SwampCollie
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 can not find anywhere that shows the Omega Stainless comes with a factory
Stainless 'weather shield'. TC does offer a Stainless looking barrel that has been treated with a 'Weather Shield' finish - under that finish is a plane carbon steel barrel. Also remember the 'Weather Shield' finish is applied to the outside of the rifle - there is no weather shield on the insde or on the crown...
Reading TC description:
Treated with T/C's Weather Shield™ corrosion-protection system that makes the Omega's metal nearly rustproof.
As you can see they do not refer to as having a stainless barrel...
TC is trying to be competive with foreign competition and is try to keep cost down - stainless is expensive and 'weather shield' finish is less expensive.