Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 10:56 am
TOM! You just HAD to go and spoil my plans! I was thinking of rust proofing by just Pi....g all over it. Lost cost 'solution'!:Dtom_k/mo wrote:Yes, urine was used in a number of the original browning formulations. Most of the browning chemicals today utilize a nitric acid. I don't think that browning would be a good option for the tubes. I've got a number of muzzleloader rifles and pistols with browned barrels, one is a very fine browning which can and will rub off to bright steel with handling, and some are more deeply browned, which leaves a more "textured" surface, which would definitely not be conducive to sliding a headstock along...