This is how I cheat father winter for a little shooting/grouping in the cold. The bottle goes inside my vest, not on the gun as shown.
Cold Weather, Lo-tech shooting aid
- Thread starter L.Leon
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Great idea! I have never had to worry too much about shooting out in the cold by adding a layer or two when it gets really bad, but I have put some hot water bottles in my sleeping bag on several overnight winter camping trips. It's amazing how long they stay warm and keep you comfortable. At our cabin I have two old soap stones that I keep on the wood stove and at night some times I will put them at the foot of our bed to keep our feet warm. Especially for my wife! 
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We use our hot water bottle daily, Wife loves it.
Great idea for shooting! I should use it outdoors so I wouldn't be opening the backdoor all the time to go stand by the wood stove.
Great idea for shooting! I should use it outdoors so I wouldn't be opening the backdoor all the time to go stand by the wood stove.
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My daughter made me a couple corn bags for heating. Cotton bag filled with a pound of field corn. Heat that up in the microwave and it keeps you warm for a while! Never thought about using something like that for cold weather bench shooting, great idea.
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I shoot from inside my warm basement out into my yard.. It works for a little while then the basement gets to cold...lol
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My wife gets mad if I let old man winter in the house. One old man too many, so outside with the hot water bottle I go.
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if you take a look at my avatar picture you see nice green grass out the window... but it works the same in the winter with snow.
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