Glare on a polished stainless?

[thekenman]

Hey guys. I am considering the new vaquero polished SS, my only concern is that it might reflect a lot of light back to the eyes? And possibly make sighting hard. I have pretty sensitive eyes as is, I work in a car dealership with a huge lot and all of the glares off the cars does bother me.

Anybody with a SS new vaquero have any input?

 

[Olsherm]

I have a polished SS "old Vaquero"Original Vaquero"early Vaquero"the one before the "new Vaquero"Tee Hee,Goggle,Giggle.I also have nickel finished Colt and USFA guns and they do glare especially since I am old and my eyes are "fuzzy"when I look at the sights.Sometimes I color my front sight and the notch at the rear with a black magic marker. This helps somewhat.They will glare pretty good.But they sure are pretty.I have a new USFA 44/40 that is so pretty I haven't shot it yet.

 

[thekenman]

This makes my decision very hard... New Vaquero in Canada is pretty expensive, cheapest I've found new is $620 plus 15$shipping. The other gun I am considering is a Pietta 1873 case hardened (faux case hardened I believe) for about $475 and probably cheaper shipping.. The choice is hard. The Pietta's are all new production and from everything I have read are actually pretty good quality, obviously not as durable as the Ruger though.

 

[pisgah]

This makes my decision very hard... New Vaquero in Canada is pretty expensive, cheapest I've found new is $620 plus 15$shipping. The other gun I am considering is a Pietta 1873 case hardened (faux case hardened I believe) for about $475 and probably cheaper shipping.. The choice is hard. The Pietta's are all new production and from everything I have read are actually pretty good quality, obviously not as durable as the Ruger though.

It is a tough choice. But don't think you will necessarily be getting shorted if you go with the Pietta. The Italian "clone Colts" are uniformly pretty darned good these days -- and some are absolutely excellent. They can handle any load the New V is designed to handle, and with simple maintenance they are quite reliable and durable.

 

[gak]

I have not tried sight paint, but to date a black sharpie carefully applied has helped for me, as stated by another, and is easy tech if not perfect. I agree, the Ubertis and Piettas are pretty good these days; I've got a four year-old Cimarron (Uberti)--antiqued (this side of pond)--I really like. However, ultimately the Ruger ruggedness rep, customer service and full six up loading would trump the "Colt action/feel" of the Italians if it came down to just having one.

 

[thekenman]

The price of those Pietta sure is tempting, and the case hardened/blued sure is pretty. I have a feeling I'll end up with a ruger and a Pietta. Has anybody had a 7.5inch in 357? I've heard they are muzzle heavy

 

[gak]

The price of those Pietta sure is tempting, and the case hardened/blued sure is pretty. I have a feeling I'll end up with a ruger and a Pietta. Has anybody had a 7.5inch in 357? I've heard they are muzzle heavy

Two is always best One to "admire," the other to go woodsin' with. Yes, they are very muzzle heavy as any .357er (or other .2_ to .3_'er) over 5.5 regardless of brand tends to feel. Some like it, many don't. Some would go so far as having 4.62/.4.75, 5.5 absolute max as the cutoff on the small(er) bores except perhaps for a gun devoted primarily range or hunting use exclusively. OTOH, the standard/most ubiquitous .357 Blackhawk length over the decades has been 6.5", so what do I know? - but that was aided by an aluminum ejector housing on one end and aluminum gripframe on the other--for an overall package that was relatively svelte for the length.

 

[Fox Mike]

On my stainless I use the old trick of a match, and darken the notch and the front sight. After shooting it wipes right off.

 

[contender]

Here is something that MIGHT help.
I traded into a nice Bisley 45 Colt several years ago. The previous owner shot SASS, and wanted to reduce the glare off the topstrap & sighting area. He had a gunsmith tape off & beadblast a small section all around the rear sight groove to give it a non-glare surface. It looks like a matte stainless now in that area. It's such a small area, that it's usually unnoticed by many folks,, but it does reduce the glare when shooting.