12-31-2022, 01:29 PM
Zeneffect Wrote:So as a quick update, it appears no off the shelf paint will meet my needs. I'll be experimenting with musou black, clear coats, polyurethane, etc to make my own blend (I'm even thinking about how CA glue boils off and the surface it can leave) Product to be applied by preval throw away stuff. Trying to go no specialized equipment
Front sight post and peep rear sight going to get the first treatment before barrel as they are far easier to clean up if things go weird
If you are unsure what musuo black is, do you know what vanta black is? Musuo is darker supposedly. So much it's supposed to be the blackest black available with over 99% light absorption.
LR1955 had mentioned to me tapering the front sight so I only use one side.... with a complete silhouette with no visible reflection I think that this will be important as I will no longer be able to catch myself with an improper sight picture and make the correction.
ZE:
Yes, we would file the top of the front sight on the M-14 downwards towards the barrel a little so we didn't inadvertently use the barrel end of the sight instead of the receiver end when in neutral light conditions. Its effectiveness was hard to determine because it was so little but if the only part of the top of the front sight you can see is one single line, then your sight picture will be just that much more able to hold elevation.
Problem with AR's is a guy will adjust the front sight so if you file it, make sure it is set at a height you want first. The good thing about an AR front sight is they are cheap and relatively easy to install.
Since you want a black for the front sight, use some Birchwood Casey sight black or go out and buy one of those carbide sight blackening things. The carbide is a darker black but the carbide stuff is kind of a pain.
Take my word for it, if something better were available for blackening front sights, every guy shooting Service Rifle in High Power would be using it. Even if its effectiveness is no different than the carbide or Sight Black. So, if something is out there, look towards the High Power guys if any are still using irons. BTW, I carry a can of Sight Black for my iron sighted pistols and will hose down the front and rear sight before a stage.
I never noticed any difference in scores between carbide and sight black so opted for the Sight Black because it took less than ten seconds to get out of my kit and spray on the front sight. The little carbide burner has a bad habit of clogging or crapping out for no known reason.
Also, since the game you are playing doesn't seem to have a lot of restrictions on the firearm, I suggest you put a sun shade over your barrel. Ought to be easy to attach since you are using an A-2 rear. We liked to use a strip of exposed X Ray film but you can buy an elastic sun shade with hooks that ought to work fine. Just make sure it is short enough for your AR.
LR-55