mmmmm toxic. I can just see the geen/blue sparkly flame.
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Dip a Q-Tip in grease or oil and light it to smoke your sights
I just fold mine down and use the Aimpoint.:D
I will try the soot(spelling?) methed first. Thanks to all.
They didn't have Styrofoam when I started. The first plastic container I remember was a Clorox jug. We would set them on fire and bomb ant beds with them. I can hear it now...zip-zip-zip! We would also fry them with a magnifying glass. The ants didn't like us much. GH
I learned it from a very old school (M1 Garand) Service Rifle competitor before ARs displaced M14s at the game. He kept several Q-Tips and a pot of grease in his kit just for that purpose. I believe he said when he was still wet behind the ears, he learned it from a competitor who started with an '03
Never had a rear sight need it, but I'll rattle can the front with flat black every so often.
I have used a sharpie permanent marker for this purpose. You want the one that clings to any clean surface and tends to stay. Not all markers are created equal, cheap markers don't work as well and don't last long. The marker works great for coloring in nicks, scratches, and dings too.
Blacken it with a cigarette lighter.....or flat black engine block paint ;)