mitch21
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I think soot from a match works,if its Good enough for Sgt York it has to be OK,
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Sight blackening
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marflow
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well it is easy small artists paint brush and rattle can black
spray in container and the rest should be easy to understand
flat black
spray in container and the rest should be easy to understand
flat black
Dan giliballs
Member Extraordinaire
Give it a squirt of Krylon
Back in the day, no self respecting Practical pistol shooter was without a can of Birchwood Casey’s Sight black in their range bag.
It’s still available and whilst temporary, a light dusting prior to any match cards being shot will enhance any permanent coating and give a truly flat black front sight.
To the OP, thanks for posting this, it has brought back some great memories
It’s still available and whilst temporary, a light dusting prior to any match cards being shot will enhance any permanent coating and give a truly flat black front sight.
To the OP, thanks for posting this, it has brought back some great memories
I don’t think it’ll work, as the vht paint I have seen and used, mostly dry as a midway between matt and satin
I have used soot from an acetylene burner with great effect up until now. But it’s pretty inconvenient. I have some of the earlier recommended Maxx darth blackest black on the way. It looks very flat matt, with minimum glare -pretty promisingBack in the day, no self respecting Practical pistol shooter was without a can of Birchwood Casey’s Sight black in their range bag.
It’s still available and whilst temporary, a light dusting prior to any match cards being shot will enhance any permanent coating and give a truly flat black front sight.
To the OP, thanks for posting this, it has brought back some great memories
Doesn’t work unfortunately. While it may look very matt black, it reflects to much and becomes almost grey in the sunlight
Sadly does not work, it does not dry matt enough to get a crisp sight picture outside in the sun
I already use soot, but my problem is I am pretty clumsy -so I am looking for a more permanent (or more smudgeproof) solution. It might sound silly, but it bugs me and I have become rather fixated on fixing my “problem”I think soot from a match works,if its Good enough for Sgt York it has to be OK,
Is it something you have used yourself? Correct me if I am wrong, but when I think of graphite -I see something almost grey. And with a fine lustre. And not something deep black and not reflective?