ok guys...im seriously thinking about my next purchase.....though itll be a year and a half give or take till i am ready to start doing anything i want to make sure i can handle the job BEFORE i order it and find out i have raw metal that i cant do anything with....so i wanted to know if anyone browned their own metal?? i tried searching....came up with about nothing useful....found a few products that are supposed to brown metal...and one recipe..just dont know how the products or recipe would work or anything...just doing a little research...as soon as i hear from my school loan company i will know for sure weather or not i can place my order or not....just trying to get things in order so when i know i can order i can order and get on the waiting list...so how hard is it? something i can handle? what did you use?? i want to take my time on this gun and do it right and have it look good for what it will be and will be used for..im not after anything reaaaaaaally fancy as in curly maple or the like...or highly polished brass and metal or anything.....i rather keep the gun low profile.....its going to take alot of use...more then any other gun i own im sure...but i still want to finish it myself and have it look good...i just rather ding up a plain piece of maple opposed to a beautiful expensive piece of grade a curly maple on a gun with all the bells and whistles.....any help?? thanx guys.....just want to get things in line and make sure i can handle the job before i commit to it all....