Daveo26 Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Why don't manufacturers make shotguns from stainless? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveo26 Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 http://www.flodman.com/press/flodman_guns.pdf Oh they do How come this none rusting wonder metal is not more extensivly used? Me and a friend saw a bloke shooting a really old Browning A5 today and it had NO bluing left anywhere, my friend thought it was stainless but obviously it was not. But it did prompt the question, why not? Is it a cost thing, harder to machine or impossible to blue? Any engineers in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfletch Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Some do use SS Ruger red label 12 ga o/u stainless steel, chambers 2 3/4 or 3 in shells, synthetic black stock, 5 chokes, with box & papers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickmep Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 my bergslagbossan pump is made from stainless steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spara Dritto Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 It's on a personal level for me, they look disgusting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowen20 Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Surprisingly they don't look bad at all not what I thought they would look like. I just thought they would look a a bit stupid but they dont. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy H Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Mossberg did an 8 shot pump in stainless that was originally made for the us coast guard , There are only a few floatin around in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breastman Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Benelli do a few 'mariner' versions which are 'stainless' (they still rust if you don't look after them! ) but personally i'm not a fan, what with not being a pimp and all Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Hatsan do a 'marine' version of the Escort, hard to imagine it being S/Steel though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Hatsan do a 'marine' version of the Escort, hard to imagine it being S/Steel though Probably painted with silver hammerite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Mossberg did an 8 shot pump in stainless that was originally made for the us coast guard , There are only a few floatin around in the UK. I have seen a pump which was black synth stock and forend but silver action barrels....a guy was shooting sporting clays with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Marrzochi used to do a stainless one too I think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy H Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 I have seen a pump which was black synth stock and forend but silver action barrels....a guy was shooting sporting clays with it! That's the mozzy 500ss there is one in my club with one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 (edited) http://www.fabbri.it/ mmmm nice! Fabbri over-and-under The firm of Fabbri, developed by design ge-nius Ivo Fabbri (who also had a hand in the development of the Perazzi gun), and now run by his son Tulio, has the distinction of producing one of the world?s most expensive and admired guns (prices begin at around £80,000 without engraving). Fabbri is a great innovator when it comes to hi-tech manufacture and makes no secret of the fact that its very pricey wares are predominantly machine-made. But it has turned the use of machinery into an art in itself (as Purdey is now doing). Fabbri is especially popular in the US, where the firm has become famous not only for game- but for its #### guns as well. Fabbri produces some shotguns entirely fabricated of stainless steel; titanium also features in a few of its fabulous creations. The firm has made a few side-by-sides but it is best known for exquisitely machined over-and-unders. These incorporate many innovations, such as diamond-coated sears in the locks and barrels that are superbly true and brought together with minimum stress by non-traditional methods. In mechanical function principle, though, they resemble London over-and-under guns (as do those of most other premier league Italian makers such as Piotti, Desenzani, Bosis and Bertuzzi). The second-hand value of Fabbris remains high and the firm's order books are full. Unlike some very expensive guns, Fabbris have a reputation for reliability, with many guns made 30 or more years ago still in regular hard use. I have no great experience of these guns so I will not suggest a potential specification, but many of the people whose opinion I value tell me that Fabbris are truly extraordinary, a gunmaking triumph. My decorative preference, I suspect, would probably be for the very tightest scroll that is on offer at the Creative Arts studio, the engraving firm in Gardone that most top Italian makers use (under the direction of Cesare Giovannelli, it has also been responsible for developing the machine- and laser-engraving processes adopted by middle-market manufacturers). Edited April 27, 2011 by utectok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveo26 Posted May 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Titanium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Titanium? Seems you'll want one of these then! http://www.flodman.com/press/flodman_guns.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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