I just wish they still made the blued finish on the 336. Mine is a flat almost rough black finishView attachment 1144788
Matt, thanks for the picture, good looking deer, and congrats.
While I don't dislike the new, darker, matt finish, it is not what I prefer. Remington made a statement about why they changed the finish. They said it was done to make a more durable finish for hunters, and to be more weather tolerable. OK, sure. My opinion is that the new finish was added to reduce production costs and improve profitability. Of course, that is just my opinion.