Mega Rad Gun Thread

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I think that's nickel plating. Raw zinc would look blue and powdery from oxidation.
Most if not all of the time it was chrome plating, if I had to guess because that's cheaper than nickel.

Also, zinc oxide is white, not blue. See this Hi-Point left in a swamp cooler:
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Raw zinc (technically zamak in this context) "in the white" looks grey/silver:
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this guy just seems retarded, i dont feel like carfull decocking is that big of a deal.
if you have a gun with a decocker sure use it but how are you sugesting i make safe a cocked saa or pretty much any single action revolver without using my thumb to decock?

Most guns I shoot regularly have hammer spurs, with practice they're easy to decock safely. For hammers that have a knurled ring instead of a spur on the hammer, I'd place my other thumb between the hammer and the firing pin to ensure it drops safely.
 
What do you carry as a sidearm while hunting and why?
Depends what I'm after, normally the long slide setup on my G20, if I'm birding normally my makarov since I'm more worried about some dumbass wanting my kills pointing a rusty maverick 88 at me from 300 yards.
 
Got the Elliason rear sight installed on my Python. I'm really impressed with it so far. Feels robust, the adjustment clicks are positive and tactile, and I really like the three-dot sight picture, kinda like an automatic. Colt honestly should dump the rear sight they've currently got on their revolvers with adjustable rear sights and go back to the Elliason.

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Got the Elliason rear sight installed on my Python. I'm really impressed with it so far. Feels robust, the adjustment clicks are positive and tactile, and I really like the three-dot sight picture, kinda like an automatic. Colt honestly should dump the rear sight they've currently got on their revolvers with adjustable rear sights and go back to the Elliason.

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That looks nice! Do you find tritium sights to be good and useable in the dark? I haven't ever used them or even seen any in low-light conditions, and I never know if the extra $$ spent on them is really worth it
 
Also, zinc oxide is white, not blue. See this Hi-Point left in a swamp cooler:
I know. I should've mentioned what color the powder was.
Zinc does turn a darker bluish/grayish color after a while. Look at any piece of aged unpainted and unplated zinc and you'll know what I'm talking about. Those ZAMAK ingots in your post, if left around long enough, will darken. Just look at any old diecast toys.

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Hot damn that python is a beautiful gun!

Talking about zinc in guns, I can't help of think of the Simpsons : https://www.classhook.com/resources/1132-the-simpsons-a-world-without-zinc

Times sure changed back when a prime time family show can make a joke about a child commitment suicide.

Think I'm going break down and get the 300 loading shit, this gun ain't as cheap to feed as I hoped/expected.
 
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