RIFLE

[Underachiever]

  On 8/23/2020 at 7:16 AM, DJR said:

I see this outfit offers something too, but I have never had any dealings with them. Looks like pretty surroundings.

 

https://www.clayad.co.za/clay-pigeon-adventure/about/

My son has good experience with them. They were close to Stellies, now at Lourensford.

 

Apart from the clays, you can shoot a variety of calibers, including a 50cal sniper - I think up to 1000m?

[DJR]

  On 8/23/2020 at 7:41 AM, gummibear said:

The shoulder is padded to absorb some recoil and has loads of pockets to keep spare shells in.

Like Gummy said.

 

With clay pigeon shooting you tend to shoot lots and after a while, especially if you are not experienced at shouldering and holding the shotgun correctly, that shoulder will get bruised. You don't want to put newbies off by something that is very easy to avoid. On the rifIe range most people never shoot more than 10 or 20 shots in a day. On the shotgun range very few people shoot fewer than 50 shots, often in pretty quick succession. The serious guys will do a couple of hundred shots in practice for competition.

Edited August 23, 2020 by DJR

[DJR]

I came across these pinned on an old hat of mine, I had a 3rd (gold) one as well, but have no idea where that went. The oldies will know what they are. I no longer recall what scores were required for each. It brought back both great and horrible memories of days spent on the shooting range. Hot, dusty, sweaty, much running around, but also hours of concentration, self control, focus and pride. The irony is that I won all of them with an R5, but I got a "R1" as reward.

[johnson]

Slight post lockdown price adjustment     

[mon-goose]

was planning to get some bullets this week, maybe I should take a drive and check before they go up more

[johnson]

  On 9/3/2020 at 11:09 AM, mon-goose said:

was planning to get some bullets this week, maybe I should take a drive and check before they go up more

Good idea 

[johnson]

Kyk net hoe deftig lyk hulle 

[stefmeister]

  On 8/23/2020 at 10:07 AM, DJR said:

Like Gummy said.

 

With clay pigeon shooting you tend to shoot lots and after a while, especially if you are not experienced at shouldering and holding the shotgun correctly, that shoulder will get bruised. You don't want to put newbies off by something that is very easy to avoid. On the rifIe range most people never shoot more than 10 or 20 shots in a day. On the shotgun range very few people shoot fewer than 50 shots, often in pretty quick succession. The serious guys will do a couple of hundred shots in practice for competition.

 

We used to go through boxes and boxes of ammunition when we were kids, mostly BBB rounds as you mentioned due to the ensuing bruising. But we kept each other on our toes by every now and then sneaking a SG round in there to the unexpected party. No more quick, careless shots without proper bracing after that surprise kick.

[mon-goose]

  On 9/3/2020 at 12:03 PM, johnson said:

Kyk net hoe deftig lyk hulle 

what calibre?

 

I went to buy a box of bullets quickly, same price still

[Hairy]

  On 9/3/2020 at 8:39 AM, johnson said:

Slight post lockdown price adjustment     

R18.20 per bang

 

Edit: Looking at shotgun shells, the shotgun looks to be far more economical to run.

Edited September 3, 2020 by Hairy

[DJR]

  On 9/3/2020 at 2:25 PM, Hairy said:

R18.20 per bang

 

Edit: Looking at shotgun shells, the shotgun looks to be far more economical to run.

And that is just for the point. The powder, primer and brass (which you recycle) also add to the total. I'm not even adding cost of reloading equipment. 

 

That said, Nosler Partition is like the Mercedes Benz of reloading. Premium quality, German made, reliable and been around for many decades but still right up there.

 

.270 is a common calibre, so relatively economical to reload and shoot. Try some of the rarer or exotic things and it can quickly go over R100 a shot. 

[johnson]

  On 9/3/2020 at 1:07 PM, mon-goose said:

what calibre?

 

I went to buy a box of bullets quickly, same price still

.270 Win.

I Can add that I bought them at Safari & Outdoor witch is not a cheap store to shop at.

They were the only place I could find them in stock.

[johnson]

  On 9/3/2020 at 2:25 PM, Hairy said:

R18.20 per bang

 

Edit: Looking at shotgun shells, the shotgun looks to be far more economical to run.

Yes shotgun is far cheaper to run, and loads of fun.

But to hunt Springbok or Impala at 200-300 meters you need a different tool.

[gummibear]

  On 9/4/2020 at 5:35 AM, johnson said:

Yes shotgun is far cheaper to run, and loads of fun.

But to hunt Springbok or Impala at 200-300 meters you need a different tool.

Fit a good scope and use decent slugs and you could have some luck [emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787]

[mon-goose]

  On 9/4/2020 at 5:26 AM, johnson said:

.270 Win.

I Can add that I bought them at Safari & Outdoor witch is not a cheap store to shop at.

They were the only place I could find them in stock.

not as nice looking as yours but also loaded a few rounds last night. 270 130gr sierra pro hunter.

[Carmichael]

My ammo of choice, use the vmax on my 243 and SSt on my 308