We've got this noreaster ripping through VA right now. Despite it, I went hunting yesterday AM. Wanted to hunt all day... but it was just miserable.

I shook the water off the ground blind in the AM... and inadvertantly dumped about a gallon of rain water right slam onto the Omega (stainless with weather shield... about two weeks old now). I poured the water out... and sat and watched the rust form around the crown of the barrel. I wasn't exactly having fun hunting anyway... so I sacked it and went home and gave her a good cleaning. Powder came out dry. Why the rust formed there.... I am not sure... it was just the very lightest surface rust, and came out easily... no damage that I can tell.... but it does make me wonder, because I take exceptionally good care of my guns.... for rust to form in less than an hour in regular old rain???? How much weather protection does it really afford????