Craig,

I really appreciated the info contained in your posts about the Rowland on the thread Hank posted. Lots of good information there. (Thanks again, Hank)Wasn't having any luck finding a stainless locally, so I went ahead and got a Remington R1, standard, blued.

I do know, having carried a .45acp daily for quite a few years, that when the stainless first came out there was quite a problem with 'gualling'(lots of friction on the rails to the point of almost non-functioning)and unless you kept the rails, barrel hood and locking lugs heavily lubed, the early stainless were not reliable. Could be that's what Clark is thinking. Just a guess.

Anyway, appreciate all the info and help.