Thread: Auckland gong shoot

I wouldnt stress much about the "hard core gongs" for bigger calibres.

KiwiGreg shot one of my 16mm Biz400 Plates with his 416 at 250 yards. Was quite impressive to say the least - maybe Phlip Phlop will post up the photo. But in reality you dont get a much bigger cal.
The fast 20cal rifles on the other hand - they do a fair bit of damage

If you are using mild steel, you will get craters no matter what thickness you use.

Its more the holes through other people steel that pisses the lenders off .The plates I think we will have should be fine .

I have just purchased a bushnell excursion spotting scope -1st focal plane with a mill dot so if it arrive quick enough we can all do some ranging with that as a part of the shoot -no range finder for the first few shots -mill and shoot - learning new tricks for some maybe

Originally Posted by Mossie

I wouldnt stress much about the "hard core gongs" for bigger calibres.

KiwiGreg shot one of my 16mm Biz400 Plates with his 416 at 250 yards. Was quite impressive to say the least - maybe Phlip Phlop will post up the photo. But in reality you dont get a much bigger cal.
The fast 20cal rifles on the other hand - they do a fair bit of damage

If you are using mild steel, you will get craters no matter what thickness you use.

Yeah here's the pic, was impressive to watch blew the plate clean off & up the paddock




and here's some half inch mild hit @ 500yards, the dust marks are 308 / 7mm etc & the diverts are 338 edge

Guys I am thinking of proceeding on the second weekend of June weather dependent -how does that sit with most of you ?I will also post a course of fire doco to each participant when I make it up lol

please email me with who would be in definately so I can access number .cheers

whos coming

Hi, I would be interested, but not sure if this would be the right format to start shooting further than 200M (which is all I have done so far). I have hunted and shot on paper at the usual 100M/200M range days for a few years now so I not a total newb, just haven't shot out further than 200. Would be great to stretch out the legs of my 308 and learn something at the same time.

youll be fine are you in Auckland?if so email me your ph number

Here is a link to the longer range target we will shoot at the farm a friend of mine is reloading and helping his mate to make hits -the long range shot is right at the end around 5min.20 I think

Accuracy International. - YouTube

I would of been to embarrassed to put that video on youtube

How come -were they that ugly?

2 out of 5 shots is nothing to be showing off

Here is one for you

longrange Oct 2009 - YouTube

It wasnt for the shooting ability it was just a picture of the range at the end were going to -I think the guy shooting had just got the rifle also and was just begining to shoot longer shots - I dont know what size target he was engaging either

Guys , I need to know who is going to attend as I have noooooo emails so far -no emails no event .

Originally Posted by el borracho

Guys , I need to know who is going to attend as I have noooooo emails so far -no emails no event .

Welcome to organising Forum events

It was not unusual to have heeps of I will be there then all quiet then a late run and some have everyone turn up and others half get there, mosttly due to good reason as people get busy...

I usualy go through the threads and PM what you need IE email address etc.

I wont be going as I just wont have the time to have rifles ready and I will be better of spending the time on a local spot I can finalize loads then sort the drops etc, All of my LR rifles have new loads to sort...new brass, different pills etc. The way things are going it will take the rest of the year to sort.