Interesting.

Four weeks ago I watched a 60 year old man hit a 10" steel plate at 300 yards with a 5" barrel .44 Mag pistol. It took him a few attempts since it was getting dark, but he got it done.

Vitals, and rifle irons at 100 yards is not that difficult for those that practice and have good, or corrected vision. The best I've done with irons is a .22lr, on a 2/3 IPSC at 200 yards, 2 for 2. And a full size 1911 .45 ACP on a 12" at 100 yards. There's plenty of better stories than that out there of great shooters using iron sights.

Respectfully disagree. I own a half dozen guns that I do not intend to get wet, but just in case they are waxed inside and out. My oldest gun, a Light 12 A-5 that I bought new in 1963, has been wet or damp dozens of times, but there is no rust anywhere on it. Proper wax, oil, and prompt cleaning goes a long way. If I know the weather is going to be wet, I don't go anymore. When younger, the weather was not much of a deterrent. I do have guns that are less valuable that get used when I know the weather could turn sour. Military type ponchos are your firearm's friend. So is Johnson's paste wax, silicone cloth, and gun oil.

Best wishes,

I hunt from a blind so I picked up a Eberlestock G2 backpack with the built in gun scabbard, the wide hood cover and the scope and crown protector kit. Then if it's raining, I put the pack cover over it. Then I just wipe down the barrel with a silicone cloth when I take it out of the pack to help protect it when I stick the barrel out the blind window when it's raining. Then I clean my rifle when I get home whether I have shot it or not that day. I also plug the end of my barrel (if I am carrying my rifle to the blind with the sling over my shoulder) with high temp tapered silicone plugs that I use when refinishing firearms to keep twigs and debris out of my barrel. I carry a 45 when walking to my hunting blind so I don't need the rifle at the ready. If I was hunting under a tree in the rain then I would use one of my cheaper firearms with flip up scope covers and some anti fog stuff on them that we use on our polarized shades when fishing for steelhead on the river in the winter time.

Just get yourself a camo tree umbrella that wraps tight around the back of the tree. You can also use it as a ground blind. I used one for years when bowhunting in a tree stand when it was raining out. They come in different camo patterns too.