Thread: 2013 Hangawera Station Sniper shoot

Early this morning people started turning up on the station just out of Gordington to attend the 2013 Hangawera station sniper shoot .This shoot has been running for many years now with the event organizer Harry Hoover "mountain safety officer " and the most winning-est shooter of the Charles Upham military rifle shoot ever 4 xin a row !
Harrys event is a great day with many coming from around the country and as far from as Australia .

The event always starts out with the full contingent listing to Harry outline the shoot and first and foremost the safety procedures -never ever had an accident and long may it last .

Several forum members regularly attend this shoot and myself included -I was there to defend my last years title of "I beat rest of ya "! Sadly I turned up unorganized -and I knew and proceeded top get caned good and proper !!!!lol
Hillary , Harrys wife and a former world champion millatary rifle shooter was organizing the scoring with a group of spotters .Hillary also organized a packed lunch and drinks for all shooters which makes life so easy .


Gillie was the first shooter on the blocks and it was wonderful to watch another former winner of this event totally screw up having read his dope incorrectly and with me spotting for him pepper the surrounding area at 500 yards --that was him stuffed .
Gille this time bought his very lovely partner along who I might add does not have a license and under Gillies direction proceeded to fire winning shots to his embarrassment I am sure --after the point are added up to mine also I am sure .Dirty Old Matt Ryan who loves to watch me squirm as my shots go some where they shouldn't was on pretty good form before I left especially at the longs being 1100 yards onto a ten inch disk .Matt regularly shoots a savage 338LM and shoots it with plenty of skill , he has also just won the Charles Upham belt this past January a goal he has been investing in for some time which has finally paid off .Thats me -two shots in the red shirt

As I knew I hadn't a hope in hell of winning this time round I left after my final shoot so hopefully Gillie gives a further report of the day

OK El B this is a fair public warning that the next time I see you I am going to twist your nipples. No hand shake, no niceties just pain. Shoulda told me. Too late now.

Originally Posted by Rushy

OK El B this is a fair public warning that the next time I see you I am going to twist your nipples. No hand shake, no niceties just pain. Shoulda told me. Too late now.

this isnt the Muriwai one Rushy its down south

Originally Posted by el borracho

this isnt the Muriwai one Rushy its down south

Doesn't matter. You gotta feel the burn.

Looks like there is some pretty expensive rigs there.

Originally Posted by Wirehunt

Looks like there is some pretty expensive rigs there.

sure is -rifles with scopes upto 15k spotting scope that member Cfarr has 5k doesn't mean you ll win but great to use

There's some mouth watering toys there man.

Tell your mates they have a parasite on one of their S&Bs. Looks like a fucking ugly BORS might have infested it.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Tell your mates they have a parasite on one of their S&Bs. Looks like a fucking ugly BORS might have infested it.

Yes it just sits there looking ugly, - but (correctly programmed) is always right on the money. I use a Kestrel 4500 (for windage) and it always agrees with ugly old Boris

Point at the target (any angle), turn the elevation until the range reading is correct and focus on the taking the shot using that marksmanny stuff...

Works in the pouring hard rain, adjusts for cosine & environment on the fly

AND you want it to look pretty?

Yep on top of that semi...super fast! (and accurate). Now if they could just build a wind meter into it...

Originally Posted by Mere Simpleton

Yes it just sits there looking ugly, - but (correctly programmed) is always right on the money. I use a Kestrel 4500 (for windage) and it always agrees with ugly old Boris

Point at the target (any angle), turn the elevation until the range reading is correct and focus on the taking the shot using that marksmanny stuff...

Works in the pouring hard rain, adjusts for cosine & environment on the fly

AND you want it to look pretty?

I purchased a Bors several years ago and it's installed on a NF scope & 300wm, bloody brilliant, so much so I got another one and fitted it on an identical scope but on another 300wm.
I don't reload personally but have someone do it for me, both rifles have seperate reloads. Only thing I need to figure out is windage.
Both bought on the interweb from the US at half of what they were selling for here at the time.

i dont here good things about those things

Whoa someone actually bought a BORS hah


Slick jorts

bit kinky there Rushy

Matt Ryan Winner -2nd Christian Neubauer --3rd Jo -a lady !go girl