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Have you ever been busted or spooked game because of the shine or glare of a stainless steel barrel/rifle ?
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No.
I think I started hunting them in early 90's, when the SS 700's started being made. So it it was going to happen, it would have likely happened by now. I bet there is a better chance of a possible sunlight-glint effect with a high-gloss blue rifle/scope combo than there is with a factory bead-blasted SS rifle.
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Scared alot of game to death with mine.... ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/yKAtoee.jpg)
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I don't know. How would you know ?
But have compared an SS barrel next to a matte and they will reflect a little light up into the objective lens of your scope...provided the sun is out, which is seldom an issue here...
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On the days I didn’t kill anything, maybe. On the days I did kill something with my SS gun, no. 
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Not to my knowledge.
Except for the .223, which can't be used for big game here in CO, mine are matte.
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Scared alot of game to death with mine.... Probably just keeled over, so taken aback by the scope mounting. 
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Ok, didn't think so but thought I'd check the consensus. Yeah I'm not sure how you would know unless you didn't move and the game animal spotted you anyway, which I know happens regardless. Seems the brighter finishes would be more obvious and stick out more especially if holding your rifle vertically or horizontally across your body, rather than muzzle pointed..
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I have seen a bright glare flash off of a gloss barrel about 500 yards away. No doubt an ole muley would
not stick around for another view.
Any matte finish would not have the same results.
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Agree with Michinganroadkill, have seen a gloss blue barrel glint brightly. I'm sure a matte finished stainless would be less visible, but either way, I hit most of my barrels with a blast of drab black or brown spray paint. But I certainly wouldn't stay home even if I had to go out with a barrel mounted strobe light, lol
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Reread the original post. I'm not sure if I've ever been busted or not, but I hedge my bets with dull equipment these days.
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A little bit of blue tape wrapped around the muzzle effectively camoflauges the S/S bling................
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Have you ever been busted or spooked game because of the shine or glare of a stainless steel barrel/rifle ? Movement is worse than any "glare". Stay in the shade and there is no glare at all.
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Have you ever been busted or spooked game because of the shine or glare of a stainless steel barrel/rifle ? No. My glass eye always scares 'em off first.
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Scared alot of game to death with mine.... It was the stock, not the barrel......
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I have had coyotes spook on several occasions. Once with a GP100 bright shinny SS GP100 in 357 I was hunting with.
Bright high polish SS barrels were covered up with Wal Mart's finest green or camo duct tape which also protected the finish..ss.
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No, because I don’t own any.....
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