ORIGINAL: Flairball
I hunted today, and will be going out again in the morning. Should I pull the bullet, and remove the shot charge, or can I leave the gun as is tonight? My father always says to leave the gun in the car so the temperature change won't affect the shot charge, but I live in the city, and hunt a suburban wood lot 15 minutes away, so i don't feel comfortable leaving the gun in the car. Opinions please?
In your situation where you do not feel safe leaving the rifle in the car then by all means take the rifle and pull the load. Dump the powder, push the projectile out, and simply patch the barrel dry. Be sure and wipe the outside down, and then reload fresh in the morning...