New-to-me Target Grey 4" GP100This is a discussion on New-to-me Target Grey 4" GP100 within the Ruger Double Action forums, part of the Pistol & Revolver Forum category; Not certain, but this gray finish may be created using a ferric chloride bath on the stainless steel...
I'm thinking about experimenting with this after ...
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March 13th, 2010, 04:24 AM
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Not certain, but this gray finish may be created using a ferric chloride bath on the stainless steel...
I'm thinking about experimenting with this after the weather warms up this spring.
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March 13th, 2010, 05:07 AM
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I like that grey
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March 13th, 2010, 06:10 AM
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I really like the target grey finish on the guns too. I have a 22 mag target rifle that has a laminate stock and target grey finish. It is very attractive and I just wish they would offer it on more of their guns.
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March 13th, 2010, 08:46 AM
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March 13th, 2010, 02:28 PM
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Yes, but not an applied finish: American Handgunner 2002, John Taffin: Quote:
The .454 and also the .480 Super Redhawks are the same size and shape as the .44 Magnum version. However, the latter boasts a typical stainless finish while the .454 and .480 versions are a sort of grayish green that The Old Man's marketing people decided to call "Target Grey." Why they misspelled "gray" is anyone's guess.
It turns out that "Target Grey" is simply the color that occurs when the steel parts of the Super Redhawk are tumbled in industrial tumblers. "Tumbled Gray" might have been more accurate.
| The Target Gray guns are tumbled in a fine tumbler media that produces a very smooth exterior and this Gray color. Their finish is much smoother than the typical brushed stainless look of the Ruger stainless guns, though this is a stainless steel and from all reports is as or more corrosion resistant than the typical stainless steel.
Last edited by rantingredneck; March 13th, 2010 at 02:39 PM.
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March 13th, 2010, 03:09 PM
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The Target Grey finish makes me wonder if this finish has some sort of acid treatment? But I really like the Target Grey Finish!!!!
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July 10th, 2012, 07:34 AM
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July 10th, 2012, 07:38 AM
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Very practical finish, too - lower glare and shine than regular stainless.
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July 10th, 2012, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by rantingredneck  Was a limited edition/distributors exclusive model. Not sure how many were made. There was also a 5" model made in this finish one year for Davidson's (or maybe Lipsey's?) | Lipsey's, 1017 made. Ruger GP100 4" 357 Magnum Target Grey | |
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July 10th, 2012, 07:48 AM
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NICE, love the target gray..
never saw it before...
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July 10th, 2012, 07:53 AM
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Nice addition
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August 2nd, 2012, 03:59 AM
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I hope they make more of these some day.
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August 3rd, 2012, 05:40 PM
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Is the finish the same or just similar to the Wiley Clapp GP100? Looks an awful lot alike but then it's sometimes hard to tell from pictures. Had a hard time capturing the "grayness" of my WC GP100. Camera flash kept washing out the gray and photos looked like dull SS.
(Miss Kitty can't wait to get her paws on a Ruger of her own)
Last edited by Waveform; August 3rd, 2012 at 06:27 PM.
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August 3rd, 2012, 05:51 PM
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#29 | | Sr. Exec. Button Monkey
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That's sharp!
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August 3rd, 2012, 07:56 PM
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Love the grey color...congrats!
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