Ruger adds copper, blue PVD slides to RXM lineup at $579

Ruger has run out of frame colors to offer on the RXM, so it's moving to the slide, rolling out six new models with copper and blue PVD finishes that TheFirearmBlog covers in detail.

Key points

• Finish: PVD (physical vapor deposition) bakes on a hard, thin coating rather than paint, giving the copper slide a warm bronze look and the blue slide a deep custom-shop finish, per TheFirearmBlog.
• Same gun underneath: The RXM keeps its removable serialized stainless steel Fire Control Insert, Gen 3-pattern compatibility, and Magpul Enhanced Handgun Grip with flared mag well and undercut trigger guard.
• Optics and sights: The slide accepts RMR, DPP, and RMSc footprints with no plate, and ships with co-witness steel sights including a tritium front.
• Models: Six SKUs cover copper and blue PVD plus black variants in 15+1 and 17+1 configurations, with 4-inch and 4.5-inch barrel options.
• Pricing: All run $579 MSRP, which sits $40 above the base black 4-inch RXM and $20 below the black 4.5-inch model, according to the source.

Quick take

This is a cosmetic update, not a mechanical one, and TheFirearmBlog treats it that way. If you like the RXM already, a flashier slide for modest money is an easy call. If you don't care about finish, the black guns still do the same job for less.

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