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  • #1
    hermosabeach
    I need a LIFE!!
    • Feb 2009
    • 19393

    Blacking out iron sights

    I have kept a sharpie in my pistol bag for blacking out sights.

    Especially when teaching new gun owners with the white outlines, I make it black with sharpie.

    I know many rifle shooters use a carbide lighter to soot their front sight.


    Has anyone tried one of the Uber black paints?

    BLACK 4.0 - The blackest black paint in the known universe
    https://www.culturehustleusa.com/products/black-4-0
    Premium matt super-black acrylic paint of exceptional high-quality, coverage, and pigment depth. The world-famous blackest black by Stuart Semple is one of the best black paints on the market. Unmatched results for professional artists and creators. *Note: By adding this product to your cart you confirm that you are not Anish Kapoor...



    Wyle E Coyote could draw a tunnel with this stuff.

    Just not sure how it would hold up to use.




    Is anyone using a similar product?
    Rule 1- ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED

    Rule 2 -NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO DESTROY (including your hands and legs)

    Rule 3 -KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET

    Rule 4 -BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS BEYOND IT
    (thanks to Jeff Cooper)
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    • #2
      hermosabeach
      I need a LIFE!!
      • Feb 2009
      • 19393
      From link above

      After seven years in the making, it?s here. Black 4.0 is without a doubt the blackest black paint in the known universe. Born out of Stuart Semple?s obsession to share utterly unique art materials that elevate your art, here is a material that has never seen before by the human eye.

      When Stuart?s obsession came into contact with Anish Kapoor not letting people have Vantablack it led him down a black hole that has resulted in the release of Black 4.0.

      See for yourself. Once you?ve seen this Black you?ll never look back.





      https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=920Rh0KOado




      Last edited by hermosabeach; 01-23-2024, 10:25 PM.
      Rule 1- ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED

      Rule 2 -NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO DESTROY (including your hands and legs)

      Rule 3 -KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET

      Rule 4 -BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS BEYOND IT
      (thanks to Jeff Cooper)

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        • #3
          Tom-ADC
          Veteran Member
          • Apr 2010
          • 3614
          Many years ago we kept a carbide light in our box worked great was shooting 1911?s and High Standard Citation at the time, we?d also use a metal 35mm film can put a few pieces of carbide in punch small hole in lid, couple drops of water screw the lid on light the gas coming out blacken sights good to go, but this was done every match or practice.
          That 4.0 looks great.
          US Navy Retired, NRA Lifetime member. Member CRPA

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            • #4
              PM720
              Calguns.net Shooting Team
              • Apr 2010
              • 2156
              $269/liter? YIKES!

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                • #5
                  hermosabeach
                  I need a LIFE!!
                  • Feb 2009
                  • 19393
                  So in reading more, the uber black paints are a novelty....

                  They get rapidly destroyed by UV - peel, fade, blister... they cant survive outdoor.... adding a clear coat would defeat the black absorbing property....
                  Rule 1- ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED

                  Rule 2 -NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO DESTROY (including your hands and legs)

                  Rule 3 -KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET

                  Rule 4 -BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS BEYOND IT
                  (thanks to Jeff Cooper)

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                    • #6
                      DaveInOroValley
                      CGN/CGSSA Contributor
                      CGN Contributor
                      • Jan 2010
                      • 8967
                      Still like the old school carbide lamp blacking.

                      Creedmoor Sports, Inc. - Not Found
                      https://www.creedmoorsports.com/product/wr-super-smoker-sight-smoker/sights-and-sight-accessories
                      Shoot and Reload with the Pros! Creedmoor Sports has served the Precision Shooting Community for over 40 years in Centerfire, Small-bore, Air Rifle and Pistol Disciplines.
                      Last edited by DaveInOroValley; 01-25-2024, 11:34 AM.
                      NRA Life Member

                      Vet since 1978

                      "Don't bother me with facts, Son. I've already made up my mind." -Foghorn Leghorn

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                        • #7
                          hermosabeach
                          I need a LIFE!!
                          • Feb 2009
                          • 19393
                          perfect

                          Originally posted by DaveInOroValley
                          Still like the old school carbide lamp blacking.

                          https://www.creedmoorsports.com/prod...ht-accessories
                          ill pick one up
                          Rule 1- ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED

                          Rule 2 -NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO DESTROY (including your hands and legs)

                          Rule 3 -KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET

                          Rule 4 -BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS BEYOND IT
                          (thanks to Jeff Cooper)

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                            • #8
                              RandyD
                              Calguns Addict
                              • Jan 2009
                              • 6673
                              Originally posted by DaveInOroValley
                              Still like the old school carbide lamp blacking.

                              https://www.creedmoorsports.com/prod...ht-accessories
                              I will second this product and business. I bought my carbide lamp from Creedmoor Armory (it was Armory, not Sports, back then) in 1985, and it still works.
                              sigpic

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                                • #9
                                  smoothy8500
                                  Veteran Member
                                  • Sep 2009
                                  • 3846
                                  Nobody likes the "El-Cheapo" sight smoker by burning a plastic spoon anymore?....

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