Where do guys come up with this stuff?

Personally, if a gun can be had in stainless, I will not buy it in blued. The only blued rifles I have around are either from before I knew better, or aren't available in stainless, or they're AR's.

Regardless of the weather proof qualities, which are worth a lot in certain areas, worthless in others, I prefer the look of stainless, and frankly, it's more durable. I have a bad habit of scratching my magazine plates, stainless guns hide it a lot better than blued. Also, if you do get any nicks on a stainless gun, buff them out, and you're in the clear. Buff a a nick off of a blued gun, and next summer you'll have a rust spot there instead.

My only regret is that all guns aren't available in stainless...