I'm going to shoot it in the morning, snow or no snow. I've been shooting a lot of years and have never had any problems. A few years ago I had lower back surgery, and now they tell me I have 3 bad disk in my upper back. They want to do another surgery and I told them to pound sand. It's just got me a little freaked out. I shoot a 300RUM, with no problem, but it has a brake. I guess I should have started with the big bores before I got old!!! I'll let you guys know how it goes tomorrow. Thanks for all the input!