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Mark,
Thanks for the invite. I'd love to, but had my fill of cold-weather testing last winter when researching an article. Plus am trying to get work done so I can head over the Miles City on Thursday to spend some time in the Western Powders pressure lab--which is indoors!
Ingwe really ain't a huggy guy, except under certain, uh, circumstances....
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Any chance to test Re 15, 19, Big Game, Hunter, TAC?
I hope to do that this weekend, if the temps stay as low as they are supposed to be. I hope to shoot a 25-06, 270, 7-08, 308, 30-06, 35 Whelen, and 45-70 with a variety of powders.
Tomorrow's high here is supposed to be +7 with several more inches of snow. That's what it's all about!! It would have been nice during the late hunting seasons.
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If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?
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Good info guys, thanks for sharing it!!!
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"Group Hugs"...last time I heard that mentioned it was by Ingwe. Spose it has something to do with those 7X shooters...  Dober Yep, I think he did mention the group hug thing, come to think of it! I think he was referring to his top 5 sheep.... 
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How long does it take the shooter to limber up in those temps?
Mike
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Holy chit.
You know, I was out surfing yesterday morning - air temp around 75 and water temp about the same.. And I just knew I'd be reading about some of you crazy [bleep] going out to the range in that snotty weather.
Wish I was there..
Kinda..
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taz4570,
I have tested R15 and R19, plus the three Ramshot powders you list. R15 is OK, not losing too much in cold temps, R19 not as good. Big Game and TAC didn't lose any velocity from 70 to 0, Hunter lost a little but not much.
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Rancho Loco,
Actually, testing around zero isn't bad on a sunny day with no wind--which is when I typically do it. You may not believe it, but with the right clothes and some break-in of the human body (the tiny capillaries of the skin tend to shrink after a few days exposure to low temps) it isn't bad. In fact I would rather shoot on such a day than on a typical day at the range further south, because there ain't anybody else out there!
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And the barrels cool off quick!
Like you say JB it ain't bad at all in the sunshine with no wind but does get a little brisk under the shady roof with a breeze!
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Heck I was running them fast and hard today, had to turn on the ac in the truck to cool off the tubes...anyone believe that one  Dober
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"Group Hugs"...last time I heard that mentioned it was by Ingwe. Spose it has something to do with those 7X shooters... Dober Yep, I think he did mention the group hug thing, come to think of it! I think he was referring to his top 5 sheep.... Dooooood... That was me, Sammo, and Danny...plus two sheep....  Ingwe
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Ingwe really ain't a huggy guy, except under certain, uh, circumstances....
Yeah...when certain people try to ply him with booze.....  Ingwe
Last edited by ingwe; 12/07/09.
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And the barrels cool off quick!
Like you say JB it ain't bad at all in the sunshine with no wind but does get a little brisk under the shady roof with a breeze!
Yeah it does! ![[Linked Image]](http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt32/Rancho_Loco/ted.jpg)
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....or as a blond actress from a half-century ago said in one movie, "visey versey."
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
John Steinbeck
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I remember that day!
Ingwe, if you drive down bring the woolies!
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I got my snuggies on now....and I'm INSIDE!  Got the next two days off...let you young guys do this... It looks like reloading weather to me!! Besides, no need to practice in conditions I'm not gonna hunt in!!! Ingwe
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Wow! I'm impressed you cold weather ammo testers are hard core. No wait, I've changed my mimd. You guys are crazy.
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Besides, no need to practice in conditions I'm not gonna hunt in!!! Ingwe (laughin') I tried to call in a coyote last Winter when it was about -20(light breeze). Sat for about a 1/2 hour(probly more like 10 minutes) before I said screw this and walked back to my folks house!
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Theres a reason they call coyotes "smart" Sam....  Ingwe
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Last year,I took a load of water jugs to the range to bullet test,yep..you guessed it,they froze before I got back to bench.Wish I had taken my camera...too funny,like shooting a snowman!
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