Do you shoot in the snow?

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I prefer shooting outdoors by FAR, and I love shooting in the snow. Snow everywhere just puts me in a good mood generally, and as many have mentioned, it increases the odds of having the shooting spot to myself, which is always preferable.
Last weekend I went shooting it was raining and in the 30s, I didn't mind at all and thus me and two friends had the place to ourselves. Coldest I've ever gone shooting was in the teens, only because that's about the coldest it gets here. .357 gave me a bloody nose that day, just from the dryness and repeated concussion of the blast. Thought I spilled my coffee at first hehehe.
I hope to get several snowy shooting sessions in this winter, and would love to shoot while the snow falls
 
It's actually a hobby of mine to shoot, and shoot effectively in inclimate weather.

Now.. Have any of you shot in a torrential downpour?

And if you fired into a tornado or hurricane, how would that effect the bullet trajectory over distance?
 
On snow yes. While snowing only if deer hunting. If icy, no way.
 
hq said:
Here we go. These were taken many years ago in October, on crisp below zero F weather, on a hunting trip somewhere way up north near the arctic circle...
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Thank you! I've been checking back here a few times a day hoping you'd post again. I find it fascinating to get glimpses of the world through other's eyes.

The picture are far more beautiful than what I'd conjured up in my mind's eye. That land might be hostile, but man, is it pretty.

No wonder you guys gave the Russians such a beating. Finland must be filled with some real tough people. :)

Again, thanks.
 
Red Wind said:
Every day we get it! ;) The last and only time since at least 1896: January 19,1977.

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On behalf of every human being in the other 48 continental states who are freezing this week, I deliver the following message:

"Kiss my ass!"

:)
 
Trent said:
Thank you! I've been checking back here a few times a day hoping you'd post again. I find it fascinating to get glimpses of the world through other's eyes.

The picture are far more beautiful than what I'd conjured up in my mind's eye. That land might be hostile, but man, is it pretty.

No wonder you guys gave the Russians such a beating. Finland must be filled with some real tough people. :)

Again, thanks.
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Good post Trent. Beautiful pics.
 
About the only time I see snow around here is at a great distance or when I go up into the mountains surrounding the valley. Maybe once every few years we'll get a few inches accumulation which quickly melts. Perhaps, one day, I'll go shooting in the snow just so I can say I've done it. :cool:
 
Does a bear s--t in the woods? Of course I shoot in the snow! It can be a lot of fun. Then again, I also camp in canvas tents in the dead of winter, so maybe I'm just a little funny in the head.
 
I was just out digging out a spot to set up a shelter for a carry class on Saturday. We have about 20" of snow and it's -15 right now.
 
If you have never been out shooting in the driving snow, you don't really know your gun.

Dont let your first experience with a frozen magazine catch be when it really matters.

Also - heavy gloves make a significant difference in shooting. Again, don't be caught trying to figure things out in the middle of an incident.

Bad stuff and bad people don't dissapear in the winter.
 
It can get really lonely at the range in the wintertime. I try not to be the first person there after a snowfall or the shoveling duties will be mine. I even shoot the O'L smokepole a time or twenty on those cold days when the spirit moves me.:D
 
Only certain guns, with certain gloves.

My fingies really ache when I don't have gloves. My old 1892 is relatively tough to feed with bare fingers when really cold. On the other hand, steel from my AK-47 is great. That gun can really be called a heater. I can go through a 30 round mag fairly quickly, happiness is a barrel that smokes outside. Time to give it six or eight more mags downrange!

Handguns when it's really cold are becoming less winter friendly. To much hand pain.
 
When I took my ccw class we had three feet on the range. had to shovel out the stands and the lanes, and yes it was very cold -5 to +25 both days.
 
hq said:
Here we go. These were taken many years ago in October, on crisp below zero F weather, on a hunting trip somewhere way up north near the arctic circle...
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Great, once again one of you guys have made me homesick for places I've never been. :(

Knowing my brother as soon as the snow stops he'll have the utility tractor on the range with the snowblower. Then he and Dave will probably fire a couple hundred rounds at golf balls. I'll have to stay in the house because my youngest has the sniffles as it is. :(

We don't put our life on hold just because of a little snow. Or a big snow for that matter.

And Trent, this morning Dave and I spent an extra half hour cuddling under the blankets because the bedroom was so cool. And I'll bet last night you didn't have popcorn popped from the fire in a Franklin stove either. I feel too sorry for you to kiss anything of yours.

Selena
 
The only thing about the elements that will absolutely halt my shooting activities, is temperature. Now if it's raining hard, or the snow is coming down so heavy that I can't see what I'm shooting at, then I pack up, or wait the storm out.

But having raised 5 boys that would not take no for an answer during hunting seasons, I would sometimes find myself hunting in weather that I would other wise, not have been out in. I thought that would have changed once they grew up and had children of their own, but from Thanksgiving until the following Wednesday of last week, two of my boys had me out in some pretty nasty weather, yet again. Loved it!

GS
 
I live where it snows in the winter, every winter. When I read this thread I couldn't believe it was a real question. I truly can see no difference in shooting with snow on the ground, or snow or rain falling from the sky. If you hunt, having snow on the ground is a big help in tracking animals. Where I live we have had shooing matches while snow has been on the ground and it is so cold that picking up a single action revolver and working the action is difficult, same with a rifle and shotgun, but people do it all the time.
 
Seem to me that quite a bit of hunting is done in snowy conditions.
Just Sayin
 
I always like shooting with 4-6" of snow on the ground. It absorbs a lot of noise.

When the sun is shining bright on all that white snow, I can't see squat though. I have light sensitive eyes. and have to wear some serious sun glasses.

When I lived in Pa, I really liked the winter and didn't miss an opportunity to get to the range as long as I didn't get a wet ass from the shooting benches.
 
Only done it once, but it doesn't really bother me. I dropped a pistol mag and it took few minutes to find it. Later on the same trip I threw the XD in and left in there for a while to see what would happen. And my Tomcat broke, but that wasn't due to the cold it's just a bad pistol.
 
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