Hunting Washington Forum
Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: huntnfmly on February 02, 2013, 08:38:39 AM
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Just wondering what everybodies opinion or experience with deer being spooked with stainless? I have one blued muzzy and have a chance to buy one with a stainless barrel for my other daughter to try and get her first deer and wondering if that might hurt her chances? Thanks
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My father-in-law is convinced that stainless will scare off game. He just wraps some camo tape around the barrel to reduce the glare.
Andrew
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Some stainless barrels have a shine them, I could see an animal catching the glare and getting spooked. Some blued barrels are glossy as well though. Not something I would worry about too much on deer but for calling coyotes I'd probably cover up.
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Both stainless and blued have a sheen to them in the light. My bead blasted stainless barrel actually gives off less sheen than the blued barrel. I usually wrap my barrels in camo form tape if I am worried about reflected light spooking game.
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I would not make my decision based on visibility.
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deer will probably see your uv rays coming off your cloths WAY before they see the glare from your gun. :twocents:
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:) "polished" or not is the question, there are shiny stainless and blued and dull both also, some wood finishes glare like crazy. I do not agree that just because it is stainless it shows up more.
Carl
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I don't care for stainless.
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What does your daughter like? Should get her something she is excited about shooting!
I have a brushed stainless steel barrel with a jacaranda stock and I can't wait to use it this year!
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I have killed plenty of both deer and bear with stainless. I have both blued and stainless, but my main go to rifle is stainless and has been a very successful hunting tool for me. It is just my preference and has worked well. I know that there are much more knowledgeable people on here about this, but it is pretty hard to argue against success.
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I prefer stainless for the wetside. You can get different stainless finishes. There is a shiny and a nonreflective matte. Also you can have it dipped in teflon and it becomes matte black. Or tape/sleeve/paint it. I don't think that the reflection bothers them.
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It's great for tracking other hunters. I watched my cousin walk across a ridge from over a mile away by being to see his stainless (brushed) rifle. If you take care of your gun like you should, stainless is not necessary and just an added expense.
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Thanks everyone for the replies. She really likes the stainless look and has always had blued rifles. This will be their first year hunting with a Muzzy
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just hunt like you have a target on your chest and go stainless
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If you take care of your gun like you should, stainless is not necessary and just an added expense.
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I only have a little stainless steal revolver used to conceal. I kind of like it cause I'm not so worried about rust. I can neglect it just a little more often I guess. ;) But my hunting rifles and other rifles are a different story all together.
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I will probably never buy a blued rifle again. When your hunting the back country for a week at a time there isnt any time to be worrying about rust on your rifle. I have never noticed game catch a glimpse of my barrel and imagine both blued and stainless give off the same amount of glare if there glossed finished.
