Originally Posted by liquidorange

i think we all know blueing is a chemical reaction by now.its very poor at protecting a guns finish.parkerizing is a step up.home brew cold blueing cant get deep enough to last on a gun.have you every popped a set of your rings off to see what rust and crud lives under? i highly doubt if youve exposed steel lapping rings and cold blued those rings after even a day or2 of hunting in rain there would be rust issues unless well oiled and cared for. i dont oil anything but bores. i have my guns tefloned being i gun hunt some 2 months out of the year . cheapo aluminum rings on an aluminum scope body is gonna conform somehow i guess.