Favorite Firearms For Winter Shooting

[Cosmoline]

The termination dust is here and as usual I'm shifting the range bag from black powder to smokeless. Four winter I really like to shoot rimfire, esp. my CZ 452. The rifle doesn't heat up enough to create irritating heat waves and it has plenty of wood on it.

What do other people favor for cold weather range sessions?

 

[NMGonzo]

khr 445

I can conceal it!

 

[nyggis]

Mauser m/96.. Open sights that don´t get filled with snow so easy. I remember the army days blowing warm breath at the rear sights of my G3 or Fn-Fnc in cold weather to be able to take proper aim...

 

[Dr.Rob]

Kar98k 8mm Kreigsmodel with winter trigger guard, Colt 1917 New Service Army .45 ACP revolver. Both are handy, even when wearing big gloves.

Probably carried my Savage 116fsak and stainless Ruger Vaquero the most in bad weather (3rd season elk hunting) but the above combo is just fine for range or hunting.

 

[jnyork]

Same ones I shoot in summer, I spend the winters in sunny Yuma Arizona.

 

[Deanimator]

Commission '88.

 

[Cosmoline]

Deanimator--that's an interesting choice. I wonder if the sleeve keeps those heat waves from obscuring the sights like they do on rifles with no sleeves.

 

[Avenger]

Mosin. With a little burlap wrapped around the handguard for "frontovik" cred....

Somewhat seriously, with a parka on, my Mosin shoulders better than any other rifle that I've shot in winter.

 

[Broken11b]

Im gonna say the PSL, it's controls are designed to be used with winter gloves and its legnth of pull is made for someone wearing a thick winter coat. And its a modified AK action, Itll work in the cold

 

[Broken11b]

remember, most russian weapons are designed for the cold

 

[9mm+]

What do other people favor for cold weather range sessions?

I prefer firearms that can blow things up and keep me warm...

 

[Tim the student]

Depends what I'm trying to kill. Hunting is about the only shooting I do in the winter here, and that is generally done with a 12 ga.

 

[Cosmoline]

The Mosins and PSLs aren't magically better in the cold, but they do have a rather short length of pull which makes them easier to use while wearing a jacket.

I prefer firearms that can blow things up and keep me warm.

that's the spirit!

 

[Will-Seattle]

Here in Seattle there are usually only a few snow days. I do have to admit that I will always take out a Garand on those days. There's just something about shooting the M1 while it's snowing. It is fun to sit back and imagaine where else that rifle was used.

Will

 

[03Shadowbob]

What is this "winter" you speak of?

 

[CCWB]

anything legal for deer season and everything else I own.
I shoot all of my guns year-round, this way I'm always on top of my game. Same with my bow.

 

[PTK]

I generally love shooting my antiques during the colder months. Unfortunately, most of them have gone out the door recently.

I think I'll have to make my M39 and C96 my new standbys for winter fun.

 

[mm1ut1]

Anything that shoots Berden primed or rimfire cases. Hate picking them out of the snow.





Couple more months!

 

[Duce1]

Here is my favorite winter shooter !

Kind of makes it easy to hit the target ?

 

[Cosmoline]

Hate picking them out of the snow.

Another excellent point.

I'm going to try some smoothbore ML shooting this winter with pre-made paper cartridges to hopefully avoid having to fiddle with lots of stuff on the bench everytime I load (exposing my hands to cold steel, etc).

 

[PTK]

I haven't had an issue with brass gathering in the snow, but when I shoot something bolt-action I make sure to slowly eject the case. Semi-autos get brass catchers, and .22lrs simply don't matter.

 

[mm1ut1]

I hate it when the hot brass melts the ice when it lands and it re-freezes. Need an ice chipper to get them out or they disapear into 12" of snow.

 

[smallbore]

12 ga for hunting and .22 for fun.

 

[PTK]

I hate it when the hot brass melts the ice when it lands and it re-freezes. Need an ice chipper to get them out or they disapear into 12" of snow.

We stopped shooting the .50BMGs in the winter for just this reason. Losing a case hurts when it's '-06 size, but the .50BMG brass.... I cry.

 

[Shrinkmd]

You can load your Mosin or Mauser with your gloves on