Blueing or Browning

[Hesp]

I'm working on a Lyman Great Plains 54 cal percussion rifle kit. After looking on line I see the finished rifle from Lyman comes blued. I have some browning liquid ordered & coming. This rifle is strictly to be a hunting rifle.. Will browning in any way detract from the overall appeal or value of the finished rifle?

 

[Rifleman1776]

If strictly for hunting either will not affect value. Otherwise, your choice.

 

[tenngun]

I THINK brown looks nicer.
Blue is older then guns and chemical blue was used commonly in the general time frame of a GPR
Browning was also common, while guns left in the white was going out of style.
The only advantage of one over the other is what you like best
Many old guns are brown, but that’s an artifact of their age.
That makes us think brown looks right, when many of the brown guns were blue at one time.

 

[Hesp]

Interesting info. All new to me . Thanks.

 

[Dale Lilly]

Brown ... and brown ... and brown; then brown it.. Polecat

 

[pwbsmokey]

You can use the browning solution to blue. Boiling water will convert the brown to blue

 

[Mtman725]

I did a GPR in 50 in brown it came out nice. Brown.

 

[Eterry]

You can use the browning solution to blue. Boiling water will convert the brown to blue

I finally, after much wailing and knashing of teeth, decided to brown my Early Lancaster. The thought was I could always boil it to bring it the blue if I decided to.

 

[Dale Lilly]

Here is my recently completed GPR in Brown. Polecat

 

[Hesp]

Well, I kind of decided totry & match this brown that just walked by the house.

 

[Hesp]

Here is my recently completed GPR in Brown. Polecat

I love it . Can't wait to finish mine. Probably a month or so. Thats OK as the elk/deer season, is months away.

 

[Dale Lilly]

I love it . Can't wait to finish mine. Probably a month or so. Thats OK as the elk/deer season, is months away.

I use Laurel Mountain Forge Browner and Degreaser. Very easy by following directions. Dale

 

[Hesp]

I have Mountain Forge on order & has been shipped.

 

[frankie]

I THINK brown looks nicer.
Blue is older then guns and chemical blue was used commonly in the general time frame of a GPR
Browning was also common, while guns left in the white was going out of style.
The only advantage of one over the other is what you like best
Many old guns are brown, but that’s an artifact of their age.
That makes us think brown looks right, when many of the brown guns were blue at one time.

agree

 

[dr.beav]

You better look at that bluing again for I don't think it is bluing at all -- I think it is that darn new Cerkote (sp) stuff that everyone thinks is so great these days -- which I just hate!!! I don't know if you can get that darn stuff off inorder to brown it.

 

[Tom Compton]

Brown

 

[thehawkendoctor]

I use Doc Hawkins Acids and carding wheels from Flea bay

 

[gabedard]

I have done both - prefer brown

 

[Ragged Edge]

Well, I kind of decided totry & match this brown that just walked by the house. View attachment 118226

The front or the back?

 

[Rifleman1776]

I did a GPR in 50 in brown it came out nice. Brown.

I browned a TC 'hawken' blued barrel. No problems, looks good.