I have a brand new Savage 111. To the naked eye, under normal light, the bluing looks okay.

However, when I took some pictures of the receiver, trigger group, and barrel, the flash revealed what looks like RUST all over the entire firearm. The trigger group and barrel nut look like they're completely covered in rust.

When I look at the firearm with a flashlight, I likewise see the same thing.

A lot of it I'm able to kind of buff off with a rag and oil but not in many areas such as the grooves in the nut and nooks and crannies around the trigger etc. The bluing also seems to have runs and many horrible faults visible with a flashlight or when a picture is taken.

I've never seen anything like this in any other firearm. I just checked my Vanguard, T3, marlin, Remington and don't see anything like this.

Is my firearm defective or is this normal for Savage Arms?

What can I do about it?

Again, most of what you see buffed right off. It's almost like it's a by-product of the bluing process that was never finished off properly...very disappointing.

Remember, without flashlight or camera flash, this appears black.

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