No Shooting Today!!! brrrrr
01-15-2012, 06:08 AM
#2
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
Warm coat.. ear muffs, snow boots... BOOM!!!
Of course, my range is 15 feet from my back door. If I get cold, there is hot coffee and a wood stove just inside the door. And believe me, that is a real advantage. But I love to shoot when it is cold. Ever hear a muzzleloader go off in bitter cold crisp winter air? It shakes the earth.. it's beautiful. And when no wind, that smoke will hang there in front of the bench like a big white cloud. What more could you ask for.
It is only 19 degrees here so its plenty warm to shoot.
Of course, my range is 15 feet from my back door. If I get cold, there is hot coffee and a wood stove just inside the door. And believe me, that is a real advantage. But I love to shoot when it is cold. Ever hear a muzzleloader go off in bitter cold crisp winter air? It shakes the earth.. it's beautiful. And when no wind, that smoke will hang there in front of the bench like a big white cloud. What more could you ask for.
It is only 19 degrees here so its plenty warm to shoot.
01-15-2012, 06:32 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Virginia / West Virginia
Posts: 4,906
01-15-2012, 06:44 AM
#4
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,746
Looks like I'm in the middle at 11*. But I'm not shooting. Was up at 7:00 cleaned the snow off the driveway and back porch/steps, went and did a bit of food shopping, took Mom's propane tank to get refilled and hooked her stove back up.
Just going to put on a pot of coffee, sit back and watch the games today.
Just going to put on a pot of coffee, sit back and watch the games today.
01-15-2012, 07:40 AM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Rapid City, South Dakota
Posts: 3,732
Here is one way to be able to shoot in sub-zero weather.
Every time the night time temperature the past two winters dropped below zero, i headed out to shoot, and test reliability of breech plug design. Rifles were always left in the truck loaded. Object was to see if they went boom right now, when the trigger was pulled. Feels like i learned a lot, and i couldn't have done it without having some way to comfortably shoot in bitter cold weather.
Every time the night time temperature the past two winters dropped below zero, i headed out to shoot, and test reliability of breech plug design. Rifles were always left in the truck loaded. Object was to see if they went boom right now, when the trigger was pulled. Feels like i learned a lot, and i couldn't have done it without having some way to comfortably shoot in bitter cold weather.
01-15-2012, 07:56 AM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Yucca Valley,Ca
Posts: 2,496
Here is one way to be able to shoot in sub-zero weather.
Every time the night time temperature the past two winters dropped below zero, i headed out to shoot, and test reliability of breech plug design. Rifles were always left in the truck loaded. Object was to see if they went boom right now, when the trigger was pulled. Feels like i learned a lot, and i couldn't have done it without having some way to comfortably shoot in bitter cold weather.
Every time the night time temperature the past two winters dropped below zero, i headed out to shoot, and test reliability of breech plug design. Rifles were always left in the truck loaded. Object was to see if they went boom right now, when the trigger was pulled. Feels like i learned a lot, and i couldn't have done it without having some way to comfortably shoot in bitter cold weather.
Last edited by builder459; 01-15-2012 at 08:08 AM.
01-15-2012, 08:04 AM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Northern Chautauqua Co. N.Y.
Posts: 2,976
-3 here last night, it's warming up a little now as the suns out. We had our first Major Snow of the season here finally in the last 2 days, I cant believe it's Jan 15th and were just having our first snow.
I brought in some good hard wood for the stove last night, some Hickory and Red Oak, we only heat with wood, our new woodstove kept it around 77degrees in here all night, not bad with it being -3 outside.
(BP)
I brought in some good hard wood for the stove last night, some Hickory and Red Oak, we only heat with wood, our new woodstove kept it around 77degrees in here all night, not bad with it being -3 outside.
(BP)
01-15-2012, 08:08 AM
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Burlington,Vt
Posts: 173
Unfortunately what you are doing is highly illegal here in Vermont. Cannot shoot from in or on a motor vehicle here. Fine and loss of license will result if caught. Makes no difference if it is a hunting season or not.
01-15-2012, 08:22 AM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Northern Chautauqua Co. N.Y.
Posts: 2,976
Now if you have a disability and have a special license for it you can shoot from your vehicle.
(BP)
Last edited by Breechplug; 01-15-2012 at 08:25 AM.
01-15-2012, 08:40 AM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Bandera, Texas
Posts: 1,636
Warm coat.. ear muffs, snow boots... BOOM!!!
Of course, my range is 15 feet from my back door. If I get cold, there is hot coffee and a wood stove just inside the door. And believe me, that is a real advantage. But I love to shoot when it is cold. Ever hear a muzzleloader go off in bitter cold crisp winter air? It shakes the earth.. it's beautiful. And when no wind, that smoke will hang there in front of the bench like a big white cloud. What more could you ask for.
It is only 19 degrees here so its plenty warm to shoot.
Of course, my range is 15 feet from my back door. If I get cold, there is hot coffee and a wood stove just inside the door. And believe me, that is a real advantage. But I love to shoot when it is cold. Ever hear a muzzleloader go off in bitter cold crisp winter air? It shakes the earth.. it's beautiful. And when no wind, that smoke will hang there in front of the bench like a big white cloud. What more could you ask for.
It is only 19 degrees here so its plenty warm to shoot.
