Sharp Shooter

Is there anyway to prevent this? I am thinking about trying moose milk patches like what cayugad makes. The ones I buy have a lite oil. Has anyone had this happen to them?

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jaybe

I've hunted in some very cold weather, too, and it does seems as though the recoil is a little more when I fire the gun at the end of the day. My first thought was the frozen patch thing. I would not use bore butter - it gets very thick when cold, and I don't like that brown buildup that always seems to be there after a while - kind of reminds me of rust. Rust comes from metal being in contact with water - water freezes to metal . . . etc.
If the real reason for this phenomenon is the barrel contracting and making the ball tighter, two ideas come to mind:
1. Use a thinner patch on very cold days.
2. Wrap handwarmers around your barrel - just don't let anybody see you!

Good Luck

cayugad

I always just fired it.. after all it is not like I am going to be shooting that kind of charge orthing all day. If it gave me a good clout, that would not be the first time something did that too me...

There is really nothing you can do. It is just a cold weather phenomenon. I can't explain it, but have learned to accept it over the years. Now if you walk out to the target range and start shooting this does not happen because by the second and third shot the barrel has warmed up and this is not a factor anymore.

Roskoe

Does it affect the point of impact?

Soilarch

No experience here, but have you ever had slapped (or flicked in the ear) when its cold out? Something about cold, or even cool, skin makes everything seem for sensitive. Just an idea. I know with regular smokeless cartridges that big of temperature drop would definately affect POI.

cayugad

I actually think my muzzleloaders shoot better when it gets colder. I have shot in as cold as -25ºs just to see how the rifle acts, and was always pleased with the accuracy of the rifle in the cold crisp temperatures... Of course others tell me I'm nuts to shoot when it gets this cold. So maybe I have to build a heated shooting house...

AQUATECH

I don't know how to prevent it, nor do I claim to
know exactly what causes it. That being said,
I think we should file this under cold weather,
or maybe old "wives" tales. Or maybe the human
species, of the hunting people, that is, just plain
don't like the "whammy" being aptly applied to the
shoulder or cheek area in cold weather. Well I
don't know about you but I sure confused myself!
Good shooting & God Bless.....Danny

Underclocked

Maybe your shoulder and jawis brittle from the cold!