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<blockquote data-quote="M67" data-source="post: 695275" data-attributes="member: 26259"><p>I have done my fair share of cold weather hunting, and long range target shooting in cold weather.</p><p><img src="http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c137/Ken1931/Langhold%20Feb%202010/IMG_4852.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c137/Ken1931/20101219%20Langhold/ef2f4b26.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>Clothing in general:</p><p>- wool wool and wool, do use wool underwear</p><p>- dress in layers</p><p>- use something completely windproof as the outer layer</p><p>- wool socks and mittens, windproof outer mittens, mittens not gloves</p><p>- a good cap/hat that is windproof and covers your ears, watch the russians</p><p> </p><p>- preferably, sit in a windsack</p><p>- a reindeer/caribou hide under your butt is better than anything "modern"</p><p> </p><p>- shelter from the wind, you can dig in, or make a snow wall, or use a tarp, but shelter from the wind</p><p>- large shoes</p><p>- spare dry socks</p><p>- glasses will shield face from wind and lessen heat loss</p><p>- so will a bandana/shemagh</p><p> </p><p>Behaviour</p><p>- never ever get sweaty</p><p>- keep your hands in the mittens, or on your body</p><p>- if on a LR hunt, or at anything but close up hiding, you can make a small fire if the wind is in your face,</p><p>- heavy things that fall in snow, cartridges for example, are hard to find </p><p> </p><p>Food</p><p>- Thermos can and hot chocolate, fat food, and warm food</p><p> </p><p>Shooting</p><p>- do the math, bullets drop alot more</p><p>- @ LR, VERIFY shooting in similar air density, i have had nice and accurate summer loads disappear on me in high density winter air, seen good loads hit sideways, etc.</p><p>- winter and cold is often calm, very good accuracy can be had</p><p>- consider magnum primers if not already using, ES can increase in CW</p><p>- VERIFY velocity in actual temperature, Vo variation in temperaure is a complicated beast.</p><p>- make SURE there is no oil in the trigger... or on the striker spring</p><p>- keep oil on weapon to a minimum, dry on outside</p><p>- shooting can throw up a large amount of snow, enough to make 2. shot impossible, snow on lenses etc. Use a suppressor, or a 4'x4' mat under muzzle. </p><p>- dry snow on a warm or oily rifle in CW is a mess</p><p>- and keep your breath away from lenses</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c137/Ken1931/20101219%20Langhold/a9d977e0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c137/Ken1931/Langhold%20Feb%202010/22022010.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="M67, post: 695275, member: 26259"] I have done my fair share of cold weather hunting, and long range target shooting in cold weather. [IMG]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c137/Ken1931/Langhold%20Feb%202010/IMG_4852.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c137/Ken1931/20101219%20Langhold/ef2f4b26.jpg[/IMG] Clothing in general: - wool wool and wool, do use wool underwear - dress in layers - use something completely windproof as the outer layer - wool socks and mittens, windproof outer mittens, mittens not gloves - a good cap/hat that is windproof and covers your ears, watch the russians - preferably, sit in a windsack - a reindeer/caribou hide under your butt is better than anything "modern" - shelter from the wind, you can dig in, or make a snow wall, or use a tarp, but shelter from the wind - large shoes - spare dry socks - glasses will shield face from wind and lessen heat loss - so will a bandana/shemagh Behaviour - never ever get sweaty - keep your hands in the mittens, or on your body - if on a LR hunt, or at anything but close up hiding, you can make a small fire if the wind is in your face, - heavy things that fall in snow, cartridges for example, are hard to find Food - Thermos can and hot chocolate, fat food, and warm food Shooting - do the math, bullets drop alot more - @ LR, VERIFY shooting in similar air density, i have had nice and accurate summer loads disappear on me in high density winter air, seen good loads hit sideways, etc. - winter and cold is often calm, very good accuracy can be had - consider magnum primers if not already using, ES can increase in CW - VERIFY velocity in actual temperature, Vo variation in temperaure is a complicated beast. - make SURE there is no oil in the trigger... or on the striker spring - keep oil on weapon to a minimum, dry on outside - shooting can throw up a large amount of snow, enough to make 2. shot impossible, snow on lenses etc. Use a suppressor, or a 4'x4' mat under muzzle. - dry snow on a warm or oily rifle in CW is a mess - and keep your breath away from lenses [IMG]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c137/Ken1931/20101219%20Langhold/a9d977e0.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c137/Ken1931/Langhold%20Feb%202010/22022010.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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