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Plenty of other places in Alaska that aren’t southeast however.

While I prefer stainless for the worst conditions-type hunts, there are certainly plenty of hunting opportunities here where blue/wood works fine if you enjoy those sorts of tools. The rifle on the right has seen quite a bit of country and is minus bluing from some edges and corners only due to use:



That said, even the stainless stuff isn’t immune when you’re barely 100 feet from the surf, even if you’re keeping things under cover.



This was the under side of the weapon. It was lying on top of the smokehouse, but protected from the weather. The top side was fine.