Yeah... I'm kind of a wood and steel man myself, but that group was shot in "groundhog" weather/temps. I really like the beauty of wood, but I feel that technology is really where it's at. I don't know what it will do at 30 deg., but I probably never will find out with this particular rig. After all, it's a varmint gun. If you want to shoot 'yotes in the winter, I would expect I would be using a lighter weight-barreled rifle, due to the frequent changes of set-up.