Rainy day guns?

J.B. Books · 10-09-2019, 08:35 PM

I have found many of my double guns will have a very stiff/hard to move safety the next day after hunting in the rain.

mobirdhunter · 10-09-2019, 09:11 PM

I have used an AyA 453 28 gauge as my rain gun, but after I retired, and since we have places to hunt around where we live, I generally choose not to bird hunt on raining days. Hunting birds with the dogs every day of the season is a bit much, so taking some days off when the weather is bad works out. I also deer hunt, squirrel hunt and duck hunt to give the dogs (and my wife, who hunts with the dogs and me when we bird hunt) some days off. Last season I calculated that we hunted on about 45% of the available days from Sept.1 through February 15. The only rainy hunts were when we took trips out of state to hunt. It's much more enjoyable when you can hunt whenever you desire rather than just on the days you don't have to work. Thank goodness for retirement!

6pt-Sika · 10-09-2019, 11:30 PM

I pretty much carry whatever strikes me . But I will admit I check the weather forecast if I plan on carrying my little VHE 20 . I have a “few” rifles I prefer not to take out if it’s going to be a down pour , but that’s a pretty moot point anymore as I tend not to hunt if it’s going to be persistent rain . Snow on the other hand I wanna be out in that after the brown cloven hooved rats !

SXS OHIO · 10-10-2019, 07:09 AM

My first wild bird hunt with my special order CSMC Fox....It was are annual Kansas bird hunt. It stormed the whole way from Ohio, freezing rain. Interstate 70 was a mess with wrecks every 5 to 10 miles, we almost crashed on a bridge in Kansas city, two other drivers had lost control on the ice in front of us, Steve never touched the brakes and we squeaked through untouched. We had my all wheel drive Toyota Sienna van that year. That night we watched the news to find out 7 people had lost their lives on 70 that day. The storm stalled out and moved at a snails pace for three days. Sunday we woke to some light snow and we were out for the morning hunt. It was a mild morning for Kansas and the hunt was good. About 9:30 the next band of weather came...freezing rain. I hunted till about 11:30 and headed for the van for coffee and meet up with hunting bud. At the van Steve asked what happened to your gun...I looked and the barrels had a sheet of ice 1/4" thick! I hunted with the receiver under my coat and the barrels sticking out...WOW...I broke her in right. No harm was done to her. (-: SXS Ohio

Jeff Higgins · 10-10-2019, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete Lester

I have found many of my double guns will have a very stiff/hard to move safety the next day after hunting in the rain.

For some reason in recent years I also am very stiff and find it harder to move after a day of hunting in the rain. I have early season guns,late season guns ,fair weather guns ,bad weather guns and guns for different species of birds. That was the reason I told my wife I needed them.

mobirdhunter · 10-10-2019, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

For some reason in recent years I also am very stiff and find it harder to move after a day of hunting in the rain. I have early season guns,late season guns ,fair weather guns ,bad weather guns and guns for different species of birds. That was the reason I told my wife I needed them.

Best response yet! The reasons why we have so many guns!!! Amen.

PS Oh, yeah, I'm feeling that stiffness, too!