Phil,

I normally use RWS Target ammo with my Izmash. Never had any problems with
accuracy (can easliy get a 1" group at 50 m) even down to 0 degrees F. But
when I skied in Canmore last February when it was 25F below zero, the
accuracy was less than poor, I didn't even hit the target with some of the
shots. The first few shots were fine then they would be 1-2 feet off!. I was
able to get hold of some other ammo which helped a lot. So, yes, wrong ammo
with the Izmash can cause severe inaccuracies in cold weather and RWS Target
is one
of those (when a russian coach saw my 'groupings', he laughed and said I
must have an Izmash....)

But it's really not that cold that often (here in Colorado), so I can afford
using the more expensive ammo when it does get cold.

jp ingebrigtsen



>
> On Tuesday, September 16, 2003, at 11:35 AM, philipborg wrote:
>
> > Hi, can anyone verify the accuracy of these rifles in very cold
> > weather e.g. <-15 C. I am considering buying one that was
returned
> > because of very poor cold weather performance. The rifles ship
with a
> > cold temp test target, so I (optimistically) suspect that the
barrel
> > was contaminated with too much oil or the wrong ammunition was
used.
> > Any Ideas ?
> > thanks
> >
> > Phil