Quote Originally Posted by Craig-P View Post
There is absolutely no difference, it's just terminology. Why not call MidCounties, ask the same question and educate yourself?
I’m all for education Craig, knowledge is King and it’s amazing what you find out by calling people and asking!

One is traditional blueing and is more labour intensive to create. It is used particularly where people want both a traditional blued finish which is more durable than chemical blacking and creates much less stress on soldered joints for example in shotguns. It is also more expensive to do well compared to chemical blacking which seemingly is a cheaper process to do.

I will bear it mind getting an air rifle chemically blacked in the future if the need arises for an air rifle if the original finish was blacked in the first instance. I’ve seen some photos of Mud Counties blacking and I thought it was excellent 👍🏼