I’m planning to bead blast my first stainless barreled action. I plan to use 170-325 glass beads. My receiver has some engraving as well as the caliber engraving on the barrel. The receiver engraving is fairly deep however the caliber engraving is pretty shallow and light. Does anyone have advice on how to protect the engraving or isn’t it an issue with glass beads?

Also I am looking for a slightly darker grey finish sort of like the ruger Hawkeye stainless finish. From what I read the finer the beads the darker or flatter the finish. This seems opposite of what I would have expected. Anyone with experience on this as well or suggestions to achieve this finish please weigh in.
Thanks

Last edited by Foster; 02/07/21.