Howdy. I purchased a M11 Trophy Hunter XP (.260 Rem) in the last few days of 2017. Haven't hunted with it yet; but the first thing I did was toss the aluminum rings and tighten/torque up the stock bases and then add Warne steel rings. The Nikon 3-9x40 BDC was OK, but I had a better Nikon 3-9x40 BDC AO Prostaff on hand and put that on.
I did not notice any spots on the finish. Mine seems to have a nice, consistent matte finish without flaw or blemish. Certainly no rust.
The only "doctoring" I have done is to remove some of the forend stock (left side) to get the forend clear of the barrel to "two business card" clearance from the barrel lock ring forward.
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