Thread: 2021 Big Bore - North Island

Righto boys and girls. @BRADS has kindly offered to let us invade his paddock & woolshed again .

Pencil in Sat 2 October 2021, and get cracking on reloading for your portable canons.

Just off the SH50, near Ongaonga (Waipukurau in the Hawke's Bay).

Format should be similar to last years event - 20 shots (box of ammo) will cover you for all the stages.

+/-5 stages

Balloons, Shooting Sticks, Jungle Lane, Long Distance (200m haha), Charging Lion

Most shots will be in the 25 to 75m range, so open sights encouraged (you get extra style points)

Anything 40 cal and over will be in "big balls" class, may make concessions for 358 or 375...

Prize will be a box of chocolates. Entry fee around $ 30, not looking to make money, just cover expenses and give koha to land-owner etc.

@Tuckerbox has put his hand up to upgrade Cecil the friendly lion into something truly terrifying. Come prepared !

The idea is that this is a day for "heavy artillery", the rifles that sit in the back of the safe and only see the light of day once a year. Preference will be given to calibers 40 and over. But if you shoot something like a 9.3x62, 375 H&H or even 358, you would still be ok.

Please don't ask me if you can bring your 308/270/whetever.... Several guys have offered large rifles for the day - get in touch with them and come have some fun.

Please start PMing me your email address and name. Also let me know what caliber you intend to bring.

I'll send out bank details in the email. If you cancel up to 7 days before the event, you will receive a full refund. The entry fee will get you into the event, and we will have a sausage sizzle and cold drink back at the shearing shed.

Camping spots will be available at the shearing shed on Fri night. Alternatively there are holiday parks in Waipukurau and Waipawa, and the Tikokino Hotel also has some accommodation.

@Marty Henry @Friwi @widerange @7mmwsm @john m @Tuckerbox @southernman, @Spudattack @duckdog, @Woody, @erniec, @Mooseman @Rushy @Rich007 @Solo @hartley666

@Maca49, sounds like you might have competition in muzzle loading division this year

If I can work it around the farm I'll be there

I will be there

Originally Posted by ebf

@Maca49, sounds like you might have competition in muzzle loading division this year

Are muzzle loaders welcome?! We're pretty filthy.

Hope to be able to get there this year.
Been getting a bit of practice in with the 416

Yep I’ll be in. I will submit the leave app tomorrow.

Yep I’ll be there at this stage!!

Originally Posted by Rushy

Yep I’ll be in. I will submit the leave app tomorrow.

Happy Birthday old fella!

Originally Posted by Smallfoot

Are muzzle loaders welcome?! We're pretty filthy.

The "filthy few" (muzzle loaders) will fit in nicely with the rest of the big boomer crowd - we are not too picky, as long as the bore is LARGE, you are welcome.

If more than one person plans to shoot a muzzle loader, I will run a 3rd class (in addition to the normal irons and optics) and adjust stage timing for you guys.

Originally Posted by Maca49

Happy Birthday old fella!

Thanks Maca. I take solace from the fact that I am younger than you. See you there.

@hartley666 I will talk with you about this today. Road trip?

I'm in and might drag Jordaan along again.

Leave is booked so I’ll be there if I am still on the right side of the grass.