Do they vary by company, or are they pretty standard across the board?
There's a couple of guns I have my eye on for my eventual 1911 purchase, and the contrast of parkerized frame and slide with a shiny stainless barrel and bushing looks stunning.
For example:
(That one has an aluminum frame, but just used as an example, the one I'm looking at is a Loaded with a steel frame, if that makes any difference).
Though i see galleries of pictures of these things, some look like they hold up quite well, some have a lot of marks on them. I'm not going to cry if it wears a little bit, but I don't want it to look beat to death either. And this gun would be a range gun, not ever holstered or carried (can't do that unfortunately). Though I do sometimes get sweaty hands. :whistling:
In your experience has parkerized stood the test of time?
There's a couple of guns I have my eye on for my eventual 1911 purchase, and the contrast of parkerized frame and slide with a shiny stainless barrel and bushing looks stunning.
For example:
(That one has an aluminum frame, but just used as an example, the one I'm looking at is a Loaded with a steel frame, if that makes any difference).
Though i see galleries of pictures of these things, some look like they hold up quite well, some have a lot of marks on them. I'm not going to cry if it wears a little bit, but I don't want it to look beat to death either. And this gun would be a range gun, not ever holstered or carried (can't do that unfortunately). Though I do sometimes get sweaty hands. :whistling:
In your experience has parkerized stood the test of time?