Shooting in the rain 17 hornet

[Beautiful Mulberry]

So ,
when shooting in the rain, if you actually back your load off a couple grains it actually helps the Bullets zero skip 2 or 3 rain drops and the drops that manage to hit or touch the Bullet coats it just enough and acts like case lube to make penetration easier. Kinda like when a turkey looks up into the sky as it’s raining and drowns?

Any advice? I want to go shooting today at Lexington, but didn’t want to affect my bullets zero.

Am I in the right chat room?

 

[Jcann]

 

[Beautiful Mulberry]

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I didn’t want to google it



Thought maybe there would be some sense of humor around here?

 

[Mr.Glock]

It’s why I spit down my barrel.

 

[Beautiful Mulberry]

It’s why I spit down my barrel.

Pure wisdom!

 

[264killer]

I had Desert Eagle 44 mag with scope on it. Sighted in dead on . Shot at a deer about 40-50 yards in pouring down rain. Ran out to where deer was standing knew blood would be washed a way no blood & no deer. Blamed missing on rain. Rain drop defection theory.

 

[TinkerTanker]

It’s why I spit down my barrel.

That's disrespectful to the barrel. You have to use prepackaged lube with flower blossoms on it and apply it liberally to the bullet, not the barrel. I don't know why. I just know that's what my gun prefers. You also can't slap the charging handle too hard or it won't shoot the next day.

 

[Beautiful Mulberry]

I had Desert Eagle 44 mag with scope on it. Sighted in dead on . Shot at a deer about 40-50 yards in pouring down rain. Ran out to where deer was standing knew blood would be washed a way no blood & no deer. Blamed missing on rain. Rain drop defection theory.

That’s a sad story. That’s why you should load them down. I’m pretty sure your Bullet was going to fast.

 

[Beautiful Mulberry]

That's disrespectful to the barrel. You have to use prepackaged lube with flower blossoms on it and apply it liberally to the bullet, not the barrel. I don't know why. I just know that's what my gun prefers. You also can't slap the charging handle too hard or it won't shoot the next day.

All be damned!
If I slapped my charging handle to hard I would have woke up on the ground.
I wonder if my wife’s flowery lotion would work?

 

[Aries]

That’s a sad story. That’s why you should load them down. I’m pretty sure your Bullet was going to fast.

This is true. If you slow that bullet down to 55 mph and hang a couple of headlights and a horn on it, the deer will actually jump right in front of it.
~Signed,
Ron White