Any shooters out there?

[rovers90]

I've owned and used shotguns for nearly 30 years but had my first taste of full bore rifle shooting on Saturday. A friend of mine decided to get his FAC and if he does something, he does it 200% so within a year he has bought a Henry Big Boy 38/357, Anshultz .22, Steyr AUG .223mm and a Moisin Nagant!!!

 

He took me as a guest yesterday to his club day at Otterburn ranges and I had a fantastic time!! Woohoo, we went through some rounds. I was really pleased I was hitting targets at 300 and 400 yards with iron sites on the Moisin and a Lee Enfield .303. The Moisin was a fire breathing beast!!! The Henry, absolutely beautiful and lovely to shoot.

 

Day ended with the army dropping parachute flares over the range we were shooting on!!

[C.J]

Been teaching the wife and kids with my 10/22 last week end . Next time I'll get Father's old semi match rifle and put the targets out a bit further . Would like to get a centre fire but at a £ a round .

[rovers90]

I had to buy some .303 and it was £15 for 20 rounds! I think the surplus 7.62 for the Moisin Nagant was cheaper and my mate loads his own .38 and .357. Whilst part of me would like to get FAC and get an underlever and something like a Lee Enfield I can see how it could get expensive!!!! But it is great fun! Unfortunately, the video I tried to attach would not load.

[headgroundsman]

I have a .22 and a .243 I only used 5 rounds last year for the 243. 3 to check my grouping and 2 for 2 red deer hinds so the cost was not an issue. The .22 rounds are pretty cheep

[C.J]

Used to shoot .303's at Tregantle and Willsworthy in the early eighties.Those brass buttplates would soon give you a nice love bite .

[headgroundsman]

I shot .303 as a 15 years old cadet at 200 and 300 yds

[Mark Bolam]

I've owned and used shotguns for nearly 30 years but had my first taste of full bore rifle shooting on Saturday. A friend of mine decided to get his FAC and if he does something, he does it 200% so within a year he has bought a Henry Big Boy 38/357, Anshultz .22, Steyr AUG .223mm and a Moisin Nagant!!!

 

 

 

He took me as a guest yesterday to his club day at Otterburn ranges and I had a fantastic time!! Woohoo, we went through some rounds. I was really pleased I was hitting targets at 300 and 400 yards with iron sites on the Moisin and a Lee Enfield .303. The Moisin was a fire breathing beast!!! The Henry, absolutely beautiful and lovely to shoot.

 

 

 

Day ended with the army dropping parachute flares over the range we were shooting on!!

 

 

Which range were you on mate, Heely Dodd?

Spent half my childhood up there!

[rovers90]

It was Davy Shield Mark. Beautiful terrain but very wet underfoot and probably very bleak at times!!

[Mark Bolam]

It can be that!

My mate farms Daveyshiel.

[rovers90]

He was probably up there on Saturday as there was a lad moving the sheep off the land before we started.