They ain't gonna cerakote the bore. That's where you need the stainless.
I and many others here in the pacific west have hunted here with blued guns and it doesn't seem to affect us if you take care of your guns and everyone should. Piece of tape over the muzzle and the bore is safe. Matter of fact my brothers gun he is re barreling right now has been to Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California and British Columbia and has shown no rusting or pitting, only a worn out barrel from all the game he shot.
Prairie goat, he choosed krieger because he has had accuracy issues with the light buttoned rifle barrels. So he swears by the light cut rifled barrels,
