Man, I have moose hunted in rain for 9 days straight. Deer hunted in salty swamps on the coast in rain. And can't say I had much of a problem with corrosion. Only issue I ever had was I had some pinching from the stock swelling.

Only think I have learned (on my stainless guns beleieve it or not) was you got to oil the hardware on the Cheasapeake bay. Like screws and such. I use rem oil mainly out there. It doesn't get much rougher on a gun than that.

I guess I am confused on the problems your facing. Living in southern humid climates can get ya.

I buy and sell alot of guns. And go to some estate sales. What I notice is people get into a sport like clays or target. Take care of their guns for years, and then all the sudden, maybe they have kids, or lose interest or die. And don't oil down thier guns every year (I suggest twice). Then they pick up the interest or I come buy them when they die, and I see surface rust.

I don't know if its teh blueing not as good, but more the smoothness or finish of the metalpreblueing.

Last year I bought two fine rifles from a estate rem 700's. Both are from 1970's. Blueing is so deep and uniform. Wood top notch. And it shoots .5MOA, no lie. You set either of those guns beside a 2005 700, and you definately see the difference.