What is the gray coating used on the Ruger M77 varmint rifles? Where can you get this done?

Buck,

Any bluing shop. I believe Stainless Steel turns that color when run through a hot bluing process.

i believe malm is correct. i once rebarreled a gun for a customer with what was supposed to be a chrome moly barrel. when it was blued we found out it was actually stainless steel. it turned ruger target gray.

Thanks for the replys.

Buck,

malm's right

specifically, the matte gray is beadblasted then blued... i don't know what polished stainless does in a bluing tank...

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
malm's right

specifically, the matte gray is beadblasted then blued... i don't know what polished stainless does in a bluing tank...

Same thing, only more shiny.

cool... thanks malm.. i'll give that a try