passinggas33
WKR
I will be up front and I’m looking for opinions particularly from those with personal experience. I’ve spent a ton of time researching this topic and just need some advice. So as part of my dilemma, let me explain. I recently returned fron Alaskan moose hunt where my gun performed great. It is a relatively inexpensive Savage Trophy Hunter, but I feel like I have it pretty well dialed in. The trouble is, physically it took a pretty good beating. Even with wiping it down and off every night it still developed rust spots, particularly on the bolt and barrel. Now that I am back I am debating on selling it and buying a more weather resistant gun, for example one with stainless. I do plan to return to Alaska again, and hopefully within the next year or two. But I’m having a hard time wanting to start over, especially since I have a gun I really like. The question I have for you guys is, what is your opinion of Cerikote in relationship to holding up to weather? I know what the gunsmith is telling me, but I want real world experience. Would I be better off to just do Cerakoting to the gun I have, or start over from scratch with a gun with predominantly stainless components? And yes, I do understand stainless still requires maintenance. Just think it may do a little better in these harsh conditions. Anyway, thanks in advance for any thoughts or opinions on the matter!