do you shoot in the rain?

[rjmt]

I was shooting an NRA High Power match in Oregon back in spring '91
one of those intense Oregon Spring rains came in, we expected the shoot to be cancelled
rain was soaking me on my shooting stool and the top of my M1 Garand receiver was filling up with rain water
the Range Master hollered out "Gentlemen, no War was ever cancelled due to rain - shooters to the line"

we have had 1.25" of rain so far today, but my 1911 doesn't melt in the rain - can't say about Glocks, though
shooting my 9mm 1911 in the rain today, with a Outback oilskin rain jacket and Dorfman rain hat

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[PORSCHE928S4]

Shoot and hunt in the rain vegans stay dry inside lol

 

[Knobgoblin]

Have a 10/22 that's designated as the "rain rifle ".
Cerakote over stainless with a plastic stock.

 

[OldTengu]

Yes.

 

[ZA_Survivalist]

It depends on what Im shooting.
Easy to clean firearms, pump action/ turkish semi auto shotguns, ARs.. certainly.

Other firearms.. not so much.
Its a lot of fun to shoot in the rain if you plan accordingly.

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

Ruger #1 no go in the rain the rest can swim

 

[P7M13]

with a Outback oilskin rain jacket and Dorfman rain hat

Nice. Driz-a-bone oilskin duster and Outback oil skin hat.

Yes, shoot in the rain. The only gun I ever had that didn't like rain was my last HK P7, phosphated. That sucker would rust just from looking it.

 

[Member 53328]

"Glocks are plastic." They're like rubber boots. You better believe I shoot them in the rain.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Yes I do...and yes , you can actually shoot a flintlock in the rain....
Andy

 

[ZigZagZeke]

Was shooting at the range in Clackamas once in a heavy downpour. You could see the path of the bullets because of their collisions with raindrops on the way to the target.

 

[rjmt]

Have a 10/22 that's designated as the "rain rifle ".
Cerakote over stainless with a plastic stock.

HA HA - have a 10/22 in an over molded stock - need to try it in the rain

someone told me my Mosins and Mauser also work in the rain

 

[Knobgoblin]

HA HA - have a 10/22 in an over molded stock - need to try it in the rain

someone told me my Mosins and Mauser also work in the rain

They all work in the rain .

Just have a few that can live outside with little fear of water damage.

 

[rjmt]

They all work in the rain .

Just have a few that can live outside with little fear of water damage.

I know they all work in the rain, but how many of us NW shooters actually shoot our firearms in our weather
I worked in Tacoma for many years, including at Madigan Army Medical Center
the GIs up there say "If it ain't rainin, we ain't trainin"
when I was stationed in Germany in the '60/70s we lived in the rain and snow
but now that we're aging civilians, how many of us still go out into the rain to shoot?
I have a Glock and actually dunked in a green swampy hole and it did shoot (have marine spring cups installed)
but how many Glock owners actually go out and dung their Glocks in a NW swampy hole and shoot them

 

[WillametteWill]

Once I moved to Oregon I began shooting in the rain. I do not make quite the very cool fashion statement as detailed in the OP though.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Not gonna lie .
I'd rather shoot from a covered bench than go prone in wet gravel.

But you gotta revisit your youth every so often.

 

[rjmt]

Once I moved to Oregon I began shooting in the rain. I do not make quite the very cool fashion statement as detailed in the OP though.

I thought all NW outdoorsmen had oilskins and Dorfman hats?!?!?!?
I still have my original Australian Drizabone made out of oiled sailcloth - doesn't fit any longer, but still have it

 

[Member 53328]

I thought all NW outdoorsmen had oilskins and Dorfman hats?!?!?!?
I still have my original Australian Drizabone made out of oiled sailcloth - doesn't fit any longer, but still have it

Not I. Born and raised in the NW and have never owned one. Haha

 

[ORhutner]

Rain is the best time to go shoot cause everyone else stayed home.

 

[Member 34319]

I used to. Now I prefer not to.

 

[rjmt]

Not I. Born and raised in the NW and have never owned one. Haha

when I first moved to Oregon, bought a Gortex jacket - an Outback oilskin is so much Macho
Portland Yuppies wear Gortex - REAL MEN wear oilskin
when one walks into a NW bar in a stinky oilskin, a Dorfman hat hanging on it's string behind your head, a beard hanging half way down to your waist, you just drip HUDOSN BAY REAL MAN
you stare at the people at the bar and clear both bar stools on either side