Daz Harrison Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Do any of you guys bother going shooting while it's raining ? if so what is your main plans on where to go looking for vermin and what are your rifle cleaning tips ? Daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetter Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Nope because im a gun tart and my babies dont like getting wet . Although in all seriousness the bunnies tend to stay well out of it as they have sense. I find you see them shortly after it stops when the grass is nice and moist One other thing I have startd doing if I am going out and the weather looks iffy is take a fishing umbrella so I can hunker down under that out of the worst of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 I prefer to shoot when its dry but as happened last night we had showers, stayed out after the bunnies, dried the rifle off with a clean towel before putting it back in the bag, when I got home I took the rifle out the bag and wiped over again, I then put some silicone spray onto a cloth and gave all the metal parts a wipe over,its been left in my gun room over night to air and I,m now about to go over all the metal parts with some gun oil ,then and only then can it go back in the cabinet cheers Evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essex Keeper Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 (edited) Foxing in the rain last night had one Going out for squirrels now and ******* down Raining very hard Edited November 26, 2014 by m2tyj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Rai n and airguns....that's what the hattie striker is for :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard1963uk Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 i often do but find the rabbits tuck there self away and normally reappear after it stopped as for cleaning i take the action out of they stock dry it with a rag then a good wipe over with ballistol oil and that's it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Wildlife tends to be much like us in inclement weather, they will generally only go out if they have to. They are not mad keen on getting cold/wet/dirty if they can avoid it. There will of course always exceptions, and I have shot everything going in the rain, one fox in particular was during a torrential storm, but I tend to avoid these conditions if possible as better returns are usually had in better weather......... and then again, there are days when it is toooooooooooooo hot, that isn't good either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simonc_here Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 I've had some success shooting feral pigeons in the barns when it is raining. On the plus side you only get wet going between the barns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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