Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Optics Why put a black scope on a stainless rifle??

Last time I went afield with my stainless rifle and black scope, the wild game all laughed at me.

Love stainless rifles, HATE silver scopes.

Sightron is making some scopes with pink accents, which I guess are intended to complement the "muddy girl" pink camo stocks.

I don't mind a black scope on a silver rifle as I think it looks fine that way.

In fact, I don't like silver scopes on any rifle, but that is just my preference.

Same here.

Thats why you can pick them up on the cheap
Far as I can tell the glass is still clear and the internals the same

WTH was I thinking, letting my buddy bring a black scope in stainless rings on a stainless barreled tikka?


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I personally think silver scopes look goofy. Personal preference I guess...

As mentioned above, it is often times difficult to match a silver scope to the barrel. Ive no fondness of the silver scope either. To me it draws attn to the scope, much like oversized, aftermarket rims on a car. but then, I lean toward less flash on my rifles.

My preference for synthetic-stocked rifles is a blued receiver, matte stainless barrel, bolt body unblued or if fluted, black in the flute recesses.
All scopes matte black finish.

I don't care for silver scopes. I think this looks just fine.

I have, and prefer, matte black scopes on my stainless rifles.

Vast majority of my scopes are black, even on stainless rifles, but I do have a couple of silver scopes on stainless rifles too. One is walnut stocked, the other is factory camo. I think a black scope looks better with a black synthetic stock. The only thing that bugs me, and I guess it's just personal preference, is mismatched rings. I like black rings on a black scope and silver rings on a silver scope.

Black scopes, like black jeans, go with everything. Silver scopes don't.

Black is the new silver!

Just wait 20 years Silver with be back in style

Stainless last longer but it has to be toned down, too much reflection in the sunlight.

Black jeans make sense because blue jeans scare animals.

Black scopes make my rifles look smaller, therefore I think they weigh less and thus they carry lighter. If I place a large enough black scope on a standard model 70 it will carry like a Nula.

My custom Hart built 280 Ackley..