Coyotejunki I didn't mind the way my Montana looked right from the factory either. I was hunting late one afternoon, the sun had gone down and in the last light a buck stepped into the clear about 50 yards away and looked straight at me. I couldn't figure out what I had done wrong, until I put my rifle in the stand the next day, at the same time. I walked out where the buck was and looked back and was amazed at the light reflected from the barrel and the light grey stock. They were almost glowing. Not hard to decide to paint the stock and Cerakote the barreled action at that point. I might need a little tan on the barrel to break up that straight black line.
Since I had decided to paint the stock, I took the opportunity to build up the grip and fore end to provide a fuller grip, similar to a Browning Safari. To me, the Montana is as it should be now and definitely a keeper.
