If you are really concerned about spooking game, you could also oxide blast the barrel with #120. It creates a dead flat gray surface that isn't as pretty as bead blasting, but has zero reflection. It is sometimes referred to as "French Gray" by the firearms refinishers.

Functionally, stainless barrels will resist accuracy loss due to throat erosion better than chrome moly barrels; and are thus a better choice for overbore calibers. On the down side, they can be messed up a lot quicker by the cleaning process if your cleaning methods are bush league. You need a bore guide and a quality one piece cleaning rod as well as properly fitted jags. The K-Mart Hoppe's gun cleaning kits will ruin a good stainless barrel.