250 year old "looking" barrel finish.

[Mike Brooks]

Why would you want it to look 250 yr's old?? I could understand 5 or 10  but 250 yrs old from the past would have been a pile of rust.

I have guns that old and older , none of them are a pile of rust.....
 I also have guns that are 5 to 10 years old that look brand new.

[bob in the woods]

Take it on a 10 day moose hunting trip into the northern wilderness.  Days in a wet canoe, sleet, rain, snow, fish slime, moose blood, wood smoke, and a wee dram .  It won't be difficult to take the "new" off it.

[long carabine]

Plug the barrel and slap on some Naval Jelly. Let it sit a while then rinse and oil. It will look used.

[Pete G.]

A manure spreader ?? I thought politics were forbidden on the forum...

[halfstock]

Mike: I thought we were talking about what a firearm would look like in the 1700's or 1800's, if that arm was used at that time 10 yrs would put all of the patina on a barrel that you could ask for. 250 yrs would put quite a bit more than would be desirable for a using arm.

[LehighBrad]

Well the mustard trick worked flawlessly!!! My barrels finish turned out just as I wanted it too!!! Last Saturday evening I degreased it real good. Then dabbed on a thick coating of just plain old French's yellow mustard with a cotton ball. By Sunday evening the barrel looked as though it had been evenly and heavily browned. I then took an old paint scraper and scraped off all the excess mustard residue off of all the flats. I then greased up the whole barrel with bore butter and proceeded the rub back it's finish using #0000 steel wool and a green scotchbrite pad. My barrel now has a nice dull grayish color with darker gray and blackish splotches all over it!! PERFECT....in my humble opinion. Thanks for all the help and advice once again guys!!! One unexpected side effect though  Everytime I shoulder her and look down the sights....I get a hankerin' for a ballpark frank!!

[Leatherbelly]

...and what do you do to your moccasins and the rest of your outfit to match your rifle?

Coat them in mustard too,silly!lmao!

[mjm46@bellsouth.net]

Bovine urine and Jack Daniels - hahahahahahahaha!

I prefer my Jack Daniels unencumbered thank you.

[Old Ford2]

Bovine urine and Jack Daniels - hahahahahahahaha!

I prefer my Jack Daniels unencumbered thank you.

Other than the container,  how do you tell the difference?
Old Ford

[axelp]

I have a gun that was "aged" artificially and then the rest were aged just by a couple years of use. The artificial aged gun was done quite skillfully (not by me), but not overly aggressive either. I have decided that I prefer the aging that I got by use better than artificially. It just "feels" correct to me... I think the reason is, I know every ding and dull spot and can recall the days in the woods when it was put there. The artificially aged gun has never felt truly like my gun---kind of like I borrowed it.. I still love the gun, and it looks great.... wierd huh?

K

[Leatherbelly]

Bovine urine and Jack Daniels - hahahahahahahaha!

I prefer my Jack Daniels unencumbered thank you.

Other than the container,  how do you tell the difference?
Old Ford

The one with the most putrid smell and rancid taste won't be the bovine devine! 

[Dr. Tim-Boone]

Leatherbelly, Don't they call that stuff Canadian Whiskey??   

[greybeard]

Leatherbelly, Don't they call that stuff Canadian Whiskey??   

Canadian whiskey is good. Why else would W.C.Fields always take a Canadian Club when he went golfing. LOL Bob