Thread: August Auckland Gong shoot

What's the course of fire? How many rounds will I need to make up? Haven't done any decent range stuff in a while so will have to see if I can remember how it works. Any chance of teeing up the forum chrony for this?

Originally Posted by Nibblet

What's the course of fire? How many rounds will I need to make up? Haven't done any decent range stuff in a while so will have to see if I can remember how it works. Any chance of teeing up the forum chrony for this?

Nibblet, El B will probably answer this but the last time there were 50 rounds per competitor

I'm keen

I can drop my chrono off at Rushy's to take up if need be. He should be checking his cannon loads anyway.
There's a better chance of me getting there n the 29th but still not hopeful.

Originally Posted by Barefoot

I can drop my chrono off at Rushy's to take up if need be. He should be checking his cannon loads anyway.
There's a better chance of me getting there n the 29th but still not hopeful.

We need to have a good pow wow about all of this techo stuff one day Stu because I am the sort of guy that doesn't give a toss about how fast a bullet goes or how heavy it is. All i give a toss about is that it hits the mark. On the new rifle, I proved to myself this morning that I need to spend a lot more time behind it just shooting the thing before I try to wring out too much from the performance of it as at the moment I am way too rusty at just plain shooting for accuracy. With the deer I never care whether I hit the heart in the left ventricle or the right atrium but as I am finding out shooting targets, that couple of inches makes a fucking big difference so I need to tighten up like a sphincter.

Originally Posted by Rushy

We need to have a good pow wow about all of this techo stuff one day Stu because I am the sort of guy that doesn't give a toss about how fast a bullet goes or how heavy it is. All i give a toss about is that it hits the mark. On the new rifle, I proved to myself this morning that I need to spend a lot more time behind it just shooting.

I can only help you with some of the techie stuff anyway, you know I can't long distance for S**t.
But ElB will expect you to have a drop table for the shoot so PM me the details of your ammo so I can get some info on it and then we will chrono the ammo so you have an accurate velocity to put into the JBM online program JBM - Calculations - Trajectory (Simplified)

Originally Posted by Barefoot

I can only help you with some of the techie stuff anyway, you know I can't long distance for S**t.
But ElB will expect you to have a drop table for the shoot so PM me the details of your ammo so I can get some info on it and then we will chrono the ammo so you have an accurate velocity to put into the JBM online program JBM - Calculations - Trajectory (Simplified)

I have made up a drop table from info on the Federal website and I have also down loaded the iSnipe software and taught myself to use it. The ammo I have is Federal Gold Medal Sierra Matchking 190 gr BTHP (300 Win Mag)

Cool thanks for that Rushy, will start gathering some components.
You have an 800m range at your house don't you? I think you will be a pro by the 29th

Originally Posted by Nibblet

Cool thanks for that Rushy, will start gathering some components.
You have an 800m range at your house don't you? I think you will be a pro by the 29th

The way I am going I won't have gotten out that far by then but i will keep going.

Like barefoot said, chrony good if you can't make a real world drop chart. Whats the factory ammo your using, should have velocity specs on it, rough but will get you close at distance with a spotter.
I can give you a hand on some things if you like Rushy, I do alright out to 900 with the 308. I'm off during the day and on weekends. Can do 100m at mine.

Originally Posted by Nibblet

Like barefoot said, chrony good if you can't make a real world drop chart. Whats the factory ammo your using, should have velocity specs on it, rough but will get you close at distance with a spotter.
I can give you a hand on some things if you like Rushy, I do alright out to 900 with the 308. I'm off during the day and on weekends. Can do 100m at mine.

Thanks for the offer I am sure I will benefit from all of your input but I want to have one more go at it by myself (as I am sure that a lot of the problem at the moment is just about my having time behind the rifle)

No worries, offer is always there if there's anything I can help with.
I'm in the same predicament at the moment. Haven't shot any of my rifles in quite a while now. Hopefully I can recall how to work them and let a couple of in the next few weeks. See what neighbors animals are up to

i havent got a rifle yet but am very interested in getting into this long range thing,can i still came along,watch and learn? cheers

Originally Posted by mayfly

i havent got a rifle yet but am very interested in getting into this long range thing,can i still came along,watch and learn? cheers

I don't see why not Mayfly. That is exactly what I did last year. Even had a couple of shots and got hooked.

Originally Posted by Rushy

I don't see why not Mayfly. That is exactly what I did last year. Even had a couple of shots and got hooked.

Did you hit anything?