Bullseye-L Forum
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.

22 ammo in cooler weather

+8
mikemargolis
jglenn21
chiz1180
JKR
Ed Hall
Asa Yam
Doug Tiedt
8eightring
12 posters

Go down

22 ammo in cooler weather Empty 22 ammo in cooler weather

Post by 8eightring 9/27/2020, 1:04 pm

How do you shooters deal with the 22 ammo issues that appear in cooler or cold weather? The issues for me are sluggish cycling, failure to extract, failure to feed with ammo that works perfectly in summer weather.  
I love my Kart conversions in the summer but they can be frustrating with cycling issues as the temperature starts to drop.  I am going to break out my Hi Standard.
8eightring
8eightring

Posts : 173
Join date : 2011-06-16
Location : Ohio

Back to top Go down

22 ammo in cooler weather Empty Re: 22 ammo in cooler weather

Post by Doug Tiedt 9/27/2020, 1:41 pm

I'll put the ammo and the gun (in a black case) in the passenger footwell and blow heat on them while I drive to my winter league. In my state with a CCW this is perfectly legal, you have to check yours.

Waxy ammo does not feed well in the gun when it is cold.  My pistol likes Norma TAC22, but in cold weather I'll switch to CCI SV.

Doug Tiedt

Posts : 150
Join date : 2015-05-29

Back to top Go down

22 ammo in cooler weather Empty Re: 22 ammo in cooler weather

Post by Asa Yam 9/27/2020, 1:52 pm

It won't be cheap, but have you considered ammo for another discipline?  Winter biathalon requires ammo which goes bang at temperatures well below zero (*F).  Not sure if this stuff cycles semiautos, but might be worth looking at.  FYI, Eley, SK, and Lapua make cold weather ammo, believe Fiocci does as well.

Link to ammoseek results for biathalon ammo:  https://ammoseek.com/ammo/22lr?ikw=biathlon

Asa Yam

Posts : 197
Join date : 2018-09-15

Back to top Go down

22 ammo in cooler weather Empty Re: 22 ammo in cooler weather

Post by Ed Hall 9/27/2020, 2:56 pm

I keep my filled magazines in my pocket with my off hand until ready to be inserted for a string.  I return the empty magazines to a different pocket to keep them warm between uses and not mix them with filled ones.  I've never kept the ammo separate within a pocket.

Ed Hall

Posts : 1050
Join date : 2012-09-10
Location : Adirondack Mountains

http://www.starreloaders.com/edhall/

Back to top Go down

22 ammo in cooler weather Empty Re: 22 ammo in cooler weather

Post by JKR 9/27/2020, 5:45 pm

I have a wire rack above the wood stove in my workshop/range. Guns work perfectly! 
The key is to keep things reasonably warm any way you can. Just wait. In a few weeks you’ll start hearing the pistol’s malfunctioning complaints. Happens every year.
JKR

JKR

Posts : 763
Join date : 2015-01-13
Location : Northern Wisconsin

Back to top Go down

22 ammo in cooler weather Empty Re: 22 ammo in cooler weather

Post by 8eightring 9/27/2020, 6:37 pm

I need a hot water bottle or heating pad for my Kart. There are 110 outlets at the range. Would a heating pad be a valid reason for other shooters to complain about unfair advantage?  :-)
8eightring
8eightring

Posts : 173
Join date : 2011-06-16
Location : Ohio

Back to top Go down

22 ammo in cooler weather Empty Re: 22 ammo in cooler weather

Post by chiz1180 9/27/2020, 7:28 pm

I have used disposable hand warmers to keep the gun warm. I have also been known to shoot in a heated sweatshirt.
chiz1180
chiz1180

Posts : 1172
Join date : 2019-05-29
Location : Ohio

8eightring likes this post

Back to top Go down

22 ammo in cooler weather Empty Re: 22 ammo in cooler weather

Post by 8eightring 9/27/2020, 7:51 pm

chiz1180 wrote:I have used disposable hand warmers to keep the gun warm. I have also been known to shoot in a heated sweatshirt.
I have seen you wearing that heated jacket. I think that is an unfair advantage lol! Wink
8eightring
8eightring

Posts : 173
Join date : 2011-06-16
Location : Ohio

Back to top Go down

22 ammo in cooler weather Empty Re: 22 ammo in cooler weather

Post by jglenn21 9/27/2020, 8:19 pm

I too simply put loaded mags in my pockets.. no problems
jglenn21
jglenn21

Posts : 2567
Join date : 2015-04-07
Age : 75
Location : monroe , ga

Back to top Go down

22 ammo in cooler weather Empty Re: 22 ammo in cooler weather

Post by mikemargolis 9/27/2020, 8:46 pm

jglenn21 wrote:I too simply put loaded mags in my pockets.. no problems
Me too.

mikemargolis

Posts : 236
Join date : 2019-02-26
Location : Connecticut

Back to top Go down

22 ammo in cooler weather Empty Re: 22 ammo in cooler weather

Post by spursnguns 9/27/2020, 10:26 pm

mikemargolis wrote:
jglenn21 wrote:I too simply put loaded mags in my pockets.. no problems
Me too.

That's what I do (also the cartridge box).  Typically, my shirt pocket under my vest or jacket.

Jim
spursnguns
spursnguns

Posts : 604
Join date : 2013-01-04
Age : 65
Location : Nampa, Idaho

Back to top Go down

22 ammo in cooler weather Empty Re: 22 ammo in cooler weather

Post by Outthere 9/28/2020, 5:15 am

8eightring wrote:I need a hot water bottle or heating pad for my Kart. There are 110 outlets at the range. Would a heating pad be a valid reason for other shooters to complain about unfair advantage?  :-)
I heard they'll be having a Senior Class for guns over 65 years old.   Smile
Outthere
Outthere

Posts : 298
Join date : 2013-03-20

8eightring and chopper like this post

Back to top Go down

22 ammo in cooler weather Empty Re: 22 ammo in cooler weather

Post by JKR 9/28/2020, 8:27 am

jglenn21 wrote:I too simply put loaded mags in my pockets.. no problems
I have no doubt that keeping it in your pocket will work during the Georgia winter. 
JKR

JKR

Posts : 763
Join date : 2015-01-13
Location : Northern Wisconsin

Back to top Go down

22 ammo in cooler weather Empty Re: 22 ammo in cooler weather

Post by weber1b 9/28/2020, 10:26 am

When it's that stinking cold I shoot indoors.

weber1b

Posts : 567
Join date : 2015-10-03
Location : Ballwin, MO

chopper likes this post

Back to top Go down

22 ammo in cooler weather Empty Re: 22 ammo in cooler weather

Post by aub1957 9/28/2020, 11:26 am

I used to shoot 22 rifle years ago with a guy that would keep his ammo in a small lunch cooler if it was real hot or very cold outside.

I do the same in the winter and toss in a hand warmer if it is super cold, but that kind of weather is rare in Alabama.

aub1957

Posts : 133
Join date : 2018-08-02

8eightring likes this post

Back to top Go down

22 ammo in cooler weather Empty Re: 22 ammo in cooler weather

Post by Sponsored content


Sponsored content


Back to top Go down

Back to top

- Similar topics

 
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum