Shooting in the snow. (UPDATE)

[Underthegun]

Has anyone ever done any accuracy testing in the falling snow? And what were your results. The reason I ask is because my gun didn't shoot well today and I was shooting in falling snow.

 

[K0na_stinky]

A few flakes arn't going to make a difference. Very heavy snow might. But you won't be able to see where your shooting.

 

[OldDude]

I'm not sure about snow, but I don't shoot all that well when it's cold out. I have a feeling the gun does just fine, but after a while, me - not so much. Fingers on bare steel tend to get numb....

 

[Underthegun]

It was snowing pretty hard. But I was still able to see the 1/2" black dot I was shooting at. My gun usually shoots sub .5" 5 shot groups at 100 yards. Today 4 of them were around .75" and 2 right at the .5" mark. It was only about -9c today. So not really that cold. And I felt good with my shooting. But either the gun or the ammo or the snow killed my groups.

 

[burnaby]

-9°C is not that cold, guess we shouldn't complaint about 2°c in the West coast.

 

[c4pyro]

We're you shooting with gloves on?

 

[Underthegun]

We're you shooting with gloves on?

Bare hands

 

[guntech]

Has that load shot well at that low temperature before. Temperature can make a difference.

 

[Underthegun]

I have shot it at -2 before, but not -9. The 2 groups I shot at -2 averaged .38" for 5 shots at 100 yards. So I can't imagine that only 7 degrees colder would change things that much. That is why I was wondering about the snow.

 

[hometownhero]

I was shooting a new load a week or so ago in the snow and wind. Groups were pretty good. It was around -25 with the windchil that day so I didnt stay long. I have found that my groups are maybe a little better in colder temps (with my 223 that is).

 

[Underthegun]

It must have been the snow. The temp today was -20c. The pic speaks for itself.

The group on the left was shot off of the rear mono-pod I got for Xmas. The next 2 groups I switched to a bag to support the rear of the rifle. I LOVE THIS RIFLE!!!

 

[hometownhero]

Nice shootin. Specs on rifle?

 

[Underthegun]

Nice shootin. Specs on rifle?

It is an Alberta Tactical build. A stainless Remington 700 action with a 22" Rock Creek barrel mounted in an AI chassis. The metal is cera-coated in FDE. I currently have a Nikon Buckmaster 4.5-14 scope on it.

 

[hometownhero]

Nice looking rig there. Caliber?

 

[Underthegun]

Nice looking rig there. Caliber?

Oops. 308

 

[shawn]

If you don't mind what was the build cost? This is the exact setup I am looking at.

Shawn

 

[cdn shooter]

It must have been the snow. The temp today was -20c. The pic speaks for itself.

The group on the left was shot off of the rear mono-pod I got for Xmas. The next 2 groups I switched to a bag to support the rear of the rifle. I LOVE THIS RIFLE!!!

Notice how POI changed high right when you switched rests, just goes to show how much positision plays on accuracy.

 

[Underthegun]

Notice how POI changed high right when you switched rests, just goes to show how much positision plays on accuracy.

Actually I adjusted the scope up .75" because I was shooting out my aiming point.

 

[Underthegun]

If you don't mind what was the build cost? This is the exact setup I am looking at.

Shawn

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[Jordan Smith]

A couple 0.75" groups sound like normal statistical variation to me. Between rifle, ammo, atmospheric conditions, muzzle velocity, and shooter, a 0.5MOA rifle will sometimes print groups that are 0.75, and other times it'll shoot 0.2-3.

If you want to get a good indication of what your rifle will reliably do, print a 10-shot group. You should never see a 3-shot group exceed this size, and rarely a 5-shot group, assuming mechanical consistency.

Falling rain or snow will not measurably affect the POI of a supersonic bullet, unless it's coming down so heavy you can't see what you're shooting at.