I am a believer in the theory/practice that every chance we get to hunt, whether daily, weekly, monthly or haphazardly, is a gift to be relished. The game itself is to be honored and respected. Shoot what you shoot best to kill the animal humanely. If that is a CH then use it- it can take anything dished out at it and you. Same goes for a Mossy 500. It is the event, not that outcome that measures the hunt. Protect them with a coat of wax and you'll be fine.

my wet weather gun is usally the ph parker 10 ga but sometimes i take the american arms 12 ga double that i turned into a 3 1/2 inch gun it dont care what the weather is like...for the life of me i dont undserstand how but this old gun still has allher case colors..this thing is really a stevens...

I have never been accused of being too smart but I would like to think I'm a bit brighter than 30 years ago. Back then, I went grouse hunting even in a downpour. Never moved may birds in that kind of weather and those that did get rousted were often out of a tree with no dog work. So, I don't go in the rain but a bit of mist or soaked foilage does not stop me. For this type of work I choose my 20 Browning gran lightning. I shoot it as well as the Parker and it is easy to clean and tough as nails. Oh yea, I almost forgot, I wipe it down with a light coat of WD-40 before I go, stock and all.

Gunner's Gun, the rain never bothered him:)

uncle reds vh
 

uncle red's vh... he put a coat of polyurethane on it just before they took him away to the old folks home, where he passed shortly thereafter...

How many coats of polyurethane did Uncle Red put on that V? He must have got that idea from the duck and goose hunting chat rooms. Those guys are always painting their guns. Never saw a Parker painted, though. This is a first!! It should work.

I once sat in a dove field two days in damp weather. It was cloudy with a light mist now and then. I was shooting a very nice Browning. About mid afternoon on the second day the stock finish began to fell sticky and by the end of the day it was so soft it began to roll up and come off. There is a difference in oil on the wood and oil in the wood. Gerald.

I have had a number of old Doubles over the years to carry on bad days ,but since I got into the Parker Guns ,I generally think twice about the weather conditions ! I have owned this Browning 20 Ga. BSS Sporter since 1980 and carried it regularly since then until I bought my first Parker ,then only Parker Guns but on bad days ,I go back to the Browning ,bring it in clean it good and put Her away for another rainy day ! Recently I bought a DH 20 Ga. " well used " ,I am having some finish put back on the stock and the Damascus barrels redone and plan on making that my New Rainy Day Gun !

You guys staying home on rainy days should reconsider. I have found Grouse tend to move really well in a light rain, especially when it starts early morning. Best day I had this year was in the rain.

Russ, is that gun over at my friend Jerry's shop?
Will, I too have done very well on rainy days, despite being told that grouse dont move well in the rain. That said if it is a really cold steady rain, I may spend the day driving around looking for new covers and hoping that the rain lets up for at least the evening hunt.