I know about the scope getting blackened from my 54. I use the facrtory shroud all the time which reduces it a lot. I also take the time to place a bit of 3M clear duck tape on the under side of the scope.
Maybe I should go a new inline route.
I think this is a good looker and I could also have fun with a lawyer in court fighting that smokeless powder was the FIRST black powder subsitute so is legal in Michigan. Which it isn't by the book now.

Al