My Staghorn Magnumis nickel and after years of cleaning it is not real pretty. Some stains and small dots for some reason. Must be the solvent I use. Now a Staghorn would be legal for you. It is easy to clean. And very accurate. Also I bought mine for $89.00 new. The old technology was not replaced because it did not work well, it was replaced because they had to make a bigger better so the people would open their wallets and buy another rifle. You want a great open breech conical shooter, get a White Rifle. It will throw conicals out there with tremendous accuracy, and is easy to clean as well....