I think you might be referring to a rifle that I have setup in a similiar (or same way). As you can see, the Leupold rings are stainless, only because they were selling cheaper than the matte one' s at Wal-Mart.

At first, I thought it looked tacky, but I' ve grown used to it. But I' m glad that I settled on the matte-finished Leupold scope than getting the silver finish that I had originally planned.
And here is how she shoots.[8D]