UKV Members ... and some BIG guns .... 1,000 yard BR Match Diggle 30th April

[Laurie]

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Firedoc (Jim Marsden) left with Big Al (Alan Maugham)

 

 

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That Bald Headed Geordie (Les Prior) with Big Gun number 1, a 6mm BR monster.

 

 

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Foxing-2-Nite (Darrell Evans) with the amazing 6.5X47 Accuracy International all-purpose rifle.

 

 

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Big Al sets up Big number 2, the 6mm Dasher 'Big Dog' he built for himself in three weeks.

 

 

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.... and shoots it. (He won the Heavy Gun class with in on its first outing!)

 

 

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The Gun Pimp (Vince Bottomley, mid pic on radio) and 1967SPUD (Mark Ellis). Mark is either asking permission to go to the bathroom, Sir .... or is making a friendly (?) gesture to me.

 

 

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Big Gun Number 3. Ian Dixon's (not a UKV member) .300 Norma Magnum Improved.

 

 

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... and shooting it

 

 

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.... and finally the view downrange as seen by Mark (1967SPUD). The targets are visible on the far hillside.

 

[That bald headed Geordie]

Hi Laurie, thanks for the photos and especially the one of me not looking my best. I must have been either breaking wind or recoiling in horror at looking at Les Holgate who was shooting on my right.

[1967spud]

can i pinch a picture Laurie?

[Laurie]

can i pinch a picture Laurie?

 

 

Sure, Mark. I've two or three worth sending on. To your business email address? (If not, PM me an alternative.)

[That bald headed Geordie]

Laurie sent me a few more photos and Les Holgate's balding pate seems to have photobombed into the shot again. The 6BR 'monster' didn't do too well as it was pretty windy with switching winds worth around 5 minutes or so. Should have put the .284 barrel on it maybe. But a good day out albeit a long one for the butts crew in the afternoon.

Roll on the next comp.

[The Gun Pimp]

The great thing that comes across (apart from Holgate's bald patch) - everyone is enjoying themselves - plenty of smiling faces.

[Noodler]

Great stuff.

[Tikka4Sika]

Is there a minimum age of 65 to join your club

[Laurie]

Cheeky young whippersnapper!

 

I'll have you know we 'Heavy Gun' types are all too regularly humiliated by young (10 years old) Emily Lenton. (Mole-e30's daughter.) Three generations of the Lenton family usually compete.

 

That's a great beauty of Benchrest - open and equal opportunities to all irrespective of age, state of health, and whether able-bodied or disabled.

[1967spud]

Even people from Wales are able to master it.

[banus02]

nice to see a ruger precision rifle getting in on the action not just the rich boys toys

[Tikka4Sika]

Cheeky young whippersnapper!

 

I'll have you know we 'Heavy Gun' types are all too regularly humiliated by young (10 years old) Emily Lenton. (Mole-e30's daughter.) Three generations of the Lenton family usually compete.

 

That's a great beauty of Benchrest - open and equal opportunities to all irrespective of age, state of health, and whether able-bodied or disabled.

Good to see everyone having fun

[Laurie]

nice to see a ruger precision rifle getting in on the action not just the rich boys toys

 

Alan Seagrave (on right of photo') regularly wins the 'Factory' class in these events with an out of the box Tikka T3 Varmint in 6.5X55mm. I was speaking to him on Sunday and it has 2,500 ('hot') rounds through it. PTA Savages are usually very competitive in this class and like Alan's Tikka have been known to take smallest group of the day (amongst all classes) and seriously challenge custom rifle shooters in the other classes.

 

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[snakeman]

Spud

 

You seem to be referring to God's little acre, next door to the wasteland?

[1967spud]

Spud

 

You seem to be referring to God's little acre, next door to the wasteland?

lol

[snakeman]

It would be fantastic to have a England V Wales comp.. In saying that, even better, include Scotland & Ireland and have '4 nations shooting comp'

 

Probably logistically imposible

[Laurie]

After several years of trying, Paul Crosbie managed to finally get a 'Long-Range Celtic Challenge' FTR team match off the ground at the Glen Tilt, Blair Atholl range some three or four years ago as an add-on to the annual SRA Long-Range Championship weekend matches. That was Scotland v Wales v Republic of Ireland.

 

He's not tried since - just too logistically difficult as you say.

[pengo]

nice to see a ruger precision rifle getting in on the action not just the rich boys toys

And I won the smallest group in the factory rifle class with it......

[Laurie]

Well done. I haven't seen results yet. So .... that's another UKV member there. (That you with the green woolly hat?)

[The Gun Pimp]

We did offer print-outs of the results right after the shoot but, if anyone wants a copy just e-mail me on vinceb@targetshooteronline.com

 

Yours is on its way Laurie.

[tackb]

It would be fantastic to have a England V Wales comp.. In saying that, even better, include Scotland & Ireland and have '4 nations shooting comp'

 

Probably logistically imposible

 

but then we will have to listen to the welsh harping on about the 70's again

[pengo]

Well done. I haven't seen results yet. So .... that's another UKV member there. (That you with the green woolly hat?)

It is indeed, Laurie, but I think I might have to trade it in for one which is less like a smurfs chappeau!!!!

 

Looking forward to the next one.

 

Great selection of pics, by the way, Laurie.

 

Cheers

Paul

[snakeman]

 

but then we will have to listen to the welsh harping on about the 70's again

 

Good God, those scars haven't healed yet? Get over it man! ....Let's hope our Lions whup those All Blacks next month..

[tackb]

Good God, those scars haven't healed yet? Get over it man! ....Let's hope our Lions whup those All Blacks next month..

They'll need to play better than they did against us this year then matey lol

[foxing2night]

Shame I can't see the photos ??