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bmumford 05-29-2009 02:55 PM

Leupold VX-3 Silver vs. Gun Metal Gray for Savage 116
 
I recently purchased a Savage 116 Weather Warrior in .30-06 with an Accustock. I have a Nikon Buckmaster to put on it, but I'd rather mount a Leupold VX-3 eventually. I'd also like it to have a silver finish for a change (though matte looks good too, of course—don’t get me wrong).

I know I'll never match a scope perfectly to a stainless steel barrel/action [but that's okay, a blued barrel never perfectly matches a black stock either (which usually looks more charcoal-gray than black IMO)].

Anyway, I want to know if anyone has ever tried matching either a silver or gun-metal-gray Leupold scope to a stainless steel bolt-action rifle.

If not, do you have an opinion either way (besides telling me to get a matte finish)? If not stainless, what is the gunmetal supposed to match up with anyway?


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