Weather

[Tannehill]

Just curious how cold is too cold for you to go to the range?

 

[ETipp]

Just curious how cold is too cold for you to go to the range?

Don’t know but last winter I was there with ice covering everything. Keeping my hands warm was the issue but I stuck it out for several hours. If I get a hankering to go shoot, I go.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Coldest I shot my flintlock was -18F. Wanted to see how it worked in the cold. It was fine but fingers weren’t.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

When it snows we use orange targets, we found out you cant see white and black targets in a blizzrd.

Aint never too cold

 

[Gtrubicon]

years ago I built a fire pit on wheels that I keep at my range. We just build a fire.

 

[Kansas Jake]

Too cold is somewhat relative. If you live in the northern tier of states 20 degrees is much different than for folks in the southern tier.

 

[oldwood]

My range cutoff is 50 deg. F. With wind , over 50 . I'm old , so when it gets painful , I stay inside.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

We had -48 over the weekend at one point.

 

[Banjoman]

I went the other day when it was 28 and windy. I have also went squirrel hunting when it was 24. That’s about as low as I’ll go. I prefer temps above freezing, arthur don’t like cold. I’d rather sweat than shiver.

 

[LonestarShootR]

I would say about 60 degrees is my cut off point now. I have an 800 yard range out of my shop.

In South Texas it was 34 degrees this morning and I chose to go to church instead of hunting. Thinking it was about 74 there. The cold air has finally reached us.

 

[kyron4]

On a calm day I have shot in -5* to -20* with no issues. More than 7 mph wind in those temps and I'll wait for a warmer day.

I prefer to shoot when it's cold and dry over hot and muggy with bugs attacking me.

 

[Sparkplug]

I hunt in all weather. So, I practice in all weather.

 

[SOLANCO]

Since retirement I thumb my nose at miserable weather. Used to be I'd drive 80 miles to work in a blizzard. Or a hurricane. Now? Food in the house. 500 Gallon tank of propane for the generator. Books to read. Scotch in the bar. Wife, dog, and cats keep me company. Don't even go to the mail box if it is icy out.

 

[Appowner]

Did a tour in Fairbanks Alaska. Went out in 60 below and colder for a variety of reasons.

Today I use the same temps for the range as I do for riding the bike. Above 50 and I go. Below 40 and I stay. In between depends on my mood.

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

I don't go outside when it's cold out anymore. It's -18 this morning.
Next week it's supposed to get up to the mid 30s. If it isn't windy I might consider doing some shooting then.

 

[oldwood]

Some time around 1960 in SWPa. where I grew up , we had a bad winter. Two days in Jan. , that yr. , temp was -45. Since this kid had never experienced that , schools closed no busses , etc. I went hunting some of the thousands of crows in the back fields. Hunkered down in a creek bottom , a lone scout came over , and I blistered him with a trap load , he fell on the other side of the creek. Had to walk 150 yds.up the creek and back to retrieve the dead crow to use on the next day's hunt , as a decoy. 'Til I got to the crow's body , it was frozen hard . Couldn't believe that. 'Course , saying again , this kid had never experienced such cold.

 

[moonlori83]

In my eighth decade...
The older I've gotten I have less to prove.
I now prefer more comfort and less battling the the temps and wind chill for range time.
Hunting still warms the heart enough to brave the elements within reason...as I mentioned, I have nothing prove to myself or others having been there and done that.

 

[longcruise]

Cold doesn't bother me much especially short exposures. To much trouble to put shoes on to pick up the paper this morning.

 

[moonlori83]

Nope.

 

[JDBraddy]

Has less to do with temperature, than with my wife's mood.