MountainMan83
New member
Hi all!
On my sporterized Springfield 1903 the steel appears to have a beautiful hot tank blue at a glance (it does not retain its original finish mind you, this was a custom rifle built from individual parts). Although when I ran my light over it it appeared very brown, the receiver more than the barrel. The receiver is visibly brown when observed in any light, but the barrel appears black until you hold a light up to it. I guess my main question is...were the parts of this rifle hot tank blued and contained nickel making them brownish or just straight up browned?
I included photos of the receiver and barrel!
On my sporterized Springfield 1903 the steel appears to have a beautiful hot tank blue at a glance (it does not retain its original finish mind you, this was a custom rifle built from individual parts). Although when I ran my light over it it appeared very brown, the receiver more than the barrel. The receiver is visibly brown when observed in any light, but the barrel appears black until you hold a light up to it. I guess my main question is...were the parts of this rifle hot tank blued and contained nickel making them brownish or just straight up browned?
I included photos of the receiver and barrel!