Ratwhiskers Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 1FTP. John may have some on the day, l know he often has 8mil Mauser... 7mil? why not give him a call you might get lucky. BTW. My plans have changed, have a good day chaps.... l'm off elsewhere for my giggles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 I,m like a big kid tonight..just realised i wont be able to lift the ammo bag, with what i,ve got loaded. Really looking forward to meeting some of the guys one here, and having the craic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted October 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 1FTP. John may have some on the day, l know he often has 8mil Mauser... 7mil? why not give him a call you might get lucky. BTW. My plans have changed, have a good day chaps.... l'm off elsewhere for my giggles. Now ive no-one to take the piss out of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted October 17, 2009 Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 Just had a nice relaxing bath, after one of the best days shooting i,ve ever had. A huge thanks to Ronin for inviting me, and my friends, and for a great side by side shoot, spotting, and calling shots. We used brown dogs cards and also Andy,s palm pilot [i think] and were spot on. Got to try a .50 cal, and was most impressed, and my buddy is now figuring out how to raise a large amount of cash ....quickly. Met up with Shrek and his buddy, which was great, and just had a real nice, friendly day in general. Many Thanks Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted October 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 Dave youre very welcome, hopefully some of you will join the FCSA UK, anyway so long as you had a good time. The shooting is different, plinking with the larger calibres is not what everyone is used to, neither is spotting own targets, ranging and calling your shots. However it is great practice and fun The 50's arn't for me, prefer a 375 or 408 myself, but in the absence of quality solids in the UK, I will stick with the 338 for now, we both know its plenty accurate A shame I had to leave early, but it was bed time and like you, I NEED my beauty sleep Sorry I had to go as you arrived Sean, nothing personal Hope to see all at the next one, maybe go down to Sennybridge next time or further south?? Dont think the others made it,,, which is a pity, although I counted about thirty on the firing point when I left, so a great turnout. I was using Matts cards and Bulletflight on I phone by the way, just swapping bettween the two. First round connections with football sized rocks around 1000 mtrs were almost inevitable , nice to see your 338 shoots as well as mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted October 17, 2009 Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 our exploits today Andy, made some of the " long range" experts look somewhat sick, buddy...dont you think ? Git some..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean c Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Great photo Dave, got to love the .50's. I did spot your rifle on the point but didn't see you around maybe next time! I really need to get a decent rangefinder though my google earth range map didnt work quite as planned. Maybe a barr and stroud or swaro LRF needs to be bought. I forgot to ask the range warden (land marc bloke) if i can bring up some gong's next time ive got 1 ready just need a couple more. They should last a bit longer than rocks after a few hits. No problem Andy i'll see you next time. Sean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 I was using Matts cards and Bulletflight on I phone by the way, just swapping bettween the two. First round connections with football sized rocks around 1000 mtrs were almost inevitable Sorry, just thought you picked the wrong font Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Sean, you should have had a squint through the guy,s next to me. A swiss ? vectronix . Ranges out to 3 kilometres, and very, very expensive. I seriously doubt that it was legal for civilian use, but then again, i dont think the gent was a civilian either. made my leica 900 look like a kids kaliederscope. yesterday opened my eyes somewhat, and gave me a hunger for knowledge on proper rangefinding, drop charts [real ones ] and serious long range ballistics. I,ve realised i,ve been messing all these years, and now i have a capable calibre [.338] i want to make more of the first round hits , Ronin showed me how to do, yesterday. All down to correct, exterior ballistics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 This thread is leading me into serious temptation, I must resist, and not read on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 You would enjoy a day.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean c Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Didn't notice the vectronix's but i did see a chap using one with a DSR in .338 at sennybridge. Theres a couple of folks on the hide with the Vector lV bought direct from vectronix USA but then again they can have a M2 over there as well. I've heard that you wont get much if any change from £7-8000 though and at the minute a £800 swaro is a bit out of budget. If i had the money i would of snapped THIS one up (£2500 i think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 I've heard that you wont get much if any change from £7-8000 though Wow. Is that the price on the PLRF15c ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean c Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 No i think the PLRF's are around £2-3000 but still just as hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted October 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 yesterday opened my eyes somewhat, and gave me a hunger for knowledge on proper rangefinding, drop charts [real ones ] and serious long range ballistics.I,ve realised i,ve been messing all these years, and now i have a capable calibre [.338] i want to make more of the first round hits , Ronin showed me how to do, yesterday. All down to correct, exterior ballistics. OMG finally, a Lancastrian get a compliment from a Yorkie All down to good accurate data Dave, get a set of cards from Matt and try it. They work! For those that weren't there, Baldie and I were shooting shells (howitzer I think) that were laying down on their side at ranges from 800 mtrs to just over 1000 mtrs. The set up was, spot a target, range it, read come up data, input in scope and shoot (spotted). Out of 12 shots or so bettween us doing this, I think we had a 90% hit rate. The shells were (estimated) 6-8 inch diameter and a foot or so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajw Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 "The set up was, spot a target, range it, read come up data, input in scope and shoot (spotted). Out of 12 shots or so bettween us doing this, I think we had a 90% hit rate. The shells were (estimated) 6-8 inch diameter and a foot or so long." Are you showing off again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted October 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Me, no, Trying to convey how much fun it was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratwhiskers Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 "Now ive no-one to take the piss out of " Ha Fookin' Ha!!!!!!! Next time l'll piss into your bloody wind metre not just stand in front of it and fek your figure up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Fortunatley, Saturday was a "no wind" day, could of course be a direct corrolation to: a, me not opeing my mouth. b, you not being there. or c, a combination of the two!! You were missed "old" chap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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