I kind of rushed through it in roughly 6 weeks but it's ready for some range time. I did some tinkering around with finishing products that weren't on the market the last time I did a kit rifle. Needless to say, there are some things that I'll go back and redo when the weather gets nicer out as I've got to locate the stuff I have to do a proper blue finish and it's all buried in a barn. Overall, it looks nice minus some bloopers from being crusty at this type of work. It most certainly looks better than the factory finish on the other Pedersoli rifles I have.