Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters What's out there in 30-30 land these days ?

I am almost there. The winter here always puts a halt to range work destined for a book. The cold temperatures and wind aren't noticed much by the rifles or cartridges, but the fool who squeezes the trigger is often afflicted. One tends to get sloppy when sitting on a frigid firing line. I think I am going to try bringing a one person blind to the line next winter, and put a heater inside.

There is an argument that bullets fly faster, the colder it gets. A debate best had by professors of physics and calculus.

Renumerated History

My old calculus prof once said that errors happen faster, and more often, when projectiles travel faster downrange than their predecessors. The fysics dep't agreed.

When asked if he meant higher bullet velocity or rapidity of fire, he said, "Yes."

He also told us that American writer, Henry Miller, is credited with the observation, “When $hit becomes valuable, the poor will be born without a$$holes." But finished by saying that while he meant no disrespect to Miller, truisms like that were around before he put words to paper. "In short," he concluded, "What's old is new again." Hmmm. "When it's raggedy a$$ cold out, why are you there?"

So, the argument that cold influences velocity would begin anew. And a third professor, someone philosophical, would be needed to continue the argument.