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I was hoping to sneak out at noon. Have the M39 loaded up but we've been bombarded with cold related calls over night and into today. No way I can take off. Maybe tmrw.
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My great uncle once said when they knew they would be up in elevation and into the snow they removed the lube from the garands and carbines and used it as lip balm. I always got a half joke half truth vibe with some of his stories.Slide's a little greased and 4 mags are preloaded with 10 rounds each... Stay tuned.
Your fair weather zero will always be higher than cold weather. That's not including any influence on the ammo.My M1 Carbine didn't freeze up... 11F at the range. However, in the warmer months it was zero'd in for a nice 6 oclock hold at 100 yards on an SR-1.
I shot this sitting which is for me, the stable position to shoot the carbine in. I'm wondering how temp sensitive H110 is, or if it was just me as I had an m65 field jacket on with liner and many layers underneath. Felt like George Costanza in the "puffy jacket" Seinfeld episode.
I shot a prone for 10 rounds and tried to adjust the sights. Finally gave up and shot at steel targets for the rest of the time. Had the range to myself too, which is always great.
Nice Varget is supposed to be one of the most stable powders.Makes sense.
Tomorrow should be interesting, it's our club's Snowball Match. I'm shooting my service rifle, with my 24.0 varget 77 load.
So it appears Varget is pretty stable in low temps. Normally we shoot the National Match course on reduced targets, but due to the cold, the match director changed the course of fire to 30 rounds offhand done 3 strings of 10shots/10minutes. I'm unsure if it was because my blood was flowing like molasses steadied me in these temps but I shot one of my better offhands.....
Now back to your regularly scheduled winter warrior milsurp match.......
That story is posted on "The Mosin Crate's" website.
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I have my gear ready if I can sneak off between work and home if club is accessible. Did not know it was going to be so warm today I would have tested out the mosin with the last 100_rounds of Chinese 54r I have.Sooooo, who's up for a little shooting tomorrow? Wonder how much affect 50mph gusts and near blinding snow would have on the trajectory of a bullet.
omg I want to be there for the avalanche that occurs after your first .50 round goes off!
This morning may stand as my personal all-time record for coldest range day unless I'm dumb enough to go out if it ever gets colder. Yes, I'm dumb enough but remains to be seen if I'm free when it will be colder.
I brought my M1 Garand Natl Match clone and some leftover rounds of Creedmoor 167 gr .308 Match. Temps this cold hurt the nostrils a little, but I was otherwise toasty in an Arctic work parka that I have had for a couple years.
The hood 'ruff' is coyote and does a damn good job of keeping my face warm enough. It's actually better than a neoprene face mask and doesn't load up with ice like a face mask will. Not a believer? Check out discussions regarding Iditarod gear.
M1 was cold enough that my breath was causing frost and ice to collect on the stock as I held position to take aim. Shot with sling from the bench and the sling was very stiff. Rifle seemed to sight in quickly with only 3 shots on another target: an 8, a 9, and an X. However, the next 10 shots for score did wander vertically a little which I attribute to the action settling in to the frigid stock and also my eyes watering a little in the cold wind. Last 3 shots landed just as I called them, including the 'X'. All in all, I'm good with a 96-1X in such weather. Zero problems with the M1, and the Mobil 1 grease worked AOK as a lube in the extreme cold.
And remember, if you can see any snow from the range you are good to go, LOL. Postal match runs through end of February.
I think the temp is climbing up, but it was 1 degree here at 7am. I'd like to go shooting but need ski racing practice & the exercise today. I'll be racing in NASTAR Nationals at Squaw & my flatlander lungs need some some work so I can breathe at 8000'.
Yeah, I'd shoot bench today too.
I plan on making it to my club this afternoon. Will probably not be going prone but heck I guess I could just bring a tarp!