Shooting in the rain

[Ed C.]

I tried to research this and find conflicting reports so I'm going right to people with firsthand experience here. In shooting a .50 cal Hawken 50 or 100 yards how much effect does a light to moderate rain have on accuracy? Normally I wouldn't be shooting in the rain but this weekends match looks like it will be wet. We shoot from under cover so round ball trajectory is my only concern.

 

[TreeMan]

I’ve never noticed any effect from rain when shooting. I actually shoot better in rainy weather. The cloudy overcast skies let me see my sights better. Full sun messes me all up. Wind is a worse enemy than rain. Is there an effect on rain hitting a ball in flight? Maybe but I’ve not noticed it.

 

[Beaverman2]

I live in western Washington state, never change anything in the process I do rain or shine, only when hunting then it's an increase in powder to my hunting load.