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<blockquote data-quote="baldhunter" data-source="post: 2883301" data-attributes="member: 11853"><p>I also have near or over 100 degrees temps to deal with here in South Texas in the summer.It's a real PITA dealing with the heat when your rifle is producing heat everytime it's fired.When it gets hot,it stays hot at those high temps.I've tried putting the fan in a Styrofoam cooler with cold packs blowing air down plastic tubing into the rifle bore.It worked in a couple of minutes I had a cool barrel.I've just about given up shooting during those really hot days.It a good time for case prep in the a/c and save on powder,primers and bullets.If I was insistent in shooting in the heat,I'd build Styrofoam box out of a 4'x8' sheet of Styrofoam used for insulation,that would fit my rifle or rifles,with enough room for some cool packs.Also keep in mind,keep your ammo cool too once you get into those extreme temps,it can really have an affect on powders and what about primers?Here is an old thread about Temperature Sensitivity <a href="https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/temp-sensitivity.112966/" target="_blank">https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/temp-sensitivity.112966/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="baldhunter, post: 2883301, member: 11853"] I also have near or over 100 degrees temps to deal with here in South Texas in the summer.It's a real PITA dealing with the heat when your rifle is producing heat everytime it's fired.When it gets hot,it stays hot at those high temps.I've tried putting the fan in a Styrofoam cooler with cold packs blowing air down plastic tubing into the rifle bore.It worked in a couple of minutes I had a cool barrel.I've just about given up shooting during those really hot days.It a good time for case prep in the a/c and save on powder,primers and bullets.If I was insistent in shooting in the heat,I'd build Styrofoam box out of a 4'x8' sheet of Styrofoam used for insulation,that would fit my rifle or rifles,with enough room for some cool packs.Also keep in mind,keep your ammo cool too once you get into those extreme temps,it can really have an affect on powders and what about primers?Here is an old thread about Temperature Sensitivity [URL]https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/temp-sensitivity.112966/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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