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Too cold to shoot…..
Jan 29th, 2022 at 5:37pm
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-14 this morning. It’s too cold to shoot, so I spent the last couple days consolidating things. I moved my small 9” South Bend into the shooting room with the 1928 South Bend 13 that I restored 5 years ago. Now all my tooling is in one location. I’m just itching for that Pence barrel and my BRC barrel to get here so I can start making chips! Even though the range room is heated, I never gave a second thought to the nasty “heat” mirage escaping out the open shooting slot. I need to find a remedy for that.
  
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Reply #1 - Jan 29th, 2022 at 5:47pm
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Tonight’s agenda…..a long soak in the sauna.
  
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Reply #2 - Jan 29th, 2022 at 5:47pm
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  Beautiful set up!  Puts me to shame.  Cry
  
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Reply #3 - Jan 29th, 2022 at 6:23pm
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When I reflect in the sauna, I realize that I am living in my own dream world. I am very thankful each and every day. Maybe tonight in the sauna, I will conjure up another cartridge sure to make ragged one holers every time!
  
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Reply #4 - Jan 29th, 2022 at 6:39pm
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Thank you so very much for sharing what you did.
In regards to Mirage I cannot help you.
But I do truly admire what you are trying accomplish as being your own personal goals.
Wow I also admire those two lathes that you have! 
  
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Re: Too cold to shoot…..
Reply #5 - Jan 29th, 2022 at 9:46pm
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If you do come up with an answer, let me know!
Even though some use our heated shooting house, the mirage is always there so any serious shooting is done at the outside benches, and is more than often -40. Shooting seriously those temps becomes an art in itself! Tongue
  
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Reply #6 - Jan 29th, 2022 at 10:35pm
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I miss our January indoor matches;
  
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Reply #7 - Jan 29th, 2022 at 10:50pm
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John Schaefer was very competitive and always shut the furnace off when we shot together (to eliminate the heat mirage).
We shot a number of times at -40 F at the Spruce Grove Alberta Gun Range.
Alberta Schuetzen Lube performed very well at those temperatures.
After two shots your fingers were frozen and it was tough to feel the trigger.
One solution is to have a battery heater beside you to heat your trigger finger between shots.
Yes working in your shop is more enjoyable.


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Reply #8 - Jan 30th, 2022 at 12:22am
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Love pictures of old iron. Thanks for sharing. Frank
  
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Reply #9 - Jan 30th, 2022 at 9:34am
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Keep the pics coming! I love seeing other ranges.

Frank, Here is a better pic of the 1928 South Bend and one of me bringing it in 7 miles in March of 2015. It about killed me getting the pcs. inside to start working on them. I found a complete 13” upper “silent drive” in CA and had the thing freighted into town. 
  
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Reply #10 - Jan 30th, 2022 at 9:35am
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Reply #11 - Jan 30th, 2022 at 9:43am
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You live an interesting life and thank you for sharing it with us. E
  
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Reply #12 - Jan 30th, 2022 at 11:30am
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Picture of the insulated lunchbox lined with a 80 Watt Battery Blanket used to warm your trigger finger between shots when shooting down to -40 F.
Might need to throw in a small generator as well in your snowmobile sled.
  
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Reply #13 - Jan 30th, 2022 at 11:46am
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To think that I used a balmy 20 degrees as an excuse for poor shooting yesterday. 

My slighter and fire forming groups were much better than my load development and so called shots for score. Looks like I need a better excuse Angry
  
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Reply #14 - Jan 30th, 2022 at 1:18pm
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After seeing that, no more whining or excuses from me either! That’s some serious shooting commitment. I just finished brushing out my 200yd lane from a summers tag alder growth. I’ll pay this evening for swinging a machete all morning. Besides sighting of some hunting rifles, I’ve never shot bench at 200yards. I’ll cast up a couple hundred bullets and start shooting the 32/40 Tip-Up in preparation for making everyone else feel really good about their shooting at EauClaire this spring. My goal is last place or better. It will be my first real shoot.
  
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