Hoppe's hard on bluing? New 586-8

[BruceM]

"The new process of bluing is cleaner environmentally"
Does anyone know exactly what that process involves? Does it produce the normal oxide blued finish or is it something else? I'm not aware that the normal hot-dip bluing processes are particularly environmentally hazardous, just a caustic solution.

I've asked this same question a number of times. A number of people know that S&W changed their bluing process again but nobody seems to know exactly what they are doing. Anyway, the general consensus of opinion is that the "new and inproved" finish looks ok but other than that it generally stinks.

Bruce