What rusting solution do you plan to use? My very first attempt 25 years ago was rebluing a rusty old H&R 922 revolver. I hand polished it down to a near mirror finish ending with crocus cloth. I used a home brew formula from Angiers, the 1873 Ordnance Formula, as I recall. I should have cut the solution more with distilled water, or shortened my rusting times, because I ended up with a pleasing blue-black matte finish that was not what I really wanted... a little too much "bite". I learned a lot from that experience, and I'm still learning.

Voting for anti-gun Democrats is dumber than giving treats to a dog that shits on a Persian Rug