A couple of days ago, I decided to take a walk down back with my .17 HMR CZ and was going down the woods road hill not far from the house when my feet went out from under me, due to light snow on top of ice on the hill. I landed on my back so fast I didn't know what was happening until I was down. The rifle didn't have a chambered round but a full magazine because I was concerned about safety under winter conditions.
I lay there for a minute or so, checking to make sure I didn't have any broken bones, but despite a sore right elbow, was fine. Checking the rifle, it seemed fine, just a bit of snow at the outside edge of the muzzle. Whew!
I feel fine now and fired the rifle off the porch at some boulders and it appears to be still zeroed. If I go down there again before the road is bare, I'll wear my creepers!
Today, we're having high winds and lots of branches/trees down. Anybody else having slick hunting/shooting conditions and still going out?
I lay there for a minute or so, checking to make sure I didn't have any broken bones, but despite a sore right elbow, was fine. Checking the rifle, it seemed fine, just a bit of snow at the outside edge of the muzzle. Whew!
I feel fine now and fired the rifle off the porch at some boulders and it appears to be still zeroed. If I go down there again before the road is bare, I'll wear my creepers!
Today, we're having high winds and lots of branches/trees down. Anybody else having slick hunting/shooting conditions and still going out?