I've always wondered if/how much of a factor oil/grease/grime inside of a trigger/bolt played in cold weather mis-fires.
Is the firing pin able to hit the primer as fast and hard at zero as it does at 50? Or did semi frozen gunk bind it up?
I get that heat energy from powder and primers is diminished in cold weather vs. hot, but if a primer is hit hard enough to go, it should start the powder. If the powder starts, it should push the bullet on down the barrel.
I realize some combinations will do better than others (primer hotness, which is a sketchy subject to begin with, and stick vs. ball powder), especially where POI in cold vs. warm is concerned.
That said, in TN I don't think I've ever hunted below 15deg. Pretty rare we get below that, and if it does, I'm probably staying in bed.
I'm only chiming in because I'm lusting after a Tikka CTR Creed and I've been pondering brass......
Last edited by Potsy; 04/06/17.
