One advantage to the SS slide is it doesn't show the holster wear on the slide like blued guns do.

After 3 steady years of carrying this gun & in & out of a leather holster, the front edge of the slide is just a bit polished.

The black version does have a Melonited (nitrided) slide so it may be quite a bit better than blue in that respect..........Melonite is pretty tough stuff.

MM