Thread: S & W service dept......"Don't clean 642 revolver with Hoppes"
View Single Post
 
Old 09-20-2011, 11:51 PM
Sonny Crocket Sonny Crocket is offline
US Veteran
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: KY
Posts: 435
Likes: 1
Liked 33 Times in 17 Posts
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by M29since14 View Post
The old 442s could be obtained with an electroless nickel finish that would last for years and show minimal wear. I just gave my daughter mine. It has had a lot of use over the last approximately 20-years. When she saw it, her comment was that she had seen me putting the gun in a pocket off and on for as long as she could remember, and it still looks like new. It's not quite that tidy, but still a nice looking revolver. Shame the finish is not still available.

I also had one of these 442s, but like an idiot traded it off a few months back for a pristine Highway Patrolman.
S&W still offers this finish. Its called glass bead nickel but its not available for stainless and costs $200.
Reply With Quote