What do you do when it is >100 degrees outside?

seriously? Does it bother you that much? I'm in AZ and I go to the range weekly for 3-4 hours at a time, every time in the last 2 months it has been between 100-115 F. Wear a shirt and shorts, and who cares if you sweat? Unless you have some kind of health condition, I don't see why it should be a problem.

I guess my range DOES have a metal piece over were your shooting, so im not in direct sunlight 90% of the time. If you are, then that would get a lot tougher, but wear a hat and sunscreen and thats it.

It will also be good practice battling with mirage..... quite interesting trying to achieve tight groups, when the .5MOA dot your aiming for at 200 yards is just dancing around because its 115 outside....
 
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Shoot and enjoy it. Don't let the weather stop you. Try to adapt to the situation. I never miss a chance to shoot! :)
 
Isn't the expression this: "Only a mad man or a english man go out in the mid day sun"?

Jim

I'm waiting for 78 degrees and clear and sunny. Should be some time in 2014.
 
Somehow I don't notice the heat all that much at the range. Today it was up over 90 degrees, and the humidity hovers around 90% (southern Louisiana). Today I spent about two hours shooting, and didn't really notice the temperature until I got in the truck to go home and turned on the A/C.

I guess I look at it the same way as the cold weather when I lived on the shores of Lake Superior -- if you don't learn to play in it, you're barely even living there. I think some people around here air condition themselves so thoroughly that they really don't get any points for living in the deep South :D.

There is one advantage, I think, to the extreme northern winter shooting -- there seems to be an extra air of peace and tranquility when surrounded by snow. I do kind of miss that.
 
> 100º outside? Stay inside. I'm not covered all over with stupid. :D

If I'm gonna shoot, I'll do it early in the morning. 2nd choice, late evening.
 
Hit the pistol range at 8 this morning. Came home about 11. It was 103 when we came home.

Smelted lead until 2 in the afternoon. Cleaned pistols in the garage for a while. It was about 105 when I got done. The wiff was working on her bike.

Finally came in and took a nap. In the cool a/c moderated afternoon heat! :D

--Wag--
 
For me, the key is a good hat and not being fool enough to wear jeans. I practically get heat stroke from typing the word "jeans". And hydrating goes without saying. Extra water is good because then I can soak a handkerchief in it and put it around my neck like a cowboy.
 
Pack up shooting stuff the night before.
Get up in the pre-dawn darkness.
Drive to range, timing it so I arrive at dawn.
Shoot until 0900 when it gets too hot and windy.
Pack up and stop by the gun store on the drive home.
 
I live in AZ....if I couldn't shoot because the temp was > 100 degrees F, it would cut out nearly 1/3 of the year. What fun would that be? :eek:

I get up early and hit the range for 3 or 4 hours, then call it done for the day. In the summer, I am usually hanging targets by about 6:30 AM.

You do need some shade....standing in the direct sun for 4 hours wouldn't be much fun. Standing in the sun on and off for 4 hours isn't all that bad.

The biggest thing I dislike during this time of year is the time it takes for the rifle to cool down as I am working up new loads. :(
 
For many years I used to go to an open range in the Sacramento valley. During the summer temps ranged from 100 to 112. The range had concrete picknic tables and berms with a few 55gal drums for trash. We always brought along blankets for the tables and a portable screen tent for shade (screen tent was also used for camping). Along with our shade we also brought along a large ice chest full of soda, gatoraide, and of course plenty of fresh drinking water.

Now that I live in the South, I have my own range that has a covered shooting station with a ceiling fan. Although it is about a 100yd walk to the house, I still take out an ice chest full of drinks.
 
While not as hot as south west, have memories of how to survive the heat and humidity when younger and working outside all day.

lose weight
keep hydrated
don't drink pop and limit the coffe and alcohol
limit meat and hard to digest food
keep bandana, cap and shirt wet for better cooling
used to use small bag of ice under cap, on really hot days
get it done in the morning
learn what heat exhaustion/stroke is

accept what matters is what you can do now, not what you used to be able to do. Am living in Northern climate now, and simply don't go out in the 90-100 degree sun, especially when the humidity is up.
 
I work landscaping in the humidity of N. Carolina all year. I laugh at office robots that complain about the heat. I have friends that say it is too hot to shoot, I call hog wash.

One thing about attire. I several years ago started pulling the mexican impersonator look after visiting several tropical countries and seeing all the people cover up. At first it was hard and completely mind over matter. Now I cannot stand to be in the sun in anything but long sleeves, long pants, and a hat. I feel like I broil if I don't have that protection. Just a point about someone that says never wear jeans. While I prefer loose cargo pants over them, I will still do jeans over shorts if that is all I have. I do the same if we shoot in the heat of the day too.

As a side note, I will take 110 in AZ over 97 here any day of the week. Now 118, I won't make that claim to! :)
 
I take my air/pellet rifle to my 15' x 20' garage, set up a target and shoot. I practice the same way I would if I were at the range. Shot a .199 5 shot group this past Saturday : ) June - August is hot and humid around here for weeks on end . If I waited for the temps to cool I would never get anything done til September. I shoot a 5 shot group, measure it, and try to do better the next group.
 
I'll leave the outside activities to the reptiles and insects when hits 100 or anything close to that. I was down in North Carolina last month and shot in a sauna. But in this case it was worth it since I rarely shoot with my friend that lives there. I much prefer the cooler weather and get in more shooting during those times.
 
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