AusVarmint

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv274JUf ... e=youtu.be

This is a link to a clip on You Tube of a rail gun shoot at Warwick recently. Some of you may not have seen how these things are shot.
Take a look and don't knock it if you haven't tried it.

Enjoy!

looks interesting.....
but i dont see the point
apart from the initial sighting there doesnt seem alot to do but pick the wind......
is there a big call for it ?
is it something thats growing ?

fill us in mate..

Yes I can understand that people would see this as too easy. Believe me it is not.
Yes, the rail takes away the problem of holding the rifle correctly.
Yes, the sheer weight makes recoil of no consequence
BUT and it's a big BUT...it teaches one how to read the wind, and that is the secret to success in precision shooting.
Some of the long range rifles are very heavy, and when set up on rests are not too far off being rail guns.

Trying to shoot one of these things in rough conditions is quite an effort, but can be most rewarding.
It's like a lot of things in life...don't knock it if you haven't tried it.

LoneRider wrote: apart from the initial sighting there doesnt seem alot to do but pick the wind......
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funniest thing I have read on the net for ages. Good one

im not really knocking it...just trying to understand it.

500m fly shoot, the range is covered in all sorts of flags. Every single shooter can see the same ones if they choose to look. You have a $6000 custom built gun the equal of any on the line and better than a heap.You pick a couple of flags and pull the trigger when they look the same. And you get 4 scoring shots, but spread all over the target and one that didnt hit paper, you just have no clue where it went and then someone (well usually a few) shooting in the same detail score 50 plus points and a 3 inch group.

Why, because they can read the wind!!!

lol trev...i understand wind..
its the rail gun consept that has me questioning....

Trev,
The wind is the key to any shooting.!!
Regards
Native

native hunter wrote:Trev,
The wind is the key to any shooting.!!
Regards
Native

fark me! are you sure?

Trev,
No not really but at least I had a go.!!
Native

Geez all those wavy bits and spinny things - looks like an elf's fair.

Given the benches at hornsby would buckle under one of those monsters the question is how much do they weigh? Oh and is there a motorised version that you could drive to the range?

Actually, shooting a rail is more difficult than you might think. The rig has to treated with care as any knock may alter the point of aim and checking that after every shot defeats the purpose (ie getting a number of shots off quickly while a condition holds). Also as we cannot quickly make small alterations to our point of aim to accomodate slight variations of a wind condition the flag reading needs to be spot-on every time. As soon as the conditions get to be a bit tricky most any advantage is gone - damn bag guns get up into placings time and again!!
Yes the rigs are heavy and cumbersome but add a new dimension to benchrest shooting that many enjoy having a go at.
Pete

petevm wrote:Actually, shooting a rail is more difficult than you might think. The rig has to treated with care as any knock may alter the point of aim and checking that after every shot defeats the purpose (ie getting a number of shots off quickly while a condition holds). Also as we cannot quickly make small alterations to our point of aim to accomodate slight variations of a wind condition the flag reading needs to be spot-on every time. As soon as the conditions get to be a bit tricky most any advantage is gone - damn bag guns get up into placings time and again!!
Yes the rigs are heavy and cumbersome but add a new dimension to benchrest shooting that many enjoy having a go at.
Pete

thats the best answer to my questions i have read yet...

thanks pete