Clarkston_cz said:
...hope it has the same wonderful action as my SS WC did,
but a bit a more durable finish?...
I can tell you that the blued/black finish on any gun is not as durable as a stainless steel gun. A blued or black finish is just a controlled rust, the color coming from the chemicals used. The blued or black finish will assist in rust resistance but not the same as stainless steel. Many people are under the false assumption that stainless steel will not corrode, again that is false, it will corrode if not properly maintained.
That said, if you don't abuse a blued gun and keep it cleaned and oiled (generic term nowadays as there are many different "oils" you can put on a gun to prevent corrosion) it will stay as good looking as the day you bought it, less the typical wear points. My dads 1948 Winchester Model 94 has all the bluing still on it other than the places that where his hands contacted/rubbed the metal over all those years and has absolutely no corrosion on it anywhere (he knows how to properly take care of a firearm).
To get a more durable finish on a gun you will have to go with a coating like Cerakote (a two part ceramic based coating). Good coatings like Cerakote will protect a firearm hundreds of times better than bluing, it just won't have that deep rich look that is absolutely a work of art if done correctly (think of the 60's-70's S&W's and the Colt Royal Blue on an older Python)
Other than that, a blued WC should have the same action feel as a SS, and you can always slick up the action even more if you want.
I'll have to take some pics of my blued GP's (blued 6" half lug and my newer 3" .38 spl) and post them.