Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Canada A couple of days ago at the range as the fires affected things

I was unaware of the fires burning in Ontario and in Quebec would affect the weather locally. When I got to the range on Tuesday, it looked like it was going to rain. The sky was overcast and it was hazy at 100 and 200 yards. It made focusing the scope difficult. At the time, I was unaware that Environment Canada had put out this statement. I read it when I got home. This was for our local area. As the crow flies, it is about 200 miles from Orillia to Ottawa.

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Special Weather Statement

High levels of air pollution have developed due to smoke from forest fires.

Smoke plumes from forest fires in Quebec and northeastern Ontario have resulted in deteriorated air quality. Poor air quality will persist into the weekend. Wildfire smoke can be harmful to everyone’s health even at low concentrations.
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IMR 4198, H322 and N120.

The groups wanted to be smaller, but the wind and conditions wouldn’t let that happen. I couldn't get my scope to focus. It was like there was something wrong with the optics. The group shape was encouraging however, and the worst group of the nine powders shot averaged 1.35 inches. Here is a picture of the three best powders of the 3 five shot groups shot that morning.

The group average – 20 shots (4×5 shot groups) – was as follows:

IMR 4198 – 1.07 inches
H322 – 1.09 inches
N120 – 1.18 inches

This was the worst five shot group shot that morning with N530. Things will improve without the haze and a small change in OAL.

In eastern Ontario along with the haze you can smell the smoke. There is a fire burning just west of Ottawa, in the Renfrew area. We have gotten some rain in the last few days but I hope that those areas affected by the fires get rain as well.

Nick

Wow. The air here was smoky, but often smells like burning wood because of the number of locals who use wood to supplement their heating. I don't know if it was the fires burning near Renfrew, but it may well have been. We are only a couple hundred miles away. Pray for rain!