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600yrd shot in sub-zero temperature, with my 28 Nosler
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<blockquote data-quote="Pmacc60" data-source="post: 2011237" data-attributes="member: 64018"><p>I wish I could answer this question but I still search for the answers myself. I first had this happen to me and a friend many years ago and I still don't know all the reasons though I have tried to figure it out. First I know there is limited test sample compared to other range testing done by all of us. -10 is not enjoyable shooting weather so we tend to skip out on the opportunity so we don't know as much. I have had missed on paper and game where I did nothing wrong that I could tell , cold weather predator hunting is a prime example . Here on the East we hunt foxes and it can get very cold , dense cold air effects bullet flight , powder performance and in my opinion the harmonics of your rifle barrel. Even composites get more rigid in cold weather. Pressure in your hunting loads are also effected by the cold. As we all know keeping your ammo chilled on hot range days can help against pressure spikes.</p><p> I lost complete faith in the 17 rem in cold weather because of mysterious misses at minuscule ranges , same rifle will drive tacks but under 20 degrees it becomes very erratic. What I think is the rifle is very affected by cold ( extreme cold) weather. Regardless of stock material or barrels , At 600 yards the problem is pronounced ! My friend and I were shooting on a 500 yard range and missing the target completely , the temp was around -15 that day . Our rifles were on zero the next spring and same range at 60 degrees the performed perfectly. My question is how does one prepare for such conditions and how much correction is needed through the temp drop say from 10 to -30 ? One thing I do know is that a warm rifle will be closer to zero than a rifle sitting in the cold for hours, getting out of the truck and calling a new area the rifle seemed to be on zero. When it get cold is when the changes came both in the field and on the range. Sorry I couldn't help more but at least you know your not alone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pmacc60, post: 2011237, member: 64018"] I wish I could answer this question but I still search for the answers myself. I first had this happen to me and a friend many years ago and I still don’t know all the reasons though I have tried to figure it out. First I know there is limited test sample compared to other range testing done by all of us. -10 is not enjoyable shooting weather so we tend to skip out on the opportunity so we don’t know as much. I have had missed on paper and game where I did nothing wrong that I could tell , cold weather predator hunting is a prime example . Here on the East we hunt foxes and it can get very cold , dense cold air effects bullet flight , powder performance and in my opinion the harmonics of your rifle barrel. Even composites get more rigid in cold weather. Pressure in your hunting loads are also effected by the cold. As we all know keeping your ammo chilled on hot range days can help against pressure spikes. I lost complete faith in the 17 rem in cold weather because of mysterious misses at minuscule ranges , same rifle will drive tacks but under 20 degrees it becomes very erratic. What I think is the rifle is very affected by cold ( extreme cold) weather. Regardless of stock material or barrels , At 600 yards the problem is pronounced ! My friend and I were shooting on a 500 yard range and missing the target completely , the temp was around -15 that day . Our rifles were on zero the next spring and same range at 60 degrees the performed perfectly. My question is how does one prepare for such conditions and how much correction is needed through the temp drop say from 10 to -30 ? One thing I do know is that a warm rifle will be closer to zero than a rifle sitting in the cold for hours, getting out of the truck and calling a new area the rifle seemed to be on zero. When it get cold is when the changes came both in the field and on the range. Sorry I couldn’t help more but at least you know your not alone. [/QUOTE]
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