Polished (shiny) can look good -- like nickel -- but I was thinking: could a new Model 66 be changed from its original finish to look like a classic stainless revolver, with the tumbled/stressed look (with the swirls) of a 686, for example. The new model 66 has a lot of new features - two piece barrel, ball detent lockup -- but the biggest cosmetic difference is that it comes from the factory in a bead-blasted matte finish, which is fine but not what I like.

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