Muzzle Brown

[Bob Rearley]

It seems that most building references I read say not to brown the muzzle, however I know of some who do.  I would think that the brown would wear off after a while anyway.  Should I or should I not?                     
Bob

[David Rase]

Bob,   I don't put any solution on the muzzle when I am bluing or browning for fear that it will get onto the rifling.  Once the barrel is blued or browned I polish the muzzle back to bright.   Right or wrong that is how I do it.
DMR

[smallpatch]

ME TOO!

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

When I drive the hardwood peg into the bore, sometimes it "spreads" a little, which gives an uneven finish on the muzzle...so I polish it off.   But sometimes, the peg simply fills the crown, and then I get a nice even brown on the muzzle too.   

[Bob Rearley]

Thanks guys.  I'll leave her polished.

[ironwolf]

  I do the wooden peg thing too.  That's how my Dad does barrels to boil in the slow rust blueing process.
  The pegs in each end make good handles to keep the fingerprints off that nice white metal.