David Sinko Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I own nothing but revolvers and two Glocks. They don't give me ANY problems in the cold weather. My iron sights don't require any batteries and they don't need to be warmed up to work properly. Dave Sinko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 (edited) A group of friends and I will be heading south to Schultz's this Sunday for the club match. Handwarmers, good gloves and layers will the uniform of the day. See ya there Tom Edited January 12, 2007 by Rocket35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 My new open gun is very tight ,It will not work at all when cold . ! I put it on the defroster in my truck and try to keep it hot. It will hold enough heat to shoot a stage or two. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Butler Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Up here in NH and VT we have to shoot in the cold or we don't shoot for 6 months of the year. Thermal underwear, boots, coats, gloves, hand and feet warmers, whatever it takes. Keep warm between your stages and I take the gloves off when I am shooting as I like to be able to have skin on trigger. At my club, Green Mt. Practical Shooters, we have a match in February and March in the snow and cold........nothing stops the matches. Our match directors just have to be smart in setting up the stages so the shooters are not put in a dangerous position. It all works if you understand, and prepare for, the conditions you are shooting in. +1 Same here in Maine.. Only freezing rain stops matches here. Get some of the hand pocket warmers (chemical activated) to keep the trigger hand warm between stages. I grew up in Maine, but I tend to dislike the chore of snow removal! Arkansas does me just fine these days....it was 65*F yesterday, and today(although rainin'), it's still 45*F. Might get cold tonight, but it'll be warmin' up before the week is through. Freezin' rain here shuts down the whole state...never mind a shootin' match! Scott (keep the cold and snow) B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD Niner Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 (edited) Freezing..freezing? Oh yeah, I remember that from living in Wisconsin. I also remember why I moved to Florida. It was 77-degrees at the match in Jacksonville today. Funny, I didn't feel cold and my fingers weren't numb despite being in shorts. Edited January 13, 2007 by XD Niner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Payne Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Best way to get used to 20 degree weather is to spend a week in -20 degree weather. Anything above 10 degrees feels downright balmy . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liota Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I used to complain about temps below 40. Even 45 was on the cold side. When I got to Korea last year, I found that 20 degrees was fairly nice and 32 was a smidge on the warm side. T-shirts! Woohoo! This year? The temp hasn't stayed cold enough long enough to cause me to get used to freezing weather. It's kept sneaking back up into the 40s. Supposed to be about 45 on Tuesday. Monday's low is predicted to be 19F. What happened to winter in Korea??? Liota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoShooter Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 If your hands are very cold - ..your Hat needs to be better. Keep your head warm and the rest will be Ok. Also put on some years and your hands just get numb anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maineshootah Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Freezin' rain here shuts down the whole state...never mind a shootin' match!Scott (keep the cold and snow) B Funny thing is... our New Years Day match was in that situation. All the roads where frozen.. no salt or sand, cars off the road everywhere. Yet we still managed 10 shooters to the match. Crazy Mainahs' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWLAZS Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Up here in NH and VT we have to shoot in the cold or we don't shoot for 6 months of the year. Thermal underwear, boots, coats, gloves, hand and feet warmers, whatever it takes. Keep warm between your stages and I take the gloves off when I am shooting as I like to be able to have skin on trigger. At my club, Green Mt. Practical Shooters, we have a match in February and March in the snow and cold........nothing stops the matches. Our match directors just have to be smart in setting up the stages so the shooters are not put in a dangerous position. It all works if you understand, and prepare for, the conditions you are shooting in. Glyn has a pair of big fuzzy slippers he wears on his hands. VERY FUNNY LOOKING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38supPat Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Geez, here in Ontario, Can, we've just started to see 0 degree (celcius) weather (32 F) pretty much been in t-shirts and shorts up 'til now. But for the cold weather warm hats and boots are very important. If you lose heat thruogh either you are in trouble. Hand warmers in your pockets will keep the fingers nimble up until it's time to go. and layers of clothes with a windbreaker shell or parka if needed when not shooting. If they'll let you build a fire at the back of the range... even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWLAZS Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Glyn has a pair of big fuzzy slippers he wears on his hands. VERY FUNNY LOOKING ok more like kitchen mits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhglyn Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Up here in NH and VT we have to shoot in the cold or we don't shoot for 6 months of the year. Thermal underwear, boots, coats, gloves, hand and feet warmers, whatever it takes. Keep warm between your stages and I take the gloves off when I am shooting as I like to be able to have skin on trigger. At my club, Green Mt. Practical Shooters, we have a match in February and March in the snow and cold........nothing stops the matches. Our match directors just have to be smart in setting up the stages so the shooters are not put in a dangerous position. It all works if you understand, and prepare for, the conditions you are shooting in. Glyn has a pair of big fuzzy slippers he wears on his hands. VERY FUNNY LOOKING Funny looking........maybe. Warm.........yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Shooting today was pretty cold in the early stages. This was the first one of the day for me. Numb fingers and slippery ground- gotta love Wisconsin! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3463290974367874150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 "Near Freezing" is actually fairly warm. That's like, 30 degrees above zero. I'll be practicing tomorrow in 8" of snow and 10 degrees. The biggest pain is finding the brass. Much of it I will leave until spring. Then, it's like finding new brass I didn't know I had! I work more on accuracy, longer distances, and steel plates when the range is buried. Running and gunning requires too much snow removal. The weather is what it is. So, I like practicing in the cold. Because, I know that lots of other guys aren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ankeny Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Dry, calm, cold is ok. It was -17 F this morning, but no humidity, no wind, and the sun was shining. I can handle that anytime. On the flip side, day before yesterday we had a wind chill of -56 and that just sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizeks Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I haven't seen much about what to do with the gun when it's cold. The gun don't seem to know it's cold out, but the lub you are using does. Use as little as posible!! If people wouldn't shoot in the cold, half of the country wouldn't shoot for 4-5 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sinko Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 The temperature today was just above freezing. My Glock 35 functioned flawlessly despite having not been cleaned during the last 2700 rounds. Plenty of guns were sluggish and choked. Heavy clothing caused a few problems too. One shooter suffered terribly when the sleeve of his jacket got caught between the slide and the beavertail during recoil. Though I did not have any ammo or temperature related issues I did suffer a very costly stoppage when my slide hung up on my jacket during recoil on a retention stage. Damned auto... that's why I always carry my 625 when there's any chance that the targets will shoot back. Dave Sinko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittlePistol Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 You all are nuts! It's been "snowing" off and on out here in NM for the last couple weeks and we all cry like a bunch of babies. Monday the whole town, Interstates, Highways, etc. shut down cuz of an inch of snow! To make matters even worse, I only got 2 practice sessions in over the last 2 weeks cuz of the weather! What do you think Kevin? Sounds like we need to buck up a bit eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 We had 18 inches at our house..its just now starting to go away. we will however get to shoot sunday Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittlePistol Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 We had 18 inches at our house..its just now starting to go away.we will however get to shoot sunday Jim You guys got that much snow up there!!! How in the world am I going to get to practice while I'm up there with that much snow? How I say?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskapopo Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 how do you guys deal with this? i cant feel the trigger coz its freezing and my hands are cold and shaking.. not to mention the first stage of a club match.. Wear gloves you can shoot with or wear gloves that are loose enough you can flip them off as you draw. I am a firearms instructor at my department and I like to run at least one qualification in the worst weather it shows the guys what works and what does not in the real world. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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