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SS barrels spook game? #13854834 05/28/19 Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,899 Pennsylvania D Dogslife57 OP Campfire Regular OP Dogslife57 Campfire Regular D Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,899 Pennsylvania Have you ever been busted or spooked game because of the shine or glare of a stainless steel barrel/rifle ?

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13854855 05/28/19 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,241 Northern Louisiana JPro Campfire Ranger JPro Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,241 Northern Louisiana 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. Now with even more aplomb

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13854856 05/28/19 Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,916 B Bearcat74 Campfire Tracker Bearcat74 Campfire Tracker B Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,916 No When I die I hope I don't start voting democrat.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13854859 05/28/19 Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 41,964 Huntn/Fishn Heaven-NW Ontario New_2_99s Campfire 'Bwana New_2_99s Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 41,964 Huntn/Fishn Heaven-NW Ontario No Paul. "Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13854862 05/28/19 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 4,147 Arid-zona Grid: DM43ck Owl Campfire Tracker Owl Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 4,147 Arid-zona Grid: DM43ck No. James Pepper: There's no law west of Dodge and no God west of the Pecos. Right, Mr. Chisum? John Chisum: Wrong, Mr. Pepper. Because no matter where people go, sooner or later there's the law. And sooner or later they find God's already been there.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13854901 05/28/19 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky Scared alot of game to death with mine.... "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13854915 05/28/19 Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,065 Michigan T tomk Campfire Tracker tomk Campfire Tracker T Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,065 Michigan 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... Defend the Constitution

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13855076 05/28/19 Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 113 NW Arkansas T Tri70 Campfire Member Tri70 Campfire Member T Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 113 NW Arkansas On the days I didn’t kill anything, maybe. On the days I did kill something with my SS gun, no.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13855098 05/28/19 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 12,651 6491 Feet Above Sea Level Coyote_Hunter Campfire Outfitter Coyote_Hunter Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 12,651 6491 Feet Above Sea Level Not to my knowledge. Except for the .223, which can't be used for big game here in CO, mine are matte. Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE! No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's. A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.

Re: SS barrels spook game? ingwe #13855102 05/28/19 Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,824 M mathman Campfire 'Bwana mathman Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,824 Originally Posted by ingwe Scared alot of game to death with mine.... Probably just keeled over, so taken aback by the scope mounting.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13855138 05/28/19 Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,899 Pennsylvania D Dogslife57 OP Campfire Regular OP Dogslife57 Campfire Regular D Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,899 Pennsylvania 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..

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13855170 05/28/19 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,113 western michigan M michiganroadkill Campfire Tracker michiganroadkill Campfire Tracker M Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,113 western michigan 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. "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." Albert Einstein At Khe Sanh a sign read "For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected never knew".

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13855174 05/28/19 Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,647 2 270jrk Campfire Regular 270jrk Campfire Regular 2 Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,647 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

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13855177 05/28/19 Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,647 2 270jrk Campfire Regular 270jrk Campfire Regular 2 Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,647 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.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13855256 05/28/19 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 7,478 Canton GA badger Campfire Tracker badger Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 7,478 Canton GA A little bit of blue tape wrapped around the muzzle effectively camoflauges the S/S bling................ To anger a conservative, lie to him. To annoy a liberal, tell him the truth. Promoted to Turdlike status 03/17/12

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13855949 05/28/19 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,202 Eastern North Carolina Snyper Campfire Tracker Snyper Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,202 Eastern North Carolina Originally Posted by Dogslife57 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. One shot, one kill........ It saves a lot of ammo!

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13856023 05/28/19 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,024 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,024 Colorado Originally Posted by Dogslife57 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. A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: SS barrels spook game? ingwe #13856026 05/28/19 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,024 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,024 Colorado Originally Posted by ingwe Scared alot of game to death with mine.... It was the stock, not the barrel...... A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13856061 05/28/19 Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,197 K keith Campfire Tracker keith Campfire Tracker K Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,197 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. Deer, No.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13856246 05/28/19 Joined: May 2017 Posts: 4,907 Sweet Home W WAM Campfire Tracker WAM Campfire Tracker W Joined: May 2017 Posts: 4,907 Sweet Home No, because I don’t own any..... Life Member NRA, RMEF, American Legion, MAGA. Not necessarily in that order.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13856324 05/28/19 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,204 T_Inman Campfire Ranger T_Inman Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,204 Not that I am aware of. One day I did have one friend tell me he easily saw me a few times on the other side of a canyon by the light shining off my stainless barrel, so I guess it could happen.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13856330 05/28/19 Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,347 Alaska FishinHank Campfire Tracker FishinHank Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,347 Alaska Nope, the blacktails I've hunted were about the dumbest animals on the planet. Damn near hit a few with boats landing them on the beach. Wasn't even during the rut either.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13856343 05/28/19 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 29,842 Burns/Hines, Oregon, USA 1minute Campfire Ranger 1minute Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 29,842 Burns/Hines, Oregon, USA No. I have tried to get other hunter's attention that came in right in line with a group of pronghorn I was watching by flashing the mirror like surface of a cola can held out in the sun in their direction. Neither the hunters or the pronghorn reacted. Actually in that country there are constant reflections produced by shiny chunks of obsidian scattered about. If the animals there responded to every shiny object, they would run themselves to exhaustion. 1Minute

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13856344 05/28/19 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 901 arkansas R rayporter Campfire Regular rayporter Campfire Regular R Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 901 arkansas I don't know about spooking game but I have watched my pard coming through the timber for a long long way. that barrel almost threw off sparks it was so bright.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13856721 05/29/19 Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 6,518 Western Kentucky lastround Campfire Tracker lastround Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 6,518 Western Kentucky Not that I’m aware of........... If we live long enough, we all have regrets. But the ones that nag at us the most are the ones in which we know we had a choice. Doug

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13856735 05/29/19 Joined: May 2009 Posts: 4,597 North VA A AH64guy Campfire Tracker AH64guy Campfire Tracker A Joined: May 2009 Posts: 4,597 North VA I probably blundered around more, or didn't pay attention enough to the wind - more than the SS barrel had to do with spooking game. That said, an old school high gloss Weatherby or Browning stock, or the original Ruger Zytel stainless rifle, yes - have spotted those those many yards away on other hunters from the flash. The Weatherby was the worst, saw the flash as it came off of the hunter's shoulder and up to his eye to scope me upslope about 300 yards away in the brush... Go with a matt finish, you'll take away 99% of the concern.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13856775 05/29/19 Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,065 Michigan T tomk Campfire Tracker tomk Campfire Tracker T Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,065 Michigan Well, whether they do or don't I don't know. Even the satin ones do reflect some light but as Tim said shiny blue certainly does. Recalling watching the glint off distant shotgun barrels from duck boats in the bay one opener... Wind, unseen critter interaction, and a host of other possible contributing factors induced by your average hunter would certainly make any observations less than dependable....:) Defend the Constitution

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13856820 05/29/19 Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 8,073 Deer Park Texas hasbeen1945 Campfire Outfitter hasbeen1945 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 8,073 Deer Park Texas Matte SS seems to be no problem. Hasbeen hasbeen (Better a has been than a never was!) NRA Patron member Try to live your life where the preacher doesn't have to lie at your funeral

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13856920 05/29/19 Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,694 Either Texas or Idaho E EdM Campfire 'Bwana EdM Campfire 'Bwana E Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,694 Either Texas or Idaho I hunted the mountains of Namibia last year with a fine old original FN Mauser with its perfectly executed gloss blue. On day two of the hunt my PH wrapped my barrel in camo tape... Conduct is the best proof of character.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13857000 05/29/19 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas Originally Posted by Dogslife57 Have you ever been busted or spooked game because of the shine or glare of a stainless steel barrel/rifle ? Well, let's see........ The rifle is not pictured but it was the T 3 SS 270, in 2012 [/URL ummm, I'd say not too often - IF AT ALL ! These are the only ones I have pix of and I killed deer with SS rifles since 2003 but didn't have pix of deer or rifle. Jerry Last edited by jwall; 05/29/19. jwall- *** 3100 guy*** A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13857073 05/29/19 Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 1,140 Wyoming W wytex Campfire Regular wytex Campfire Regular W Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 1,140 Wyoming I would worry more about the flash from scope glass. That I have seen and it will spook game.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13857212 05/29/19 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,475 Alaska R rost495 Campfire Kahuna rost495 Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,475 Alaska Lets see, RE OT, at one point the saying would be, OMG. We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13857244 05/29/19 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,080 Kenai Peninsula, AK L las Campfire 'Bwana las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,080 Kenai Peninsula, AK Matte or a spray can of flat black paint is your friend, but no. I don't use shiny barrels, either blued or SS. A nice glass beaded parkerized job is about as good as it gets, IMO. Last edited by las; 05/29/19. The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13857265 05/29/19 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,241 Northern Louisiana JPro Campfire Ranger JPro Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,241 Northern Louisiana IT&D, when Dave was still doing work, would do a sandblast finish on SS. It was dark and very matte. Heck of a hunting finish for SS. Now with even more aplomb

Re: SS barrels spook game? ingwe #13857279 05/29/19 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,475 Alaska R rost495 Campfire Kahuna rost495 Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,475 Alaska Originally Posted by ingwe Scared alot of game to death with mine.... I've always liked seeing that gun in photos. Mine almost identical has never spooked game either. of course like anything else out there, folks should use common sense to prevent issues with all kinds of things while hunting. I'd venture to guess that scent has spooked more game by far than any gun has. I saw the picture of the camo tape on the African gun on a later post here... I"m going to say it didn't hurt anything, but flash from glasses, optics, white legs, movement, scent, etc are just as bad if not worse. And some management of all the above goes a long ways, even without taping....Wonder what the guide would have said if there was blue tape on the muzzle. LMAO We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13857393 05/29/19 Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 24,851 USA T Tom264 Campfire Ranger Tom264 Campfire Ranger T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 24,851 USA I’d worry more about movement than colors. .

Re: SS barrels spook game? Tom264 #13857542 05/29/19 Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,531 Central Texas Gulf Coast F Filaman Campfire Regular Filaman Campfire Regular F Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,531 Central Texas Gulf Coast Originally Posted by Tom264 I’d worry more about movement than colors. Exactly. But if you're worried about it go to wally world and get a roll of camo flat finished(Not Glossy) Tape and tape up all the stainless before hunting season. I wouldn't leave it on after that. I'd untape it after season and clean any tape glue off with some brake cleaner on a rag. I've done this and never had a problem. In fact, I've taped up blued guns. Just be sure you take the tape off after season. Last edited by Filaman; 05/29/19. What goes up must come down, what goes around comes around, there's no free lunch. Trump's comin' back, get over it!

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13857576 05/29/19 Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,284 Northern USA P pete53 Campfire Outfitter pete53 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,284 Northern USA nope not true S.S. barrels do not scare deer ,last year 2018 deer season i shot my biggest whitetail buck i have ever shot, and with a Ruger #1 with a 27 inch S.S. kinda shiny barrel at 30 feet and at first this buck was directly 10 feet under me . so i say again No >S.S. barrels do not scare deer. LIFE NRA , we vote Red up here, Norseman

Re: SS barrels spook game? jwall #13857775 05/29/19 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas Follow Up I don’t have any pix showing my Knight SS 54 cal Mzld I have killed quite a few WT including bucks with S S muzzleloader. That says something per this subject. Jerry jwall- *** 3100 guy*** A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13857833 05/29/19 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas Nope

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13857905 05/29/19 Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 819 los �ngeles E ejo Campfire Regular ejo Campfire Regular E Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 819 los �ngeles Probably not a huge issue but if a human can spot a stainless barrel from a ways out then I’m sure animals can as well. I’ve watched hunting partners walking through timber and the first thing I see is their rifle barrels but one could argue movement is a bigger issue with being spotted. If it is a concern, just have it coated.

Re: SS barrels spook game? ejo #13858021 05/29/19 Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19,233 B Blackheart Campfire Ranger Blackheart Campfire Ranger B Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19,233 Originally Posted by ejo Probably not a huge issue but if a human can spot a stainless barrel from a ways out then I’m sure animals can as well. I’ve watched hunting partners walking through timber and the first thing I see is their rifle barrels but one could argue movement is a bigger issue with being spotted. If it is a concern, just have it coated. I've seen other hunters carrying stainless rifles and in a dark hemlock forest it looks like they're carrying a white pole in their hands. Sticks out like a sore thumb. The only stainless rifle I own/hunt with is a Ruger 77 Hawkeye all weather. The barreled action has what Ruger calls their "target gray" finish and it is truly gray, decidedly not silver and completely flat/non reflective.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13858101 05/29/19 Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 599 Michigan fishnpbr Campfire Regular fishnpbr Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 599 Michigan The last 6 or 8 deer that I have killed with a rifle have ranged in distance from 15 to 40 yds. Some while hunting on the ground, some from a relatively open elevated tree stand. All with a stainless rifle. My answer to the op would be no. Last edited by fishnpbr; 05/29/19.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13858148 05/29/19 Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,098 Central Louisiana D Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,098 Central Louisiana Nope By the time the see it, if they ever do, lights out. It’s too late. Dull finish on all mine. DF

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13858315 05/29/19 Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 369 Eastern NC J JJWise Campfire Member JJWise Campfire Member J Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 369 Eastern NC No, my only SS gun is my Model 7 and it has a matte stainless finish. I think I’d be more likely to get a harsh glint off of one of my shiny blued guns or the glass in my scope.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13858898 05/29/19 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,648 Coues Country G GregW Campfire Ranger GregW Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,648 Coues Country Classic campfire topic.... Laughing here.... - Greg Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13859115 05/29/19 Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 23,506 Oregon Beaver10 Campfire Ranger Beaver10 Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 23,506 Oregon If I’m wearing my Oakley’s and I can’t see a glare of reflection, nothing else can either. It’s a special power I have 😎 Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog “Molon Labe”

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13859504 05/30/19 Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 14,463 Northern Arizona S SU35 Campfire Outfitter SU35 Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 14,463 Northern Arizona Yes, when the sun hits it, it can show a glint. I cover my barrels up.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13859541 05/30/19 Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,924 Georgia J JMR40 Campfire Outfitter JMR40 Campfire Outfitter J Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,924 Georgia A SS barrel with a matte finish is less likely to reflect light than an old school polished blue barrel. The color doesn't matter, in nature there are lots of things that are the same color as a SS rifle. The only SS rifle I ever was concerned about was the highly polished original Ruger SS Synthetic rifles. For the most part they blend right in. https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/galleries/13859528#Post13859528 Most people don't really want the truth. They just want constant reassurance that what they believe is the truth.

Re: SS barrels spook game? GregW #13859614 05/30/19 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas Originally Posted by GregW Classic campfire topic.... Laughing here.... YEP ! Opinions don't change even after seeing evidence ! Jerry jwall- *** 3100 guy*** A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13859859 05/30/19 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 12,321 Greater Browningsville, KY shaman Campfire Outfitter shaman Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 12,321 Greater Browningsville, KY I wondered about this for a long time before I decided that I wanted to buy my "Last 30-06." I was approaching 60, and I had a bunch of 30-06 rifles and wanted one last one before I spent the rest of my shooting career concentrating on smaller chamberings. I picked a matte stainless finish for several reasons. Chief among them was I wanted a finish that didn't require a lot of care. I picked the Ruger Hawkeye, because folks on the 'Fire said it had a matte finish that could be spruced up with a Scotch-brite pad if there were any light scratches. I've had that Ruger Hawkeye since 2014. I've been up close and personal with a bunch of whitetails in the interim, and none of them had the slightest idea that rifle was slowly being brought up and pointed at them. Genesis 9:2-4 Ministries Lighthearted Confessions of a Cervid Serial Killer

Re: SS barrels spook game? smokepole #13860222 05/30/19 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky Originally Posted by smokepole Originally Posted by ingwe Scared alot of game to death with mine.... It was the stock, not the barrel...... Thats why I posted a pic of that gun...if the SS didnt scare them and the stock didnt...I'll just have to try harder.... "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: SS barrels spook game? mathman #13860233 05/30/19 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky Originally Posted by mathman Originally Posted by ingwe Scared alot of game to death with mine.... Probably just keeled over, so taken aback by the scope mounting. JeffO personally taught me how to mount a scope! "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: SS barrels spook game? AH64guy #13860286 05/30/19 Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,824 M mathman Campfire 'Bwana mathman Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,824 Originally Posted by AH64guy I probably blundered around more, or didn't pay attention enough to the wind - more than the SS barrel had to do with spooking game. That said, an old school high gloss Weatherby or Browning stock, or the original Ruger Zytel stainless rifle, yes - have spotted those those many yards away on other hunters from the flash. The Weatherby was the worst, saw the flash as it came off of the hunter's shoulder and up to his eye to scope me upslope about 300 yards away in the brush... I hope he got to see an appropriate hand signal.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13862844 05/31/19 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,886 Ralphie Campfire Regular Ralphie Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,886 I have a stainless M70 22-250 with what I guess is matte SS. I've called (mouth blown calls) and killed more than a few coyotes with that rifle. If I can get away with something on coyotes it is usually a gimme on other critters.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13862890 05/31/19 Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 10,262 PA H Hubert Campfire Outfitter Hubert Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 10,262 PA I have a savage SS mach2 that I take grounhogs and other small game. I shoot from 20 yds to 100yds and don't recall having spooked game from the ss rifle.. if you were in very bright sunlight. there might be a problem.. but I have never had any.. my blued rifles are just as shiney or more so than SS and never had a problem.. there are shiney things in the forrest or on the water that are just as bright .animals are used to it...

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13867394 06/02/19 Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,225 Misery R Rustyzipper Campfire Tracker Rustyzipper Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,225 Misery My hunting partner decided to go stainless when he realized the Sycamores in the bottoms where we hunt have lots of white/silver patches on them. Be Well Rusty Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13869691 06/03/19 Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,614 Orange Park, Florida jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,614 Orange Park, Florida lol A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13871304 06/03/19 Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,478 A atse Campfire Regular atse Campfire Regular A Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,478 [quote=Dogslife57]Have yo su ever been busted or spooked game because of the shine or glare of a stainless steel barrel/rifle Coyotes will pick up the shine when calling on a sunny day. Just paint your barrel.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13871983 06/04/19 Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 4,371 WI./FL. Windfall Campfire Tracker Windfall Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 4,371 WI./FL. My two main rifles have stainless barrels, but both are full camo painted, problem solved. I did put one very nice buck into launch mode at an amazing long distance with the glint off my then new Remington M700 with that mirror like RKW high gloss finish that Remington thought was a good idea. That stock is gone now too. A few years back I was in a tree stand when another hunter walked by with his rifle slung over his back and I was amazed at how many times I got the flash of the sun also from his back off of his blued barrel. Stainless or blued and the stocks too get camo flat paint because it is just one more thing that I can do to put things in my favor. My other auto is a .45 The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13873679 06/04/19 Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 886 Spencer, IN 5 54Woody Campfire Regular 54Woody Campfire Regular 5 Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 886 Spencer, IN We sometimes give game too much credit for "knowing" the source of what we consider an unnatural thing. How is the glare from a SS barrel or glint off a scope lens any different to their eye than the glare off a snow bank or reflection of the sun off a pond. We may know it is a human source, I can't believe the animals do.

Re: SS barrels spook game? 54Woody #13873842 06/04/19 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas Woody They don’t. Jerry jwall- *** 3100 guy*** A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: SS barrels spook game? Windfall #13873858 06/04/19 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas Originally Posted by Windfall I did put one very nice buck into launch mode at an amazing long distance with the glint off my then new Remington M700 with that mirror like RKW high gloss finish that Remington thought was a good idea. IMO the reflection off the stock didn’t do that at long distance. I had a Buck at LESS than 50 yds simply turn around & walked away from me. How do you know the Buck ran from the reflection “at an amazing long distance” ? Jerry jwall- *** 3100 guy*** A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13877567 06/06/19 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 7,731 Alabama 4 444Matt Campfire Outfitter 444Matt Campfire Outfitter 4 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 7,731 Alabama Only once. Stainless steel marlin guide gun. Light reflected off the shiny flat receiver and spooked a doe that was close in about 50 yards away.

Re: SS barrels spook game? jwall #13877585 06/06/19 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas A LITTLE REMINDER ! [quote=jwall The rifle is not pictured but it was the T 3 SS 270, in 2012 [/URL jwall- *** 3100 guy*** A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13879166 06/06/19 Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 3,748 Kane WY W WYcoyote Campfire Tracker WYcoyote Campfire Tracker W Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 3,748 Kane WY I couldn't get the shine to dull enough on my Shilen barrel with Scotch-Brite or sandpaper to suit me so I sprayed it with Aluma-hyde ll. I don't think this bull saw it.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13879219 06/06/19 Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 27,091 Colorado Rocky Mountains mtnsnake Campfire Ranger mtnsnake Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 27,091 Colorado Rocky Mountains No!

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13890718 06/11/19 Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 11 Minnesota S Spartan24 New Member Spartan24 New Member S Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 11 Minnesota There’s a lot of stuff that could tip off game to my presence before the glare or refraction off my barrel ever would. The benefits of stainless far outweigh the negatives. Last wish? I wish... you had... more time.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13893034 06/12/19 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,080 Kenai Peninsula, AK L las Campfire 'Bwana las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,080 Kenai Peninsula, AK They catch you moving or if they are downwind of you, yeah - shiney stuff is bad..... The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13893479 06/12/19 Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 23,367 Atlanta hatari Campfire Ranger hatari Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 23,367 Atlanta I've found movement and scent are the biggest reasons game spook (and noise of course). I have several of my field favorites that are bead blasted and chromed and never noted that game ever paid attention. "The Democrat Party looks like Titanic survivors. Partying and celebrating one moment, and huddled in lifeboats freezing the next". Hatari 2017 "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Han Solo

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13893579 06/12/19 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone Campfire 'Bwana tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip No. Camp is where you make it.

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13893631 06/12/19 Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 7,848 The RED part of MD S StoneCutter Campfire Outfitter StoneCutter Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 7,848 The RED part of MD Nope. "Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." Ronald Reagan

Re: SS barrels spook game? Dogslife57 #13898416 06/13/19 Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 10,128 Kentucky Hills R reivertom Campfire Outfitter reivertom Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 10,128 Kentucky Hills A friend of mine has a 25-06 Savage 110 made in the mid 1960s , that has a blued, SS barrel. It looks just like a blued barrel, but it is marked "Stainless" .