Ruger Finishes

[bstrongTO]

After a recent post about a certain pistol finish, I’m curious how many different finishes are there?
Some people seem divided? I like to see variations, so I found a few 44’s that all have different finishes.
From the old model to new model.
I’m wondering if there are others that have different finishes that makes it unique?
After reading old posts about ‘plum and strikes’ How do you not want those!
What were or are the finishes Ruger offered?
Blued, Hi Gloss Blued, SS, Nickel?

 

[hittman]

The argument comes from interpretation I believe.
To me for example, blued is one finish regardless if it’s regular or high polish.
Same with stainless whether it be brushed or polished.
But ….. whatever they call the finish on things like Wrangler and LCR etc are another thing, or two.

 

[bstrongTO]

The argument comes from interpretation I believe.
To me for example, blued is one finish regardless if it’s regular or high polish.
Same with stainless whether it be brushed or polished.
But ….. whatever they call the finish on things like Wrangler and LCR etc are another thing, or two.

What is considered a High polished Cased?
This would be a any old model that is classified as High polished, grip, frame, trigger, hammer?

 

[rugerguy]

high polished and cased are two different finishes...........
and like 'hittman' points out , just variations of the basic whether blued, or stainless, and the blued ones are often plated, they also are the base metal of the guns build, as stainless is a material, and blued steel may be an alloy, like 4140 chrome -moly or a casting of an alloy , or poured carbon steel, or rolled, and on and on and I am NOT a metallurgist,,,,,,,,,and then you get into abrasives, polishes , buffers , and many for each of the materials I mentioned above.........I been polishing, prepping and finishing most all of these since the 1960s, and shut the last shop down around 1990........did a lot of hand work since then but on a limited basis when in "need".........no more:cool::rolleyes:;)

 

[chet15]

I know at one point Ruger changed their bluing process... probably to make it more "ecologically friendly". Blued guns into at least the 1970's had a gray charcoal color. After they changed the process it went to a black color.
Chet15