Thread: Toby (Ballsack) Memorial Shoot 14-15 Oct 2017

Originally Posted by Nibblet

Few with stations down south would be awesome, apparently I'm already car pooling with @BRADS so looking forward to it

Me too

Originally Posted by Rushy

So who is organising next year's event and where is it going to be? I need to book my leave pass early as the secretary of recreational affairs is tightening down on spontaneity. Ha ha ha ha .... Seriously though, who , where and when?

Rushy, you do not need to book. INFORM, that you are going wherever an whenever it is.

Originally Posted by Shootm

Me too

Shotgun front seat

Originally Posted by Shootm

Me too

None of you lot hold hand or Philipo will get jealous.

For any BLENHEIMITES / MARLBURIANS

Is the fullbore rifle range at woodbourne still in operation.?

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

Book your leave pass now, then worry about the finer details later

Done thanks Greg. Just a little mumble "going to the South Island for a week sometime next October". All good.

Has already been said but thanks to everyone for a great weekend, I didn't know anyone but everyone was very welcoming, thanks brads and Mel great venue and very well organised with some great feeds put on, shot the furthest I've ever shot and got to play with some others fun guns, now I've got to find a gunsmith to rechamber my gun to 7mmsaum haha

fuck my van is slow. that is gonna take a week to get there, not to mention the swim across the channel.
If i get my 40mm up and running by then ill try some long range shots from Punganui (auckland)

Originally Posted by johnd

For any BLENHEIMITES / MARLBURIANS

Is the fullbore rifle range at woodbourne still in operation.?

@johnd Do you mean the range at Kaituna ? If so, yes. Shooting the Marborough Spring Champs there next weekend

@nickbop Send it to Scott Trail (SSRNZ) in the Wairarapa.

Things I either learn't or confirmed this weekend.

1 @BRADS is a legend
2 Mel, Brads wife, is also a legend
3 You don't need custom guns or wildcats to shoot long out to silly distances
4 You have just as much fun on the small close gongs
5 @Alonzo is a legend, 2k gong and a 315m magpie, transport and 12 hours of conversation.
6 Shit happens to the best of us
7 300yd is a long way for a standing shot
8 1850yds is possible with a 7mm08 @ebf
9 @BRADS is a legend

And thanks to @Dorkus for the education on rum and the stock market and generally living up to your forum handle, @Philipo for the entertaining auction, @Gibo for just being a good bugger, @gadgetman for being a courier for me @P38 for running the range and there is plenty of others out there.

The work and effort put in by Duncan and Mel shouldn't be overlooked or understated, they're a very honest and genuine couple who give a lot more than they get, neither this past weekend or the one a year ago would ever have happened if it wasn't for them. Cheers for a great weekend.

Fellas I think I have misplaced my rangefinder (again..) if anyone has one turn up in their gear

Originally Posted by 40mm

fuck my van is slow. that is gonna take a week to get there, not to mention the swim across the channel.
If i get my 40mm up and running by then ill try some long range shots from Punganui (auckland)

Ours isn't, it kicks the Bighorns arse.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Fellas I think I have misplaced my rangefinder (again..) if anyone has one turn up in their gear

The one you were kicking over to your gear at the end of the shooting?

Originally Posted by gadgetman

The one you were kicking over to your gear at the end of the shooting?

Yea that one haha