As outlined by JR in one of the other threads I shot my first fly match in Townsville the other week with my varminting rig. All I can say is that Jeff and the others make it look very easy and the difficulty factor I thought about beforehand was realised
Below are the three best targets for the day and a starting point for my entry into the competition. I can't wait to get out next month and improve on this effort.
2007 AusVarminters Postal 500m FLY Comp
Competitors Name - Alan Nielsen
Event - Townsville Club Shoot
Date - 21/04/07
Range Officers - Jeff Rogers & Bob Luther
3 Target Agg Score - 66
G'day All
Well done mate ,you must be one of the only few to post a target.
You can really see the vertical dispersion that aJR speaks about.
Looks like it was a relatively calm day .?
Regards
Damien Webb.
Hi NH, Considering Al was shooting in what effectivily was 8ins of mirage movement at the target face i think he did great ..The target design is not kind in heavy mirage coupled with the grouping capability of Al's combo gives you exactly what he got.. I saw only 1 of the 25 record shots during the day with a 30 cal ..You can imagine how many the small cals saw,FA..JR..Jeff Rogers ....
native hunter wrote:G'day All
Well done mate ,you must be one of the only few to post a target.
You can really see the vertical dispersion that aJR speaks about.
Looks like it was a relatively calm day .?
Regards
Damien Webb.
Good on ya Al.......you did well, I dunno if a lot of members in here realise just how hard it is to hit paper let alone score...especially with a hunting rifle
Stay keen now
And how's the new gun coming along
Damo........theres no wind in paradise from what I hear...well not real wind like we get anyway
Hi Kenny , Just a quick note to let you pop gun guys know i am finally to bight the bullet and bulid a new Light Gun.. You will not be able to hide down south in your sheltered enviroment anymore , no more "but it weighs 60 f...in pounds"..I'm comin pop gun huntin with a 17 pounder....JR..Jeff Rogers..ps .. 6mms "my fat aunt annie's arse i will"
I shoot 55gn ballistic tips as I only have the 1:12 twist. I know what you are saying about the 1:8 however I am just using my current varmint rifle for the postal comp till I get finished building a dedicated LR rifle for this type of shooting. I'm not going to change the 223 for LR however when it's worn out I may look at a faster twist if I rebarrel.
Kenny
The rifle is coming along steady. We are just waiting on a throating reamer but got all the bits ready to go. Hopefully not too much longer and as keen as mustard :D
hang on a sec......."JR with a...umm....a light gun"....... somethin' wrong with your diet are you sure your feeling alright ......shop outta Coronas or sumthin else botherin you ¿ just wondering as your acting kinda weird with talk of a light gun
Are you smiling yet....bet your smiling arn't ya....quick somebody get a photo
somethin' wrong with your diet