Awesome thread guys! Soaking up the knowledge here.
Coldest I've ever shot a rifle was zero degrees F. Right here in central Washington. Everything was just peachy.
But this -40 degree stuff being spoken about? Oh goodness - I'd MUCH rather be inside, tossing another log on the fire and making something warm to drink. Bless you all.
Guy
Its all realative to what you are used to. I've been used to below 0 temps for months, and when we were out riding our snowmachines, it got so hot that we stripped down to hoodies... it had gotten up to +25 and felt like summer.
Conversely, I was working day shift in Iraq one lovely summer. I switched to night shift, and I remember sitting outside smoking an Iraqi Bazaar couterfeit Marlboro at about 2 in the AM. The breeze picked up and I was sitting on my hands... kinda chilly... I looked up, and it was 98 on the thermometer.
The body gets acclimated in a few months.
