thanx guys...maybe i will just use a bottled formula and redo it when it needs redone? the PLUM brown sounds kinda nice...ive actually NEVER seen a REAL browned barrel in person so i dont know what to expect...but heard its basically a controlled rust...i found a few formulas online and they call for small parts of stuff that i probably cant get a hold of...and only small parts of the stuff...so id have a bunch of chemicals laying around when i was done...a bottle sounds like the way to go....hows the PLUM brown last?? 30yrs sure is a longgggggg time lol....even if i had to redo it every couple years that aint all bad....just want to have it finished and looking good...but like my Brass Black...it wears kinda quickly and i am done using it.....looks DANG good when its first done but after using the rilfe it wears off...i dont want my browning to wear or anything...

anyone ever see a barrel coated in bronze it looks like?? my buddy has a 45cal tc and i think its bronze..its almost a gold color? it sat in a wet flooded basement for a while but it still shoots! the barrel has almost a gold coating?? whats that or was that someone just trying to fix it or something??just curious...