I've hunted up there on several occasions from the interior near Denali out to the ABC islands of southeast Alaska, every time with a blued rifle and have yet to have a problem. YMMV.
My mileage varies considerably. Hunting A Island pretty much every year. Gave up on blued rifles a loooooong time ago . . . but I'm ok with it working out for you and your son.
"Blued is Tuff to beat"??? SS wins hand down every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
