Range Report: shooting vs snow blowing

[Sir Henry]

I made one pass with my new snow blower and after one pass I decided to shoot. It’s currently 1F up from 0F. At least there is little wind except when the blower is going and then you notice even the slightest. Especially when it blows it back in your face.

My aiming the rifle was better than my aiming the blower and I didn’t get any richochets back.

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I was shooting at the traps back at 50 yards.

[daytime dave]

I'm glad you didn't get any ricochets back either. Snow in the face is a lot easier on you.

[Hatchdog]

Brrrrrrr cold but at least that cold dry snow will blow really well.

I agree, running that rifle looks like much more fun that running that snowblower.

[North Country Gal]

That snowstorm had a sharp boundary, so we only got about half an inch, but the northwest part of our county got hit hard. Hope to do a little shooting, once the wind lets up or at least changes direction. We have an opening in our woods that points due north that gives us a view of the lake, but that also means a strong north wind puts my outdoor shooting on hold.

[Sir Henry]

I finished the snow blowing of the garage apron and driveway. It takes more manhandling than I expected.

After that was done I napped and warmed up for and hour and then went back out to plink. I’ll most likely spend the rest of the daylight hours shooting for 15 minutes and warming up for 15 just repeats it

Plink, plank, plink.

[DsGrouse]

that's a fun looking range!

[RanchRoper]

I spent all afternoon clearing snow, we have a couple of feet of it now.

[Sir Henry]

I spent all afternoon clearing snow, we have a couple of feet of it now.

We only have about six inches on the level. Drifts are a foot deep.

[dave77]

I finished the snow blowing of the garage apron and driveway. It takes more manhandling than I expected.

After that was done I napped and warmed up for and hour and then went back out to plink. I’ll most likely spend the rest of the daylight hours shooting for 15 minutes and warming up for 15 just repeats it

Plink, plank, plink.

I had a Honda track drive snowblower at work for several years and while it would really move the snow it did require quite a bit of effort to maneuver. I see that some of the newer fancier snowblowers will steer by independently braking one side or the other but with the one I had if you needed to turn you had to muscle it around. It would also really cut through packed/plowed snow but you had to keep some upward pressure on it to get it down to bare pavement, if you let up it would start to ride up on the snow.

[fortyshooter]

Wow that is a bunch of snow! Maybe build a snow fort/wall with shooting holes spaced around to plink from !

[Sir Henry]

I finished the snow blowing of the garage apron and driveway. It takes more manhandling than I expected.

After that was done I napped and warmed up for and hour and then went back out to plink. I’ll most likely spend the rest of the daylight hours shooting for 15 minutes and warming up for 15 just repeats it

Plink, plank, plink.

I had a Honda track drive snowblower at work for several years and while it would really move the snow it did require quite a bit of effort to maneuver. I see that some of the newer fancier snowblowers will steer by independently braking one side or the other but with the one I had if you needed to turn you had to muscle it around. It would also really cut through packed/plowed snow but you had to keep some upward pressure on it to get it down to bare pavement, if you let up it would start to ride up on the snow.

It has a brake steer for sharp corners but for slight changes it’s better to muscle it. Then ther is the keeping it down like you say all while keeping the blow directed where you want it.

[graywolf]

I would get snow blowing done, then if able, relax and shoot. For me, that’s easier said than done.

[graywolf]

Gene, will the county plow any or all your driveway when they come thru plowing the roads?

[Hank44]

I’d build some snowman targets - but it looks like powder snow.

I get cold just looking at the pic!

[Sir Henry]

Gene, will the county plow any or all your driveway when they come thru plowing the roads?

No. The previous owners were snowed in two years ago. The town sent in a front loader to dig them out because they can’t plow five feet of drifted snow. That’s why they sold the house. They now live over the hill and are my closet’s neighbors.

If I remove the snow daily it won’t get so deep.