I have tried. I had a silver VXIII 2.5-8 X 36 on a Tikka T-3. It was an o.k. match (somewhat lighter) but looked pretty good actually. I also had a gunmetal grey VXIII on a Remington model 7. It did not match perfectly, but still looked o.k. I still prefer black scopes though. I just tried the silver ones to see.