I'll be down for both days, just need to find a scope for my .308 now.
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I'll be down for both days, just need to find a scope for my .308 now.
Have you got a particular size or style of scope in mind Savage1 ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Savage1
5.5-22, 6-24, 8-32 type. I'm after a NF NXS but nothing has come up and the new prices scare me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Woody
Yes, those are fairly big scopes alright. Bigger than anything I've got I'm afraid.
Scope prices are going nuts now, so I agree, sit, watch, wait and hope the right 2nd hand one pops up.
Can't say I have seen too many of that type of scope come up at a really good price... for this medium range event you don't need that level of scope even in open class. There will only be a couple of targets past about 500 yards.
Savage, IMHO something like 4-16 would be a more sensible option for these types of shoots. Not all the shots are prone from stable position, you don't want to go too high for lowest magnification. Think I had a 4-12 on for last year's event.
Gillie, if someone checked your passport, I'm pretty sure they would see "sadist" as your middle name.
Just a few of the "fun" items I have encountered on your shoots:
The plywood "slit"
The #%^*+= cargo net (again, and again, coz you know how much we love that thing...)
The "lets see how far down the hill a lefty shooter can roll" stage
The "only thing holding me up is my toes" downhill shot
The dancing diamond on a single strap stage...
Pretty sure there have been others that I've tried to forget :D
Yeah, I don't think you were at the Tarata event that had the "contortionist sheep ledge" or the Rotorua event we had the "stuck in a rock" stage... :D
It's for my FTR rifle, I had a 6-24x Sightron on it which I probably shouldn't have sold. It's not a hunting rifle.
8-32x would be higher than I want, I did a season of FTR with a 14x and found it to be lacking. However if a nice NF NXS in that kind of power range came up then I'd be interested.
If I can't find a scope then I'll just use my hunting rifle, 2-7x.
The bushnell elites in LRHS in up to 3- 12x or 6-18x might fill the bill, but about 2g's. Unconditional warranty and good reticles and mls adjustments. I have a couple. FFp.
Leupold Mark AR 6-18x40 AO T1 Matte Mil Dot 67405
I have been pleasantly surprised with the clarity and quality of the 3-9 version of this. The dial have both 223 and mls scribed on each turret. Price is about $1250 at gun City.
Where does the Norma Magnum sit compared to a 300Win Mag Woody? I ask as the competition is limited to nothing bigger than a 300WinMag.Quote:
Originally Posted by Woody
Just an update on entries. I currently have over 30 entries for the Saturday centre fire match and therefore any further registrations will go on a wait list. As people already registered pull out their spots will be offered to those on the wait list.
Members on here who have registered for the Saturday: @scoped, @lost, @Breyt +2, @The Bloke +3, @kimjon, @Flincher, @Savage1, @Nibblet, @Bagheera, @Woody, @Maca49, @Nakiboy
Members on here I have as keen or interested for the Saturday: @25/08IMP, @Philipo, @PERRISCICABA, @shift14, @kirabilli
I have about 20 entries for the Sunday 22LR event and so entries for the Sunday are still available.
all good with me at this stageQuote:
Originally Posted by Gillie
I really don't know which rifle I will use Gillie. but to answer your question comparing .308 Norma mag to 300 Win mag;-- the 308 Norma mag is almost but not quite as powerful as the Win mag. My loads are sending a 180 grain SGK at MV 2900fps. Could load it higher but my load shoots under 3/4moa at 300m so I am well content with that mv. I will most likely just shoot the 20 ? target Hunter class and will probably use 308Win or 30-06 as on reflection, 60 targets for the other cf shoot may be a bit more than I can justify at present.
Sounds fine Woody.
Thanks But Craig and I will be filling the freezer in Kaikoura, deer/Chamois and pigs are better tasting than paper and or steelQuote:
Originally Posted by scoped
Hamish
Hey @Gillie, i am "still" keen but i will need to "confirm" a bit closer to the dates, maybe in the first few days of november, life has been "difficult" with work.
Please keep me in mind and if someone with a "SURE" interest is available put it on and i will go to the "waiting" list.
Thank you a lot for the mention and invitation.
All the best.
Mac
No worries Mac, I am looking at redesigning the course and target layout at the moment to try and accommodate more people.
I started with 5 stages, each shot twice (shot slightly differently but with generally the same targets). Now I am looking at 10 stages each shot once using targets specific to that stage. With 4 person squads and 10 stages I could reasonably comfortably increase the entry limit to 40 or so. With 4 person squads and 10 stages - lets say 20 minutes per squad per stage (which never seems to work!) - that means about 3.5 hours to run. In reality once you add the safety briefing and get people underway on the course that means we will likely finish shooting for the BBQ about 3pm. With more people that will only get longer... makes for a long day for particularly for competitors that are planning on travelling home the same day.
Sweetas though, I will be in touch as soon as spots open up.
Spectators welcome? I mite come for a look and meet a few more of you guys if so never done anything like this so would be cool to come and have a look
@EVILWAYZ, spectators are fine.
No entry fee for spectators of course but first priority at the BBQ will go to competitors. Spectators will still get some BBQ of course, but I had better feed the paying competitors first! :thumbsup:
I have been asked a couple of times now about the gear requirements for the upcoming Tarata Medium Range event. So here goes, this is my minimum, recommended, and optional gear requirements.
Minimum Gear:
- Appropriate footwear for a working farm
- Wind/waterproof jacket as appropriate
- Hearing protection (plugs, muffs or both)
- Reliable and safe rifle/ammunition suitable for the event i.e. sighted in!
- Good set of binoculars for spotting/scoring
- Time keeping device (watch, phone, stop watch, etc.)
- Day pack with snack and drink
- Pencil or ball point pen for scoring
- Common sense and a good attitude!
Additional Recommended Gear
- Hat and sunscreen
- Rangefinder (target distances will be given in meters only)
- Bipod and rear bag (recommended for Open class, Hunter class if you want)
- Ballistic drop data (Open class - printed, phone, etc.)
- Rifle and optic cleaning and maintenance gear
Additional Optional Gear
- Spotting scope instead of binoculars
- Shooting sling
- Note pad and pencil
- Camera
We typically recommend that for hunters you come along with your normal hunting gear i.e. practice your field shooting with the gear you will likely have with you out in the field. I can't think of anything else I would recommend you bring along at the moment but if I do I'll add it to this post. :thumbsup:
i have a couple of open spots if someone else wants to attend. Get in touch! :thumbsup:
What a great day, many thanks Simon for all your hard work, plus thanks to all others who helped out both before during and afterwards to make this happen...a lot of work, but very appreciated.
Getting sunburnt wasn't an issue this year, and when you have ginger hair and pasty skin...any day out without getting toasted by the sun is a good day! I had a fun crew to shoot with and enjoyed their company, plus got to witness some impressive shooting! My own shooting was less than impressive, but we all have our good and bad days, that's just life. I tried a few new things and they didn't quite pay off, but that's the price of education:thumbsup:
I would encourage anyone to come to these days, even non competitors, as the knowledge from the more experienced guys was freely shared and you only stand to learn from such people. But shooting is even more fun if you can.
Once again, many thanks to all involved.
Kim
Good day in the wet shooing with Woody, Johnathon and Trev. Good to meet Kimjon. Thanks Gillie for a challenging course. Woody a good mate to travel with and his wife supplied some yum food and really strong coffee! White bait fritters at Moki on the way home were a highlight as well. 550 Ks for the day and about 50 rounds of ammo, had one round left. Oh you want to know my score, let's say I didn't win any chocs, but I scared the shit out of some of those gongs! Thanks once again
Idiot me! What a looser I am.
I actually would not be able to attend it BUT, if I was I would be in big "shit"(I am sorry for the words). I actually booked it to the weekend of 27-29 of November and I "almost" book flights to those dates...
I am very happy tha once again it was a success, congratulations @Gillie for the organisation and to hose who attend the event, I am shame that I "couldn't" make it.
All the best everyone, I will for sure see you all sometime soon.
Mac
Absolutely, as a first timer, I'd recommend this shoot as not too demanding or intimidating.Quote:
Originally Posted by kimjon
My big fcuk up was not checking my EL binos, they were set on yards, (and I forgot how to change them )so guesstimating TBR using my yards displayed and Simons ranges in meters did my head in......PPPP,..... preparation prevents piss poor performance.
Huge thankyou to the organizers and hosts from me.
Enjoyed your company too Kim, Cheers,
Bevan
Sorry I didn't meet you @shift14 we need name tags for these events!
Good idea, name and call sign if applicableQuote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
B
Thanks simon much appreciated. My score would of been a shit hot game of golf haha. The fun factor more than made up for it. :) never had a chance to shoot much past 100m
Thanks very much Guys,
Had a big weekend - 35 competitors on Saturday (which make this a big event for us) even with the wet weather we had. Great to see people come along and test themselves and their setups against the courses set. It worked out about half the competitors shot the open class course with the other half shooting the hunter class course. Some very good shooting on display although there were nearly as many hits on the open class "no shoot" targets as there was on the actual target set up behind them! I got a bunch of photos on the Saturday and a few on Sunday as well. I have put a couple on the facebook page and when I get the chance will put some on here as well.
Again thanks to everyone who made it along, some competitors had to do a fair amount of driving and it is certainly appreciated.
Couple of photos from yesterdays 22LR event - weather was much nicer than Saturday!
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Yep. Agree with all the comments so far; it was an entertaining shoot.. Agree with Kimjon we have good and not so good days, but it is great to see some of the young shooters going well in trying conditions. Maca49 and I did not score well, but then, he couldn't see much other than water through those cheap bino's of his anyway, and I'm too deaf to hear the gong strikes. :D
Good bunch of competitors there. Thanks to Gillie, all his helpers and also to the hosts who made their farm available. :thumbsup:
Now do you want to know how many you really hit? .....................................? About 5 less than I gave you, I always feel sorry for pensioners, hahahaha
Once I have typed up all the results i'll post forum member's scores and placings if you like. By my count there was about 11 forum members in attendance. :thumbsup:
Ouch, this would have had me questioning everything I did. You should have asked me when I was walking around, if you had queried the distance discrepancy I might have been able to help.Quote:
Originally Posted by shift14
Oh and due to timing with the stage setups the swinger target distance given was definitely out!
All good, the display in the EL's gave me line of sight and TBR in yards. At most stations there was only a yard or two in it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gillie
I either used your ranges in metres or mentally converted TBR in yards to metres, for every 100 yards displayed, I took 9 off to get metres, or part thereof....
I really enjoyed the day, many thanks.
B
Oh look an orange hat! ^^
Thanks to Simon, Gemma, Malcom + crew for the organisation and Hans + family for their hospitality and use of their land. Myself and @lost had a bloody good weekend as always at the Gillice boys events
Nice to catch up with a few familiar faces, had to lol a bit with all these flash wagons getting stuck up the track, meanwhile the Suzuki powered thru! haha
Had a few problems with the rifle resulting in a few mis fires, am looking at it now, but a bit gutted as i lost 2-3 stages worth of points :( thats the way it is sometimes, life goes on!
Hostages better watch out if im shooting near them:thumbsup:
Shared a 22 with @lost, never used it before, some say they heard a machine gun :omg: dat 10 round mag :thumbsup:
The minus 5 pointer was REALLY hilarious Maca49 thought. I think he was that scared of it he shot 20 metres uphill of it :P
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