while going thru a course it started raining all but 1 person left because it wasn't sunny. i train all weather rain,snow,cold,or hot. anyone else out there who shoots any weather.
I never shoot my guns in the rain. I was once with a few friends who were shooting their guns in the rain and it was pretty funny seeing the raindrops turn to steam when they hit the hot barrel. :lol:
It sure does! A cold day with sleet coming down is good too.:-D :-D :-D
I didn't know you were a duckhunter Ship.
We shoot rain, shine, wind, hail, snow, heat, cold, whatever the only thing that slows shooting down is lightning. Lightning has the right of way, everything else is a minor inconvenience.
about any hunting in adverse weather counts. to many don't have practice at shooting wet,cold,scared and effects it can have on aiming. a wet or cold shiver at the wrong time can mean the difference between hit or miss
It sure does! A cold day with sleet coming down is good too.:-D :-D :-D
I didn't know you were a duckhunter Ship.
We shoot rain, shine, wind, hail, snow, heat, cold, whatever the only thing that slows shooting down is lightning. Lightning has the right of way, everything else is a minor inconvenience.
No worries. You don't have to hunt to enjoy a brisk morning with sleet or rain coming down waiting for Ducks or Geese. It's something everyone can do. :-D :-D
Bob,
I've heard all those things except one. They are all beautiful sounds. But you must have a lot better hearing than I 'cause I don't think I ever heard a leaf turn loose. I've heard claymores going off also, refreshing might work.
I've trained, mainly with the handgun, in a 10 degree snowstorm in New England to 115 degree summers in Arizona. I've trained in freezing rainstorms so ugly that my sights were filled by the raindrops that flew horizontally uprange at me. I've been so sweaty that the gun practically slipped in my hand under recoil.
Frozen, wet, cold hands teach you things about pistol manipulation that you might not otherwise learn. Hands dripping with sweat will teach you something, too. Obviously, we don't control the circumstances in which we may have to fire in self-defense. Our hands could be cold, wet, sweaty, or covered in blood. Maybe we'll have gloves on. The weather may be nice and dry, or it could be a blizzard, monsoon, or freezing rain.
I like the idea of having experienced most of these conditions. It increases my confidence if I do have to defend myself in less-than-ideal conditions. As far as getting my guns wet, well, I'll dry 'em off when I clean them. Not that I especially care about the finish anyway.
I agree with all you say, but......................if it's 15 degrees outside and a snowstorm is blowing, my self-defense will be limited to the den in front of the fire. Home invasion would just about be all I'd have to contend with.:smt002
I agree with all you say, but......................if it's 15 degrees outside and a snowstorm is blowing, my self-defense will be limited to the den in front of the fire. Home invasion would just about be all I'd have to contend with.:smt002
out for me,,,and i can and have done it out the door,,, nothing like the smell of the prairie grass and buffler sh ahhh dung
500 yrd range in the back yard and that's me on the left
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