The Target Grey of the current Hawkeye Predator & V/T guns is a different color, but IME it's actually _more_ easily scratched than the matte Hawkeye bluing. It also shreds patches if you try to do something 'silly' like clean or lightly oil the exterior of the rifle.
I love my Hawkeye Predators, except for the awful metal finish. I also love my blue Hawkeye, except for the metal finish.
