As a MD hunter, you might want to venture out in the Cambridge area as I do in the swamps. I used to take a blued T/C sidelock. It would build up surface rust in that brackish water before the hunting day was done. Those swamps are heck on guns. I used to combat with rem oil or something I could spray one quickly. For the past 6 years I have taken my knight stainless in the swamps, with no rust issues except the screw that holds the barreled action to the stock and the peice that is the little screw safety on the hammer. I would see rust on that if I didn' t oil well. Go with the stainless.