Yup it's blued. Was a special order of a model made to my requirements. I ordered it through Adam at Gagnon Sports once the model number was made up by Sako. Seems no one ever ordered a blued Varmint with the threaded 20" barrel and a factory installed single set trigger before.
If you don't mind me asking, was it comparable in price to a standard Varmint model? What was the wait time? Very nice!
I didn't know you could get a single set trigger on a T3. I bet that will be nice.
Try to post a review of that gun if you get a chance.