I got my rifle back from Birdsong yesterday. They had it for 2 months and it looks really nice. Here are some before and after pics. No more 'stainless steel glare'...

The quality of work is remarkable. The finish is without blemish and their customer service is outstanding. My only complaint...I was told a month turnaround, but they told me that they had a lot of military contract stuff come in while mine was in the process, so it took back burner. I am happy with it though...well worth the wait.

If anyone's interested, these guys do most of the work for the FBI, Military spec ops and a few other acronyms...http://www.black-t.com/

Before:

After:

TBird,

They don't do bluing, they have a proprietary coating method, which essentially, bonds to the medal on a molecular level. That's almost verbatim what I was told when I first called them. Seems that Mr. Birdsong was a chemical engineer and saw a need for coatings which inhibited corrosion. The weird thing about the compound on the rifle, it's clear. There are no dyes in the chemical. Don't ask me how it turns the metal black, or green, or desert tan...I couldn't tell you.

LRanger,

I was told by the company that lubrication on coated areas was no longer required. Still, I'll add a drop or two here and there, just for gits and shiggles. The bolt runs just as smoothly as it always has...I'm impressed by the work.

There are 3 primary colors:

Black-T and it's variations of OD Green, Desert Tan and Dark Earth Brown.

As I stated earlier, according to the literature I received from them, their major contracts are with the FBI, Delta Force, Navy SeALS, other branches of the US Military and many, many Police Dept.s around the nation.

For less than 2 Benjamins...you can't beat it.