I think most of us are wimps when it comes to being out in the rain. I don't like getting wet, and I sure don't want my guns to get wet, but yet if you go all the way back to the civil war days, and the days of the wild, wild west, those guys apparently were a lot tougher. If it rained or snowed, they were still out in it, and their guns were out in it also. Hopefully, a little maintenance on a regular basis was done, but I have often wondered just how often a rifle was thoroughly cleaned and oiled?