Blueing Methods Re: Sanity Check

[swecology]

Hi!

Santa was kind to me, and put a Lyman GPR .50 cal kit under my tree!  Hee, Hee!!!

With my sandpapers, emery cloth and Dremel in hand, I think I just about have the inletting finished- except when I assemble the barrel to the tang in the stock, the tang lifts up in the back a bit ().

After I get the castings for the butt plate, end cap and trigger guard polished up, I figure that I'll blue it instead of browning it.  I'm not that traditional, and I want to put a Lyman 57GPR sight on the back of it - the blue (hopefully) will match the sight and the wedge pins.  Also, the end cap is pinned on, and I don't want to disturb the installation to remove it for browning (i.e. heating the endcap to 200+ deg. F. with a torch or oven) or accidentally set the stock on fire with a torch.

My question is, is there a better blueing method/product than what Birchwood/Casey provides?  What would you suggest?

So far, this is a blast!

Thanks,

Matt

[clodbuster]

If you want to brown, it's easy enough to remove blue from a few parts with blue remover.  I've had the best luck with cold browning chemicals.  Many are available so I won't recommend one I use cause you probably couldn't find it anyway.  I like the plum browning color the best but its too hard to get it even.  Good luck