If I fire 20 rounds thru my 500 or 450/400 double, I won’t have a big Kahuna!! Unless that means “fucked shoulder?”
Haven’t fired my new #2 musket, my 577/450 is ok
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Id be keen mate, have a couple of rifles that would fit the bill.
"Lets do this"
righto boys, barring natural disasters etc, the date we are aiming for is Sat 31 Aug
venue will be in Taranaki, just outside New Plymouth
Range fee : $ 20 will include bbq and soft-drink
Will sort out the course-of-fire later
At this stage, if you are a starter, pls PM me your email contact details, and I will be in touch :thumbsup:
Bugger, that weekend no good for me unfortunately [emoji3525]
Enjoy blokes[emoji108]
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Maca I could stand behind you and relocate your shoulder between shots if you’d like.
Should be able to book leave for then. Who wants to ride share from Auckland?
Did some testing this afternoon.
415gr cast projectile doing 1930 fps, giving 3350 ft lbs at the muzzle !
Energetic recoil :D
what cartridge is that Ebf?
45/70
I can bring my ZKK 602.
I’m ready!
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Excellent choice ! You may well be the front runner in the muzzle energy stakes with that :thumbsup:
Very Interested EBF
@199p pm me your email addy and I will add you to the list :thumbsup:
Everyone is welcome to have a shot.
Going to take you up on that, might have to borrow one of the mrs padded bras though.(-:
I can bring some of these bad boys if you really want to work on your flinch :oh noes:
378 Weatherby Magnum
270 gr Triple Shock
3,180 ft/s
6,062 ft⋅lb
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You're on your own there @duckdog !
That looks like around 54 ft/lb recoil energy. Yeah nah !
Most I've dealt with so far was 44, and that was fairly unpleasant :P
At this stage I’m leaving Auckland 3pm on Friday from Onehunga. If any of the Auckland crowd want to pool I have 2 spare spots. Happy to drop you off at your own accommodation on the way to New Plymouth. Will drive back up after the shoot. A couple of dollars gas money would be sweet if you’re keen.
-Tom
Setting up on Fri afternoon, will try to post a photie or 2 if signal is ok at the farm.
I've been sent a video of the recoil on one of the more "energetic" entries - let's just say we may see a couple of scope eyes if that was anything to go by :o
Weather forecast is looking good so far, see you guys on Saturday morning :thumbsup:
I would like to attend, but am out of the country, so you boys have fun this weekend.
This will be right up your street then @ebf :ORLY: :XD: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RyWS7vTh7PI
Thanks ebf for organising a fantastic shoot.
Most people stayed around at the end and socialized and had send some large calibre pills at the 500m gong. A few people getting really close.
Thanks to all those kind people that let us cubs have a shot if their rifles.
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308 vs 458win mag and 505 gibbs
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I didn't take many photos of the ranges. But the charging lion and balloon stage was good fun
That is a very impressive pic with the flame ring what cal was it:)
505 gibbs.
He took 3 or 4 shoots at a 500m gong with it. Got close but no hit.
Just got home. Thanks for making it a fun day guys.
We will definitely be doing this again. 12 in "bigish bore" class and 4 in "cub class" - and 2 dad and son teams (great to see)
Good to meet several forum members today.:thumbsup:
@Friwi got the "big kahuna" prize with his 505 Gibbs. Closely followed by a couple of 458 Win Mags
And in the score stakes it was a close affair with @Marty Henry pipping @Tuckerbox and @JohnM ending in 3rd, single point difference between the top placings.
Lots of interesting canons - we had the 505, 2 x 458 Mag, several 9.3s, a ferocious 378 Weatherby Mag, 2 x 45/70, a 454 Casull and even a muzzle loader
Shoulder is a teeny bit tender tonight. Just got back to Auckland. Thanks a million to the team for organising a bloody good day! There were some awesome rifles there. Very cool to see some big bore black powder action and how everyone who was keen got to try some unique pieces. Can’t wait for the next one.
Attachment 118929Attachment 118930Many thanks for a great day.
Nice to meet so new members and try some new calibres.
Great, looking suitably "safari".
Looks like great fun, well done
O for orsum fun alright.
Big thanks to Eben for organising the day and to those who generously provided the opportunity to shoot a couple of calibers/rifles for the first time
I love that 505 but definitely need a bit of practice.
Anyone got a 500 Jeffrey R8 barrel they re not using?
Bring on the next one
I have just got home . Still got a smile on the old dial,it was a very enjoyable days shooting. Thanks to the team that set it up.
Great to see the big bore shoot happening now in the Northern Isle as well,it looked like a really good day was had by you chaps, long may this last in both Islands.
It was a great day, many thanks to Eben and the Taranaki team for putting it all together.
Good to meet up with a bunch of guys from the forum, nice to put a face to a name.
I think the 378 will be retired for a while, feeling pretty sore today:oh noes: