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was thinking of camping overnight & hunting early doors when a thought struck me, it`s sub zero up here right now & if I took a PCP with me, it`d be stone cold after a night in a tent, would this affect the gun in any way? surely a stone cold air tube (& contents) will react differently to a room temp` one?
on reflection, does a springer perform differently in extreme cold?

aye up si, the pcp would more than likely lose a bit of power in the cold, some guns are affected more than others.
a springer would also be a bit down on power owing to the grease being affected by the cold, again some guns are affected more than others.
my s400 has a definite winter and summer setting, about 15 fps difference usually.

put it in the sleeping bag with you .

granville wrote:put it in the sleeping bag with you .

I did think of that actually, I`ve a Carhartt `Jackson` bobbing around on a container ship somewhere twixt USA & Scotland, if it ever gets here I`ll probably wrap the gunslip in it, should do the trick, although, I`m worried the drop in temp` might affect accuracy once I`m out in the cold, I`m gonna try it out with a walk in the cold then try a few shots at home, if it does affect the accuracy then the camping trip`s a no no, this cold weather shooting will require further investigation before I point a gun at any quarry! responsibility & all that.

Try it in the cold, as thats the only way you will get your answer.

BBF

my EV2, looses power when cold, and vice versa when warm.

Wrap a freshly shot rabbit around the cylinder.

Brooksy wrote:Wrap a freshly shot rabbit around the cylinder.

Rabbit blood will strip the bluing

BBF

My barrel shrinks in the cold ...

Blackbaronfish wrote:

Brooksy wrote:Wrap a freshly shot rabbit around the cylinder.

Rabbit blood will strip the bluing

BBF

So that's what happens when I club them to death with it !!