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Yeah but it’s ugly… so there’s that.Find out if your local gunsmith will Parkerize it for you. It is the same Manganese Phosphate finish found on many AR-15s. It does a much better job of preventing rust when compared to Bluing. It is also a much simpler process, so the cost is normally much less than Bluing.
Sorta kidding about that, there was a time when I loved my M14 and M16 and considered them the most beautiful tool in my hands. But a Renegade is a different animal and from the factory the bluing is nice and quite often the walnut is very nice with some figure. A great rifle for admiring while waiting on stand.