Polished brass

Hi,

I know 'zip' about rifles but a couple of comments that might be useful. First, I've never found a paint that can mimic polished brass and I've tried a number but not Design Master. You might try gold leaf (available in arts/crafts stores) and burnish it on the finished wood; 2nd, you could get get gold trim Monokote at a model shop and iron it on - it looks like polished brass; and, ditto for gold mylar like in mylar baloons; and, last, you could try brass  "Rub'n'Buff"  and use enough coats to get the gloss you want. With a well sealed finish on the wood and enough coats/effort with Rub'n'Buff you can get a reasonable finish. Don't know about the patina though.