Matte finish on stainless?

[pocat]

Hello everyone. This is my first post on this great forum. I've been "lurking" around here for a couple of days and finally decided to join in. Looks like a lot of pros here. I'll have alot of questions in my following visits here, and I'll try to help contribute any advice I can.

My first question is this:

I have a Savage rifle chambered in .308 Win. It has a heavy, fluted stainless steel target barrel. I recently installed a camo stock and the shiny stainless barrel and bolt handle kind of defeats the whole purpose.
Is there any kind of treatment I can put on myself to give it a dull, matte finish, or is this something I need to have done professionally? Thanks.

[This message has been edited by pocat (edited October 01, 2000).]

 

[George Stringer]

Pocat, you can have it bead blasted. That will soften the glare. You could also have it tefloned but that is a matte black finish. George

 

[Wallew]

Contact Rocky Mountain Arms for a 'green/black/grey' camo style finish. They used to do this for about $25 more than the standard matte black finish. They are located in Longmont, Colorado. Go to www.bearcoat.com. Hope that helps.

 

[Dangus]

Another good option that many shooters overlook is the enamel paint that is used for painting steel chimney pipe. It's dusty, flat black, and it withstands a ton of heat and abuse.

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[pocat]

Enamel steel chimney paint.

Right up the alley of a do-it-yourselfer!

Thanks.