Browning Rear Sight

[Sheppsan]

Building my first kit with a traditional fixed sight and am wondering if I should brown the rear sight, and, if so, should I brown in separate or in place. If browning is not recommended, what do you guys do with the rear sight?

Thanks, Dale

 

[user 48679]

Your choice, finished separately.....

 

[Phil Coffins]

Separate for finish allows all surfaces to be treated and avoids the parting lines from not getting the color the same.

 

[Vaino]

A none shiny surface is best for a rear sight....I always brown them if the other steel parts are also browned. Or it could be blued.....Fred

 

[Sheppsan]

Appreciate the suggestions. Thanks...

 

[tenngun]

I always brown barrel with sight on.

 

[necchi]

I never brown the barrel with the sight on.

 

[user 34300]

For all small parts, screws sights and such I blacken them. Polish as usual. Heat with a propane torch until you get a faint red glow in shop light, then submerge in canola oil. You will get a deep blue black that is durable. It is not cooked on burned oil.

 

[Vaino]

Browning the bbl w/ the sight {s} installed really puts an obstruction on 3 bbl flats. Instead of a straight run down w/ a patch slightly saturated w/ solution, one has to work around the sights. I think the areas around the sights slows down the browning and more than likely aren't browned as well. Why complicate what should be an easy task?......Fred