing special. If you negelect it though, it will rust. Just how it is. But who neglects a gun, anyway?

mcb · 04-06-2005, 10:50 AM

All my guns are blued or parkerized. I don't own a single stainless or silver gun. Uhgg

, I just don't like the looks of stainless. Looks likes too much bling bling :P and not enough bang bang

. The only compromise I would make on that is I am serious considering a titanium or stainless snub nose revolver for concealed carry. For functional reasons I could tolerate the silver finish.

mcb

04-05-2005, 08:52 PM	#1
nh10ring XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4	blued or stainless? Do you have a blued or bitone xd? Do you have any regrets or advice to hand along regarding the finish?

04-05-2005, 09:02 PM	#2
mr0w1 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,532	Blued, and no regrets. Nice, personalized holster wear now too boot. __________________ guns.freaksho.net - My awesome gun website! More guns than ever! (Last updated: July 24, 2006)

04-05-2005, 09:47 PM	#3
Arrowman XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Peoples republik of Komiefornia Posts: 214	go with the stainless, its what i have and i love it, it looks great, almost zero maintainence needed. you can leave it out in the rain, rubb it in the dirt, hell i even accidentally have dropped it on hard surfaces. not even a scratch and never even a hint of rust. __________________ ******************************************* XD9- Stainless Benelli Nova 26\" Volquartsen 10/22 Winchester Model 94 Winchester Model 1873 .44-40 Hawk M982 riot gun Arminius HW5 revolver

04-05-2005, 10:46 PM	#4
wfrazee XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Brighton, CO Posts: 572	If you go blued, y ou are going to want to get it refinished for sure. NP3 Robar finish or perhaps consider going with either a Cobra coat or satin-finish chrome, depending on the look, feel, and style that you would like. The finish on the blued handguns is not well regarded. The brurinal finish is ok... SO LONG AS you are down-right religious in your cleaning and you arent one of those with corrosive sweat. __________________ WFRAZEE "When you take your gun with you, leave your middle finger home." - Unattributed

04-05-2005, 11:04 PM	#5
Eric_Oh XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 538	i hvae the bitone and i love it. I like the fact that it adds a little bling. I also appreciate the fact that its easier to maintain and its also easier to notice when you haven't done a good job cleaning the slide. For an extra 30 dollars or so i think its worth it. If i had to do it all over again, i'd still get the bitone and i'm actually even considering getting a matching subcompact. __________________ XD-40 Service Bi-Tone Glock 19 9mm SigSauer P220ST .45acp

04-05-2005, 11:13 PM	#6
Corey G XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 837	Almost everything I have is Stainless or coated to look silver so thats my thing, but something about it just makes people think you mean business. __________________ Corey SA XD40 Service Bi-Tone SA XD9 Sub Compact SA Black Stainless Loaded 1911 Sig Pro 2009 Custom S&W 686 Mossberg 590 Mariner Coat Benelli M1 Stag Arms AR15 M4gery Stag Arms AR15 24" SS Bull Barrel Upper AK47 Underfolder Norinco SKS Just a few of my Favorites "Guns- ain't nothing wrong with that"

04-06-2005, 08:43 AM	#7
techlogik XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 13	Can you get the other factory sights options with stainless? Their web sites don't show that. Only the stock version of the XD. The Trijicon or Heinie sights don't show a stainless model...maybe that is just to conserve web site spaces..for some reason...

04-06-2005, 10:50 AM	#9
mcb XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North East Ohio Posts: 2,075	All my guns are blued or parkerized. I don't own a single stainless or silver gun. Uhgg , I just don't like the looks of stainless. Looks likes too much bling bling :P and not enough bang bang . The only compromise I would make on that is I am serious considering a titanium or stainless snub nose revolver for concealed carry. For functional reasons I could tolerate the silver finish. mcb __________________ If at first you don't succeed; RELOAD _ _ _ _ My web site

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