Weather or Not

redhed · 12-10-2007, 11:45 AM

Hey everyone, it's 21 degrees where I am and there is 1/2 inch of ice on everything with more on the way in the form of a Winter Storm/Ice Storm Warning. We are for the most part iced in, no one going in or out and as for doing any serious shooting, probably ain't gonna happen. How's the weather where you are? What shooting if any did you do over the weekend and how did you do? I need to live vicariously through somebody right now.

two-70 · 12-10-2007, 01:35 PM

it is 30 here in northen oklahoma and we have ice and under weather warnings as well, freezing rain and sleet.

jerry · 12-10-2007, 01:47 PM

Preachi'n to the choir Ma'am. We rabbit hunted Saturday, my gun was coated with ice the whole time.

ArkansasHunter · 12-10-2007, 01:52 PM

It's in the low low 70's here LMAO Typical Arkansas weather !!! It was cold but it ain't now.
I needed a good giggle. No futher comment !

Guns&Dobes · 12-10-2007, 06:08 PM

Here in East TN it got up to 78 degrees today LOL anddddddddddd my daughter and I went to the range and shot for an hour. I shot 180 rds through my new Beretta U22, shot at 15 yards and 25 yards and did quite well for myself just starting out. I am loving it more and more each time I get to shoot I guess because I am improving. It is supposed to be in the 70's all week but I won't be going back to the range til probably Friday.

two-70 · 12-10-2007, 07:26 PM

glad ya had fun, sounds like ya had a awesome time

redhed · 12-10-2007, 08:12 PM

To all of you who mentioned 70 degree + weather and fun afternoons at ye old shooting range, I have one word to say.

WAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH.....

jerry · 12-10-2007, 08:19 PM

Nothing like a wintery trip to the range. I'll be dragging out the handi rifle as soon as I can

Guns&Dobes · 12-10-2007, 08:25 PM

I wouldn't want the ice but I am telling ya the truth if I could trade anyone these temps for a really good snow I would in a heartbeat.

I LOVE snow and I miss it very much, I was born and raised in WV where our winters held lots of "no school because of snow" days, nice padded down snow for sleigh riding and snowball fights and snowmen. I moved to TN 10 years ago and we haven't had enough snow in the 10 years to make ONE good snow in WV. I am honest, I miss it so very much!!!!

I did have a great time at the range and I forgot to mention that my daughter and I with husbands in toll went to Natosha's mother in laws outside the city limits and shot on Saturday for an hour and a half so we are getting in lots of practice.

JERRY, you got nerve flashing that gorgeous snow on here and expect me to grin and bare it ROFL, now I am standing beside redhed.............. WAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH Hehehe J/K but geeze!!!!!

TexasT · 12-10-2007, 08:33 PM

It was in the 70s here, but the fog's been so thick you could cut it with a knife. Very low visibility makes for bad shooting. Can't even see the stop lights until I come up on them.

redhed · 12-10-2007, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerry

Nothing like a wintery trip to the range. I'll be dragging out the handi rifle as soon as I can

Hey, jerry, what are you shooting?

And G&D, I'll gladly see if I can't find a way to ship you the ice storm that they say is coming our way over the next 36 hours.

Oh well, we have our guns to keep us warm.

TexasT · 12-10-2007, 08:34 PM

We're gonna wait a month or so before we start the match just to give everybody's weather a chance to calm down.

jerry · 12-10-2007, 08:46 PM

Shooting my .50 TC Hawken. Old school rate of twist, 1:48 patched round balls only. Using Pyrodex only because BP is so hard to find without special order any more.

Ya'll stay safe regardless of where your at

redhed · 12-10-2007, 10:08 PM

Cool! I have a Kentucky Percussion .45 en route for my better half's Christmas gift. It will be the first muzzle loader in the family.

Waiting a month to start the Shooting Competition should be about right. Weather around here tends to start to mellow out a bit by the middle of March. This winter's weather patterns seems to be following last and be more typical for Western Illinois. Lots of Ice and cold early followed by snow and cold after the first of the year. By March it should be a lot better. I hope...

Jerry, looks like you got more snow and less ice than we did. Lucky you.

Chris · 12-11-2007, 02:16 AM

It's 70 currently in NC right now. Not normal. Wednesday it's going to be 80 and I'm taking out the mustang for the first time, and drive it around with the top down.

ArkansasHunter · 12-11-2007, 02:26 AM

I'm dream'in of a white Christmas...Just like the one's I use to know. Only in my dreams !!!
Geez we'll probably be wearing knit shirts and shorts this Christmas as warm as it is here.
Chris said N.C will reach the 80's I think Ark will too. I may sun bathe tommarow LOL

billy · 12-11-2007, 07:09 AM

snowing hard last few days.
took the six shooters out for a spin.
those things are so much fun.
i felt like a lil kid!
i shot until i couldnt feel the trigger.
my fingers froze up!
once again i was the only fool at the range.

jerry · 12-11-2007, 07:33 AM

We did get a little snow, that pic was last years actually. I know what you mean about March, in like a lion out like a lamb at times. Nice pea shooters Billy.

billy · 12-11-2007, 08:06 AM

thanks jerry

MosinGirl · 12-12-2007, 02:02 PM

My husband I went shooting on Sunday. Here in Washinggton it was snowing a bit. Nothing more than maybe three quarters of an inch and it melted by evening time. We took four rifles with us: 1910 .303 Enfield, 1923 91/30 Mosin Nagant, an SKS(not sure of the year on that one), and the brand new Romanian PSL (the one in my avatar) that we bought the day before at the WAC show. Actually the avatar is a picture from Sunday, right before I took the first shot from the rifle. We shot for a couple of hours and then got the the point where we couldn't feel our toes so we packed up and came home. But any day shooting is a very good day!!!

Manda

12-10-2007, 11:45 AM	#1
redhed Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Armpit, Illinois/NEMO,MO, USA Posts: 351	Weather or Not Hey everyone, it's 21 degrees where I am and there is 1/2 inch of ice on everything with more on the way in the form of a Winter Storm/Ice Storm Warning. We are for the most part iced in, no one going in or out and as for doing any serious shooting, probably ain't gonna happen. How's the weather where you are? What shooting if any did you do over the weekend and how did you do? I need to live vicariously through somebody right now. __________________ I'm a member of PETA. People Eating Tasty Animals!

12-10-2007, 01:35 PM	#2
two-70 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ponca city, oklahoma Posts: 1,783	it is 30 here in northen oklahoma and we have ice and under weather warnings as well, freezing rain and sleet. __________________ What Would Jesus Do ????? Just Ask Him.

12-10-2007, 07:26 PM	#6
two-70 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ponca city, oklahoma Posts: 1,783	glad ya had fun, sounds like ya had a awesome time __________________ What Would Jesus Do ????? Just Ask Him.

12-10-2007, 08:12 PM	#7
redhed Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Armpit, Illinois/NEMO,MO, USA Posts: 351	To all of you who mentioned 70 degree + weather and fun afternoons at ye old shooting range, I have one word to say. WAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH..... __________________ I'm a member of PETA. People Eating Tasty Animals!

12-10-2007, 08:25 PM	#9
Guns&Dobes Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 104	I wouldn't want the ice but I am telling ya the truth if I could trade anyone these temps for a really good snow I would in a heartbeat. I LOVE snow and I miss it very much, I was born and raised in WV where our winters held lots of "no school because of snow" days, nice padded down snow for sleigh riding and snowball fights and snowmen. I moved to TN 10 years ago and we haven't had enough snow in the 10 years to make ONE good snow in WV. I am honest, I miss it so very much!!!! I did have a great time at the range and I forgot to mention that my daughter and I with husbands in toll went to Natosha's mother in laws outside the city limits and shot on Saturday for an hour and a half so we are getting in lots of practice. JERRY, you got nerve flashing that gorgeous snow on here and expect me to grin and bare it ROFL, now I am standing beside redhed.............. WAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH Hehehe J/K but geeze!!!!! Last edited by Guns&Dobes; 12-10-2007 at 08:28 PM.

12-10-2007, 01:47 PM	#3
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 11,511 Images: 8 Blog Entries: 1	Preachi'n to the choir Ma'am. We rabbit hunted Saturday, my gun was coated with ice the whole time.

12-10-2007, 01:52 PM	#4
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 11,267	It's in the low low 70's here LMAO Typical Arkansas weather !!! It was cold but it ain't now. I needed a good giggle. No futher comment !

12-10-2007, 06:08 PM	#5
Guns&Dobes Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 104	Here in East TN it got up to 78 degrees today LOL anddddddddddd my daughter and I went to the range and shot for an hour. I shot 180 rds through my new Beretta U22, shot at 15 yards and 25 yards and did quite well for myself just starting out. I am loving it more and more each time I get to shoot I guess because I am improving. It is supposed to be in the 70's all week but I won't be going back to the range til probably Friday.

12-10-2007, 08:19 PM	#8
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 11,511 Images: 8 Blog Entries: 1	Nothing like a wintery trip to the range. I'll be dragging out the handi rifle as soon as I can

12-10-2007, 08:33 PM	#10
TexasT No Whining Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Somewhere. Posts: 5,208 Blog Entries: 17	It was in the 70s here, but the fog's been so thick you could cut it with a knife. Very low visibility makes for bad shooting. Can't even see the stop lights until I come up on them. __________________ I walk like this because I can back it up.

12-10-2007, 08:34 PM	#12
TexasT No Whining Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Somewhere. Posts: 5,208 Blog Entries: 17	We're gonna wait a month or so before we start the match just to give everybody's weather a chance to calm down. __________________ I walk like this because I can back it up.

12-10-2007, 08:46 PM	#13
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 11,511 Images: 8 Blog Entries: 1	Shooting my .50 TC Hawken. Old school rate of twist, 1:48 patched round balls only. Using Pyrodex only because BP is so hard to find without special order any more. Ya'll stay safe regardless of where your at

12-10-2007, 10:08 PM	#14
redhed Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Armpit, Illinois/NEMO,MO, USA Posts: 351	Cool! I have a Kentucky Percussion .45 en route for my better half's Christmas gift. It will be the first muzzle loader in the family. Waiting a month to start the Shooting Competition should be about right. Weather around here tends to start to mellow out a bit by the middle of March. This winter's weather patterns seems to be following last and be more typical for Western Illinois. Lots of Ice and cold early followed by snow and cold after the first of the year. By March it should be a lot better. I hope... Jerry, looks like you got more snow and less ice than we did. Lucky you. __________________ I'm a member of PETA. People Eating Tasty Animals!

12-11-2007, 02:16 AM	#15
Chris HMFIC Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,834,288 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 20	It's 70 currently in NC right now. Not normal. Wednesday it's going to be 80 and I'm taking out the mustang for the first time, and drive it around with the top down. __________________ Rules \| Contributing Members No one has the right to deny my personal safety Please be descriptive in your thread titles! NRA Life Member

12-11-2007, 02:26 AM	#16
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 11,267	I'm dream'in of a white Christmas...Just like the one's I use to know. Only in my dreams !!! Geez we'll probably be wearing knit shirts and shorts this Christmas as warm as it is here. Chris said N.C will reach the 80's I think Ark will too. I may sun bathe tommarow LOL

12-11-2007, 08:06 AM	#19
billy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 15,766 Images: 10 Blog Entries: 158	thanks jerry __________________ ignint mcnugget... the slug o love sez... remember kids two warning shots to the head for safety!

12-11-2007, 07:09 AM	#17
billy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 15,766 Images: 10 Blog Entries: 158	snowing hard last few days. took the six shooters out for a spin. those things are so much fun. i felt like a lil kid! i shot until i couldnt feel the trigger. my fingers froze up! once again i was the only fool at the range. __________________ ignint mcnugget... the slug o love sez... remember kids two warning shots to the head for safety!

12-11-2007, 07:33 AM	#18
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 11,511 Images: 8 Blog Entries: 1	We did get a little snow, that pic was last years actually. I know what you mean about March, in like a lion out like a lamb at times. Nice pea shooters Billy.

12-12-2007, 02:02 PM	#20
MosinGirl Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 45	My husband I went shooting on Sunday. Here in Washinggton it was snowing a bit. Nothing more than maybe three quarters of an inch and it melted by evening time. We took four rifles with us: 1910 .303 Enfield, 1923 91/30 Mosin Nagant, an SKS(not sure of the year on that one), and the brand new Romanian PSL (the one in my avatar) that we bought the day before at the WAC show. Actually the avatar is a picture from Sunday, right before I took the first shot from the rifle. We shot for a couple of hours and then got the the point where we couldn't feel our toes so we packed up and came home. But any day shooting is a very good day!!! Manda