Is this the last reloading trip of the year?

[TheCZKid]

I've been working on a couple loads, wanted to test out two more thing, before the snow... I've been jonesing to get out and shoot a test on my 17 Hornet load, and one more go-round with a 20 Practical seating depth test. Been about a month since it was reasonably warm and not overly windy. Today I finally got what is likely the last testing trip to my shooting area this year. Soon it'll be too cold to know how my summer load will likely shoot, and the snow is probably coming. I shoot at a place I found 10 miles out of town, on the side of a logging road, which has an open patch out to 100 yards, and nobody around. But not easy to get to or use when there's snow.

And I also got notice from my landlord, after living here 13 years, I got 90 days to move! Talk about pucker factor.

Thankfully I feel confident I have a final 17 Hornet load I can work on when I'm stuck inside this winter, after I move and set up a new reloading area. The 20 practical with 32 Vmax, still needs more tweaking.

Anyone else dreading the end of the shooting season?

 

[Retired Grunt]

I've been working on a couple loads, wanted to test out two more thing, before the snow... I've been jonesing to get out and shoot a test on my 17 Hornet load, and one more go-round with a 20 Practical seating depth test. Been about a month since it was reasonably warm and not overly windy. Today I finally got what is likely the last testing trip to my shooting area this year. Soon it'll be too cold to know how my summer load will likely shoot, and the snow is probably coming. I shoot at a place I found 10 miles out of town, on the side of a logging road, which has an open patch out to 100 yards, and nobody around. But not easy to get to or use when there's snow.

And I also got notice from my landlord, after living here 13 years, I got 90 days to move! Talk about pucker factor.

Thankfully I feel confident I have a final 17 Hornet load I can work on when I'm stuck inside this winter, after I move and set up a new reloading area. The 20 practical with 32 Vmax, still needs more tweaking.

Anyone else dreading the end of the shooting season?

Usually we can shoot March thru December, may need Long Johns though. I have been able to shoot a few times in January and February on warm days.

 

[GLShooter]

It gets down in the 40's here but that is pretty short. I'll get out a bit then. My summer at 115 is a tad warm though on the other end of the scale.

Greg

 

[Fuj]

This time of year is when I start fire forming brass for next
season. The colder the better, And with 2 rifles going, a
couple hundred cases of each does not take long.

 

[DHuffman]

If temperature, snow and wind were limiting factors it would be a pretty short season in the western Dakota's LOL

 

[SSL]

Not to make anyone feel bad, but outside temperature doesn't mean anything to me. One of my backstops is 100 yards from my loading room. Bench against the wall and muzzle out the window...a nice 70 degree environment year round. Now if I could control the wind...

 

[JB10]

Here in AZ our shooting season is just getting started. Hard to test when its above 110. Barrels dont cool down at that point.