I bought a used, beat up, side by side 16 gauge Stevens 311 a few years ago and re-did the barrel. I would have preferred to rust blue the barrel but I was worried about all the nooks and crannies between the ribs and if I rust blued there might be trapped water from boiling that would later cause rust. So...I browned the barrel. This was a rust brown using Laurel Mountain Forge browning solution. It looks okay but I always wished I had blued it.
Some guy told me I could lightly sand (#320) the browning and boil it and get a rust blue and not to worry about the trapped water.
Any thoughts or advise? Thanks.
Some guy told me I could lightly sand (#320) the browning and boil it and get a rust blue and not to worry about the trapped water.
Any thoughts or advise? Thanks.