My Ruger P95 is turning purple

**jcrowell72** · June 24th, 2015, 06:45 PM

Not sure if there are any other posts about this, but I thought I'd put one out there...

Has anyone else experienced their Ruger's slide turn purple? I've read it has something to do with the metallurgy...

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**borekfk** · June 24th, 2015, 06:49 PM

From what I've heard it's because of the metals they use to cast their components mixed with the chemicals they use for bluing. A lot of older Ruger rifles and handguns will have this. Some like it, some hate it, and some don't mind either way.

**bogey1** · June 24th, 2015, 06:58 PM

I like it.

**ckellyme3** · June 24th, 2015, 07:25 PM

Your P95 is coming out of the closet.

**bogey1** · June 24th, 2015, 08:01 PM

My x desert eagle did that. It was a 80s gun.

Not mine but heres an example.. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=489947266

**MT1** · June 24th, 2015, 08:07 PM

Sounds to me like it's having an identity crisis

**jcrowell72** · June 24th, 2015, 08:09 PM

I don't necessarily mind it, just find it a little odd.

**DucatiRon** · June 24th, 2015, 09:30 PM

A lot of older Dan Wesson revolver frames do that also. I have one that has done it. We call it Barneying. (as in the purple dinosaur that was a kids show a few years back)

**ethangsmith** · June 24th, 2015, 09:46 PM

My FEG PA-63 has VERY purple bluing on the frame. I had a P95, which I bought new, and it had a purple tint to the slide as well. I was told it is a reaction of the bluing to certain metals or contaminated bluing.

**bigandy1966** · June 25th, 2015, 08:15 AM

STOP!! Stop shooting it. Its broken bluing condition and you can actually go blind from sunlight haze reflection. so stop shooting it and sell it to me.