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Originally Posted by Bushleague
The worst, and quickest, I've ever seen a rifle rust was one that was left in its case after coming out of extreme cold. But I'm not here to debate things, you do things your way, and I'll do them mine. And I will continue to purchase my rifles accordingly. A rifle that has fasteners and other parts that are so cheap that they will doubtfully survive regular disassembly for very long should be avoided regardless IMO, especially when it costs anywhere in the neighborhood of 1K.
YMMV
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I didn't say leave it in its case long enough to rust, I said leave it in its case long enough to get to ambient temperatures. Maybe 3 or 4 hours.
If you pull it out of its case right away water will condense all over it. Leave it in its case for a few hours and it will come up to ambient and not have water condense anywhere on it. Leave it in its case for more than a few hours than the snow, rain sweat ect. will not dry off and it will rust quickly, within a day or two depending on the finish.