Even if the laws of physics didn't apply in Alaska, would it not behoove the responsible finisher to follow protocols worked out and proven in a harsh environment, making his finished product universally adaptable? (Uh, I better not take my treasured go-to gun on that dream hunt. It was given an oil finish in Santa Fe and it might not withstand the weather swings on the Kenai.)


"You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz
"Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty