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600yrd shot in sub-zero temperature, with my 28 Nosler
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<blockquote data-quote="del2les" data-source="post: 2011717" data-attributes="member: 9299"><p>When preparing for sub zero hunting adventures, take you rifle and ammo and place it in a freezer, or if cold enough, outside the night before. Then early morn, quickly take it to a range or safe area and test fire. Some rifles and loads have little change, and some, especially, wood stocks, may have significant POI changes.</p><p></p><p>Since you used RL26, you were already using a less temp sensitive powder, and if not already, I recommend mag primers. Maybe take your same handloads and place in the deep freezer or outside overnight and then test fire it and see if you have similar results?</p><p></p><p>Decades ago, I underwent some training by a prior mil sniper, and he had us place our rifles and ammo outside overnight and early each morn we would fire one round at the same target. We did this for sometime and during ever changing weather conditions, warm, rain, snow, and Brrrr... We learned a lot.</p><p></p><p>Prior to my leaving the mil myself, we fired various weapons in all kinds of weather, and some of those days were bitter cold.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="del2les, post: 2011717, member: 9299"] When preparing for sub zero hunting adventures, take you rifle and ammo and place it in a freezer, or if cold enough, outside the night before. Then early morn, quickly take it to a range or safe area and test fire. Some rifles and loads have little change, and some, especially, wood stocks, may have significant POI changes. Since you used RL26, you were already using a less temp sensitive powder, and if not already, I recommend mag primers. Maybe take your same handloads and place in the deep freezer or outside overnight and then test fire it and see if you have similar results? Decades ago, I underwent some training by a prior mil sniper, and he had us place our rifles and ammo outside overnight and early each morn we would fire one round at the same target. We did this for sometime and during ever changing weather conditions, warm, rain, snow, and Brrrr... We learned a lot. Prior to my leaving the mil myself, we fired various weapons in all kinds of weather, and some of those days were bitter cold. [/QUOTE]
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