Character marks -- I agree, those aren't so bad. I can't expect never to get them, but all I want to do is minimize them.

And yes, it might be a little big for a Model Seven, but I'm OK with that. It used to be on my 700 in 7mm magnum, but when I sold that I didn't want to part with the scope. I thought I'd put it on the Model Seven only temporarily, but after using it for a few seasons, it'll stay on that rifle.

I'll look into the Birchwood Casey Aluma Black. Sounds like it will work as well as anything. Thanks.

Steve.

"I was a deerhunter long before I was a man." ~Gene Wensel's Come November (2000)
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