cmgee67 wrote:I have had experience with blued and camo wrapped and dipped shotguns. I have been duck, dove, and Teal hunting since I was 5 so I know quite a bit on how shotguns ride in boats, atvs, trucks, and getting wet. A blued shotgun can be fine for hunting as long as you wipe it down after the hunt and take extra care. The wrapped shotguns tend to do fine as long as you get a good tight wrap and have good adhesion. I've seen it last several seasons before it starts getting torn up. Now a dipped shotgun tends to be the best in my opinion because it really coats the gun and basically keeps it from rusting on the outside at all. Dipping is also very durable to chips and scratches. I would never hunt with a shotgun that was not blued (black) or camo. A shiny stainless gun is like a beacon from the air
I am also interested, I want to make my Mossberg 500 strictly a HD or TD (truck defense) gun. and was looking at the Mossberg 930 semi auto waterfowl to use for hunting. They have one that is already camo, but it is over $100 more than the black, and I was thinking of doing a camo job myself, since the kit is only about $30.