shooting in the rain

pvtmcd · August 30, 2006, 09:15 PM

Do you ever go shooting in the rain?

springmom · August 30, 2006, 09:27 PM

No, because the range where we go uses paper targets. In much of a rain, they wouldn't last long enough for me to blow them to bits

Springmom

Maser · August 30, 2006, 09:49 PM

Never have and never will.

silicon wolverine · August 30, 2006, 10:04 PM

I havent ever gone target shooting but when i was younger i often hunted jack rabbits and cotton tails in teh rain because they would hide out in tree rows around the farm and were easy to spot. I used my rem 870 marine magnum. I never have used a regular firarm in the rain cause i always figured the raindrops would throw my shot off anyway.

SW

Lurper · August 30, 2006, 10:10 PM

I have shot hundreds of matches in the rain. When you schedule a big match, you can't cancel just because of the weather. Why do you ask?

threefivesevenmag · August 30, 2006, 10:19 PM

I shoot matches in the rain as well. It really helps you learn about your shooting abilities. It's much more difficult to stay focused and on target. Shooting steel and cardboard targets...the rain doesn't mess with them at all. Also, it can help show how well your magazines work even dirty (after being dropped in the mud and possibly only whiped with a shirt).

tony pasley · August 30, 2006, 10:21 PM

I shoot rain,sleet,snow,sunshine,cold hot. I practice no matter what the weather because I never know when it would be needed. Years ago I carried often in the rain.

pvtmcd · August 30, 2006, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Why do you ask?

Because I think that some people avoid shooting in the rain.
I do not know if I will ever need to shoot in bad weather.
I think I might prefer to shoot in the rain.
Maybe I just like to be out in the rain.

mete · August 30, 2006, 11:39 PM

I shot a handgun metallic silhouette match where it rained so hard that at one point you couldn't see the 200 yd target !!!

ddskehan · August 31, 2006, 06:47 AM

I shoot in any weather condition except subzero and 95+ degrees.

stevelyn · August 31, 2006, 07:13 AM

Out here in Aleutian Hell if you don't shoot in the rain you won't be doing much shooting.

fairview mick · August 31, 2006, 07:26 AM

When I was shooing trap, at the Grand American in Vandalia, Ohio, I remember it rained three years in a row. I shot about five or six hundred targets each of those years in the rain. As a previous poster said "They don't cancel a big match because of the weather". The only thing that really bothered me was my Hi- Dollar early Brownings would lose their blueing when handled in the rain.
Mickey

Jack Malloy · August 31, 2006, 08:05 AM

Even though I am one of those people who obsesses over rust, yes, I have shot in the rain....
I have shot my blue Browning High Power in the rain before (I just took it apart and cleaned and oiled it immediatly) and when I first bought a Stainless Steel wheelgun, I used that as an excuse to shoot in the rain!

Trip20 · August 31, 2006, 08:29 AM

No. I can wait a day or two until it clears up.

AK103K · August 31, 2006, 08:39 AM

I guess it depends on what you want to do. I shoot in all weather conditions, then again, I work outside all year round too, so its really not anything different.

One thing you do need to consider with shooting though, there are many variables due to weather conditions. If you only shoot in fair, nice weather, you will never know how your gun/ammo will react in different weather or climate. Heat and cold will affect ammo and different light affects your sights.

When shooting in the rain, it usually takes the first round to clear the water out of them though

ISP2605 · August 31, 2006, 10:02 AM

I shot a 3 day rifle match where it poured for the entire 3 days. Straight down, hard, cold rain. Everything was flooded. The pits were just about knee deep in water. Miserable time, but now it's one of the matches I remember the most and we still talk about it. Before every shot we would blow the water out of the peep sights and hope the peep didn't fill with water again while you were trying to squeeze off the shot.

gb_in_ga · August 31, 2006, 10:22 AM

I have shot quite a bit in the rain, in the past. Being former military -- well, let's just say that we were training for war, and wars go on no matter the weather, so we trained in whatever the weather was at the time. And I've hunted in weather that was truly atrocious.

But for now, I'm limited to shooting indoors. And that means that I go shooting whether it is raining or not -- it doesn't matter!

oldbillthundercheif · August 31, 2006, 12:18 PM

The best time to hit the range is during inclement weather. Nobody else ever does, so I have the range to myself for maximum usage. You can't do the "fight to cover" drill with other shooters stationary on a hot line and that's one of my favorites...

Pick up some nice foul-weather gear and keep the walnut and blue at home.

Eghad · August 31, 2006, 12:23 PM

Was at a CAS match and it started raining, we kept shooting.

TexanAmerican · August 31, 2006, 12:47 PM

Quote: Tony Pasley

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I shoot rain,sleet,snow,sunshine,cold hot. I practice no matter what the weather because I never know when it would be needed. Years ago I carried often in the rain.

I totally agree with Tony Pasley. It depends on why you have a firearm. I shoot in rain, sleet, 103 deg days, at night, during dust storms, with strong hand and weak hand. Anything that challenges your body will challenge your abillity to shoot. I grew up in West Texas target shooting my .22 at just about everything in the cotton patch. Every thing from dirt clods to rattle snakes to jack rabbits (there were actually an epidemic number ruining cotton in those days-damn near extinct today). Though I still love to "target shoot" I mainly carry a pistol to willfully, knowingly and intentionally shoot anyone or anything that poses serious bodily injury or death for me. Just as with the return of Jesus Christ we don't know the hour or the day that some mother, mugger or thief may assault us; much less what the weather conditions will be. It behooves anyone who claims to have a firearm for "protection" to be confident and competent with it regardless the circumstances. If all you wish to do is target shoot I personally prefer an in door range with air conditioning and heating.

CrustyFN · August 31, 2006, 01:04 PM

Yes, I go to the indoor range when it rains.
Rusty

2400 · August 31, 2006, 03:02 PM

We shoot rain, shine, wind, hail, snow, heat, cold, whatever the only thing that slows shooting down is lightning. Lightning has the right of way, everything else is a minor inconvenience.

HCfan · August 31, 2006, 04:01 PM

Sure. Do it all the time. In some places, if you don't shoot in the rain, you don't get to shoot.

Also, when it rains most of the wimps

go to the indoor ranges and there is no room to shoot or you are limited in time.

All you have to do is ensure that you clean your firearms afterward really well. It doesn't hurt them or you to be out in a little bit of water.

Used to shoot in the cowboy shoots (forgot the name, it's been ages) and we would shoot no matter the weather. Now that was fun

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kymasabe · August 31, 2006, 08:06 PM

I've intentionally gone and shot in the rain because I wanted to know the effects of shooting in the rain. Easy answer...you get wet.
Accuracy is still good enough to hunt with. I'm curious though...do snipers wait until it stops raining or do they shoot? Anyone ex-military who can ACCURATELY answer that?

ISP2605 · August 31, 2006, 08:29 PM

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do snipers wait until it stops raining or do they shoot? Anyone ex-military who can ACCURATELY answer that?

The war doesn't stop just because it's raining.
Use to call hard all day rain "Infantry weather". The rain covers sound while moving. And besides, if you ain't miserable you ain't fighting.

August 30, 2006, 09:15 PM	#1
pvtmcd Member Join Date: August 29, 2006 Posts: 19	shooting in the rain Do you ever go shooting in the rain? __________________ Irrational behavior is part of human nature.

August 30, 2006, 09:27 PM	#2
springmom Senior Member Join Date: October 26, 2005 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,823	No, because the range where we go uses paper targets. In much of a rain, they wouldn't last long enough for me to blow them to bits Springmom __________________ I will not be a victim home on the web: www.panagia-icons.net (my webpage) www.nousfromspring.blogspot.com (Orthodoxy) "I couldn't hear you. Stop firing the gun while you're talking!" Frank Drebin, The Naked Gun

August 30, 2006, 10:19 PM	#6
threefivesevenmag Senior Member Join Date: May 8, 2005 Posts: 406	Yes I shoot matches in the rain as well. It really helps you learn about your shooting abilities. It's much more difficult to stay focused and on target. Shooting steel and cardboard targets...the rain doesn't mess with them at all. Also, it can help show how well your magazines work even dirty (after being dropped in the mud and possibly only whiped with a shirt).

August 31, 2006, 07:13 AM	#11
stevelyn Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2004 Location: Fairbanksan in exile to Aleutian Hell Posts: 2,655	Out here in Aleutian Hell if you don't shoot in the rain you won't be doing much shooting. __________________ Stop Allowing Our Schools To Be Soft Targets! http://fastersaveslives.org/ East Moose. Wear Wolf.

August 31, 2006, 07:26 AM	#12
fairview mick Senior Member Join Date: November 3, 2005 Location: North Olmsted Posts: 795	Shooting in the rain When I was shooing trap, at the Grand American in Vandalia, Ohio, I remember it rained three years in a row. I shot about five or six hundred targets each of those years in the rain. As a previous poster said "They don't cancel a big match because of the weather". The only thing that really bothered me was my Hi- Dollar early Brownings would lose their blueing when handled in the rain. Mickey __________________ 90% of my hard earned money went to Hot women, fast bikes and guns. THE REST I WASTED!!!!! Mickey-NRA life member

August 30, 2006, 09:49 PM	#3
Maser Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2006 Location: Mysterious Cities of Gold Posts: 920	Never have and never will.

August 30, 2006, 10:04 PM	#4
silicon wolverine Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2006 Location: South dakota Posts: 674	I havent ever gone target shooting but when i was younger i often hunted jack rabbits and cotton tails in teh rain because they would hide out in tree rows around the farm and were easy to spot. I used my rem 870 marine magnum. I never have used a regular firarm in the rain cause i always figured the raindrops would throw my shot off anyway. SW

August 30, 2006, 10:10 PM	#5
Lurper Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2006 Posts: 943	I have shot hundreds of matches in the rain. When you schedule a big match, you can't cancel just because of the weather. Why do you ask?

August 30, 2006, 10:21 PM	#7
tony pasley Senior Member Join Date: April 13, 2006 Location: western north carolina Posts: 1,641	I shoot rain,sleet,snow,sunshine,cold hot. I practice no matter what the weather because I never know when it would be needed. Years ago I carried often in the rain.

August 30, 2006, 11:39 PM	#9
mete Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 6,575	I shot a handgun metallic silhouette match where it rained so hard that at one point you couldn't see the 200 yd target !!!

August 31, 2006, 06:47 AM	#10
ddskehan Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2006 Location: grafton, ma Posts: 225	I shoot in any weather condition except subzero and 95+ degrees.

August 31, 2006, 08:05 AM	#13
Jack Malloy Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2005 Posts: 791	Even though I am one of those people who obsesses over rust, yes, I have shot in the rain.... I have shot my blue Browning High Power in the rain before (I just took it apart and cleaned and oiled it immediatly) and when I first bought a Stainless Steel wheelgun, I used that as an excuse to shoot in the rain!

August 31, 2006, 08:29 AM	#14
Trip20 Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2005 Posts: 2,181	No. I can wait a day or two until it clears up.

August 31, 2006, 08:39 AM	#15
AK103K Senior Member Join Date: May 1, 2001 Posts: 10,223	I guess it depends on what you want to do. I shoot in all weather conditions, then again, I work outside all year round too, so its really not anything different. One thing you do need to consider with shooting though, there are many variables due to weather conditions. If you only shoot in fair, nice weather, you will never know how your gun/ammo will react in different weather or climate. Heat and cold will affect ammo and different light affects your sights. When shooting in the rain, it usually takes the first round to clear the water out of them though

August 31, 2006, 10:02 AM	#16
ISP2605 Junior member Join Date: November 25, 2002 Posts: 954	I shot a 3 day rifle match where it poured for the entire 3 days. Straight down, hard, cold rain. Everything was flooded. The pits were just about knee deep in water. Miserable time, but now it's one of the matches I remember the most and we still talk about it. Before every shot we would blow the water out of the peep sights and hope the peep didn't fill with water again while you were trying to squeeze off the shot.

August 31, 2006, 10:22 AM	#17
gb_in_ga Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2005 Location: Pensacola, Fl Posts: 3,092	I have shot quite a bit in the rain, in the past. Being former military -- well, let's just say that we were training for war, and wars go on no matter the weather, so we trained in whatever the weather was at the time. And I've hunted in weather that was truly atrocious. But for now, I'm limited to shooting indoors. And that means that I go shooting whether it is raining or not -- it doesn't matter! __________________ COME AND TAKE IT http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/batgon.htm Formerly lived in Ga, but now I'm back in Tx! Aaaand, now I'm off to Fla...

August 31, 2006, 12:18 PM	#18
oldbillthundercheif Junior member Join Date: April 21, 2006 Location: New Orleans Posts: 2,450	Sure! The best time to hit the range is during inclement weather. Nobody else ever does, so I have the range to myself for maximum usage. You can't do the "fight to cover" drill with other shooters stationary on a hot line and that's one of my favorites... Pick up some nice foul-weather gear and keep the walnut and blue at home.

August 31, 2006, 12:23 PM	#19
Eghad Senior Member Join Date: May 28, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 6,231	Was at a CAS match and it started raining, we kept shooting. __________________ Have a nice day at the range NRA Life Member

August 31, 2006, 01:04 PM	#21
CrustyFN Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 2,258	Yes, I go to the indoor range when it rains. Rusty __________________ I don't ever remember being absent minded.

August 31, 2006, 03:02 PM	#22
2400 Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2004 Location: AZ Posts: 389	We shoot rain, shine, wind, hail, snow, heat, cold, whatever the only thing that slows shooting down is lightning. Lightning has the right of way, everything else is a minor inconvenience.

August 31, 2006, 04:01 PM	#23
HCfan Member Join Date: August 1, 2006 Posts: 26	Sure. Do it all the time. In some places, if you don't shoot in the rain, you don't get to shoot. Also, when it rains most of the wimps go to the indoor ranges and there is no room to shoot or you are limited in time. All you have to do is ensure that you clean your firearms afterward really well. It doesn't hurt them or you to be out in a little bit of water. Used to shoot in the cowboy shoots (forgot the name, it's been ages) and we would shoot no matter the weather. Now that was fun .

August 31, 2006, 08:06 PM	#24
kymasabe Senior Member Join Date: June 10, 2005 Location: SW Florida Posts: 2,747	I've intentionally gone and shot in the rain because I wanted to know the effects of shooting in the rain. Easy answer...you get wet. Accuracy is still good enough to hunt with. I'm curious though...do snipers wait until it stops raining or do they shoot? Anyone ex-military who can ACCURATELY answer that? __________________ God's creatures big and small, eat them one, eat them all.