RE: Wood stocks and wet weather?
A5 had some great ideas. I usually take a wood stocked gun and the first thing I do with it after taking it out of the box is clean it, getting rid of any packing grease or lube. Then I take the action out of the stock and use a car paste wax on the inside action area and the barrel channel. I put on a fairly good coat, but not super thick (don't want hot metal touching it), and let it stand and haze up. (I do not wipe it off) After it's good and dry, I replace the action back into it, tightening it down, but not over-tightening it. I then carry it around a bit, sling it over my shoulder, etc for a few minutes, then remove the action again very carefully. I can then look at the inside of the stock and detect where the action or barrel is, or is not, making contact where it should or should not. If everything seems fine, then I reassemble it and I'm ready to go to the range.