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Old 01-15-2009 | 07:37 PM
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I am off saturday, it is calling for 22degrees.

my trigger figure is twitching. I am picking up my guns everyday. it is only been 2 weeks since my season ended, but I have shot at anything for over the month. all my cold weather cloths are still packed up. I am low on pyrodex rs and p, low on powerbelts and xtps. I have about 120 round balls and I have not shot my cva hawkens .


to feed my need for smoke, do I need to freeze my nuts?
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Old 01-15-2009 | 07:52 PM
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Stay in !! frost bite sucks ! I have been tagging out on a daily basis on Cabelas Big game hunter on the Wii , its 72 in here and -2 out there ..........
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Old 01-15-2009 | 08:22 PM
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Get out there with the Hawken and shoot it ya wimp! Or are ya afraid that once jess hears that you shot her gun, she'll hurt ya?[8D]
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Old 01-15-2009 | 09:18 PM
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22ºs is not all that cold. I would be shooting in weather like that. I just looked at the thermometer on the wall and it is -28º below and there is a strong wind to boot. You might consider that too cold to shoot. I will be interested to see what it is at 5:00 am.
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Old 01-16-2009 | 02:42 AM
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-12 here today. gonna be cold ike that for a few more days, then up to 15 or so. Ill be shooting then. MLs are staying home though. time to play with the .223
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Old 01-16-2009 | 10:03 AM
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Well if you go you will cure your finger twitching either way,they tend not to move much being numb
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Old 01-16-2009 | 10:06 AM
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dang i am spoiled with this 50* weather we've had lately
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Old 01-16-2009 | 10:16 AM
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I had -34.4 F last night, the neighbor three miles away down in the river bottoms had -38 F but it has warmed up finally.. its almost zero. I was thinking of going out and take a few shots. Need to get outdoors...
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Old 01-16-2009 | 10:21 AM
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22 degrees- well, I don't consider that too bad. Okay for a short range session for sure, as long as the wind isn't too strong. We had -12 here in Illinois this morning.....
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Old 01-16-2009 | 10:28 AM
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22 degrees, you don't need much cold weather gear for that. Now -22 is a different story. I only have 15 days of the season left so you can bet that I'm going out no matter what the weather does. Although the arctic blast is leaving and it is getting down right warm here. It is suppose to reach the 40's. Indian summer weather!! get out there and shoot
 
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