I had the exact same thing happen to my 597. I removed the bluing from the barrel and sanded the rust pits out with sand paper, final sanded it and re-blued it with Birchwood Casey Perma-Blue. Can't tell it was ever rusted, but the bluing on the barrel is considerably nicer looking that the "painted" receiver.
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