Shooting big bore
Today at our club we had an Africa shoot. THink we had ten shooters, but this was the first time. We had fullsize sillouettes of lion, kudu, impala, warthog, cape buffalo, plus a cape buffalo front on which ‘Charged” you, and you had to shoot it WITH a reload.
Bugger, that was fun. A lot of guys with big thumping 45-70 rifles, one guy with a beautifully engraved Chapuis in 458 WinMag. I shot the 45-70, as I didn’t have the round count for the match in 500 nitro. (took twenty rounds) I placed third, for which I got this trophy!!
Which has this cool baby zebra inside!
Of course I didn’t shoot for a trophy or anything, I shot because it was a hoot to shoot. Everyone had a great time and the RO was on his game. They set the firing line up to look like a dambo in all five stages. Here’s stage one:
Nice. VERY nice. Want to do.
I gotta think about joining your range
You can shoot in any of the matches without joining. Had I another days warning about this I would have invited you. You would have enjoyed yourself.
Looks cool. Biggest bore I have is a Balck Powder 50 cal. That could be fun to hunt on a safari with, I think.
What was the minimum caliber allowed ? Double rifles only or other actions allowed ?
Anything 375 and up. Any rifle.