My hunch is that it would actually be a nickel plate, rather than stainless. I have a Traditions Pursuit LT West (washington legal), it is sliver in color, but not stainless. I absolutely love mine and it shoots REALLY well with Hornady XTP 300 grain Magnum bullets, in Traditions sabots, with 100 grains of Triple 7 FFF. Easy to clean and fun to shoot...