Pommie gday
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 9:19 am
Hello guys, been following the forum for a while and found it time to say gday!
Coming from a military family I used to shoot in my youth. Now in my 40's and growing a family of my own I decided it was time to get back into the game, so I could raise my children with some shared experiences. Having bought a block I was lucky enough to gain an easier route into my license and through trading fishing opportunities to others, (the block is on the Daintree), I've been lucky enough to gain access to some flat ground to shoot on.
Over the last 2 years I've ferreted a few rifles into the safe and tried to create a recoil curve to learn from again - .223, .260, .308 with weight, .308 hunter and 7mmRM hunter. As with any hobby there's been both ups and downs. My heavy 308, a Rem 700 SPSV, came second-hand from a complete grub who failed at a simple bed job and stuck a break on before calling it quits. After 4 or 5 sessions of Sweets and half a bottle of Ed's I've finally pulled out most of NSW from the barrel. With some reloading it finally shoots -MOA but lots more work to do. On the flip side I treated myself to a Savage LRP in .260 which appears to shoot anything fed to it. With light gusts over a headland I was able to shoot a 3 shot group under an inch at 300m in a cane paddock.
Currently, only competing with myself but given time and more practice anything's possible.
Anyways - GDAY OZFClass
Coming from a military family I used to shoot in my youth. Now in my 40's and growing a family of my own I decided it was time to get back into the game, so I could raise my children with some shared experiences. Having bought a block I was lucky enough to gain an easier route into my license and through trading fishing opportunities to others, (the block is on the Daintree), I've been lucky enough to gain access to some flat ground to shoot on.
Over the last 2 years I've ferreted a few rifles into the safe and tried to create a recoil curve to learn from again - .223, .260, .308 with weight, .308 hunter and 7mmRM hunter. As with any hobby there's been both ups and downs. My heavy 308, a Rem 700 SPSV, came second-hand from a complete grub who failed at a simple bed job and stuck a break on before calling it quits. After 4 or 5 sessions of Sweets and half a bottle of Ed's I've finally pulled out most of NSW from the barrel. With some reloading it finally shoots -MOA but lots more work to do. On the flip side I treated myself to a Savage LRP in .260 which appears to shoot anything fed to it. With light gusts over a headland I was able to shoot a 3 shot group under an inch at 300m in a cane paddock.
Currently, only competing with myself but given time and more practice anything's possible.
Anyways - GDAY OZFClass