I get the feeling that our winters are just plain Balmy as compared to what you guys deal with! The .308 story sounds about right, and is great stuff to know.
A common theme seems to be keeping gear outside, or at least in unheated storage, vehicles, etc.
Sam,O
That old FJ is a true favorite.
Working cows, and all the related stuff/problems takes one hell of a lot of the "romanticism" right out of being a cattleman. No big deal, when you opt to go out for a couple days of goofing off, but when it is day in and out, all winter long, that tends to wear on ya!
I think Ian Tyson mentioned that a time or 2.
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL.
The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world.
