ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bright Gun Metal is a little lighter, more saturated than Iron Hands Steel.
Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Bright Gun Metal is a little lighter, more saturated than Iron Hands Steel.
The same difference applies the other way round: Iron Hands Steel is a little darker, more muted.
ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.
See Iron Hands Steel on the colour wheel See Bright Gun Metal on the colour wheel
All matches: Iron Hands Steel equivalents · Bright Gun Metal equivalents