mine looked like steel,(I got the first one fred turned loose to the public),, it's a crisp 2 oz,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I like it as good as my jewells,,,,,,,,,,,
I think the housing is steel, trigger works nicely at 3 oz. and though it's not a Jewell, neither is a Jewel a Kelbly. The Evolution is the gold standard for a Savage IMHO.