Long range fox shooting practice in Wales

johngalway

Take a look at this.

riflehunter77

Was only just reading about this place this morning in one of the english shooting mag`s. Great to see a vid of the place would not mind spending a day or two there. I think a days shooting starts in region of £300 ouch but would be a great learning tool.

clivej

Embed the vid John

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJRaIeE6K74

johngalway

If you go onto the website of that training outfit, they also sell steel targets, including animals to scale.

landkeeper

im being lazy but does anyone know by who those sliding block rifles are made

LongRifle

landkeeper wrote: »

im being lazy but does anyone know by who those sliding block rifles are made

Blaser.

poulo6.5

that place looks like heaven. do ya think a place like that would do well over here in ireland or would it be even allowed for fear of regular folk learning how to shoot properly.
i think an informal well run place like that is what is needed.
a place where you can go and practice.
how many people out there would like to at least try to shoot out to 3,4,or 500 yards without having to join a range.
as it is people are trying it my self included without any training in a safe place with like minded people.

johngalway

I'm not sure it'd be allowed, aren't we only allowed to zero our rifles outside of ranges now. But I wholeheartedly agree with you, it looks like a lot of fun.

kildare.17hmr

johngalway wrote: »

I'm not sure it'd be allowed, aren't we only allowed to zero our rifles outside of ranges now. But I wholeheartedly agree with you, it looks like a lot of fun.

so ya cant shoot a target in a field now?

poulo6.5

johngalway wrote: »

I'm not sure it'd be allowed, aren't we only allowed to zero our rifles outside of ranges now. But I wholeheartedly agree with you, it looks like a lot of fun.

this is probably a whole other thread but wouldnt it make more sense to allow a range to be more accessible to people to zero properly and safely.
i cant understand why there is not a requirement for a place like this in the country.
its like the old driving licence system where you can drive to your test and drive home even if you fail
i was amazed when i got my first rifle a few years back that once the licence was issued i could go and pick op a rifle and scope and be expected to know how to use it safely and properly.
now in my case i had plenty of friends into shooting and i had gone with them plenty of times before i got my own one but from reading threads on here from people just taking up the sport and dont understand ballistics and effective ranges of their chosen caliber or even how far a round will travel if a shot was missed in an unsafe position (ie no back stop).
it makes sense to me to allow ranges to have open days for beginners and seasoned hunters alike to sharpen their skills.

sorry for the rant.;)

johngalway

I'm about as far away from a range as anyone on here who lives in this country, so it's not a rant, there's truth in it.

I started a thread in Shooting to clarify the issue hopefully.

poulo6.5

johngalway wrote: »

I'm about as far away from a range as anyone on here who lives in this country, so it's not a rant, there's truth in it.

I started a thread in Shooting to clarify the issue hopefully.

i was up your way last week. my self and the miss stayed in spanish point for the music festival and then up threw galway and on threw to westport, its some beautiful countryside you have on your door step.

it would be an ideal setting for a range like in that clip..

maybe if i win the lotto i'll buy a mountain and set one up;)

johngalway

Nice one Poulo, plenty of open spaces up here alright. We're a bit far from civilisation though which could be a problem!

I emailed that place about their metal targets, disappointingly, there was no reply! Business must be good.

Tackleberrywho

johngalway wrote: »

Nice one Poulo, plenty of open spaces up here alright. We're a bit far from civilisation though which could be a problem!

I emailed that place about their metal targets, disappointingly, there was no reply! Business must be good.

Cavanagh Foundry Birr surplus sewer cover
weld on a piece of u bend steel and hang from an A-Frame.

goooooooooooooong

johngalway

I sense an impending trend of innocent pedestrians falling into uncovered man holes all over the island.

poulo6.5

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Cavanagh Foundry Birr surplus sewer cover
weld on a piece of u bend steel and hang from an A-Frame.

goooooooooooooong

i have a manhole cover that makes a nice gong but the .223 goes straight threw at 250m and the .308 goes threw all the time. only tried it out to 500m so far

customrifle

John I spoke with those guys during week its £75 each for the fox and crow lifesize targets. The shipping could be expensive as they are heavy steel

Tackleberrywho

customrifle wrote: »

John I spoke with those guys during week its £75 each for the fox and crow lifesize targets. The shipping could be expensive as they are heavy steel

Mate of mine has a Plasma cutter, you bring the steel. I'll get you a fox target

customrifle

Thats an idea alright:D

Tackleberrywho

customrifle wrote: »

Thats an idea alright:D

You draw a pattern on paper, imput into machine and it cuts out on steel up to 1" thick if I remember. he uses it to cut out loader bucket bits and the like.

He's not dear either!!

customrifle

Where would be best place to get steel at alright price

Tackleberrywho

customrifle wrote: »

Where would be best place to get steel at alright price

Colm Steel near the Fig rolls is your nearest me thinks, or a scrap yard!
Hammond lane either

I have a cousin who has loads of old machinery bits, rusty but spray paint would sort that

.243

i have a piece of plate(picked it up in hammond lane while dropping stuff off),i dont know what it came off but id love to get more of it,at 200yrds ive thrown nearly everything at it from the .22 hornet right up to the 30-06 "no punch holes at all"it resembles the dimples on a golf ball from all the hits on it,i think if you can get your hands on 500 Brinell steel which is basiclly ballistic plate your'e on to a winner

johngalway

customrifle wrote: »

John I spoke with those guys during week its £75 each for the fox and crow lifesize targets. The shipping could be expensive as they are heavy steel

Christ, that's steep! I think I'll leave them at it.

Tackleberrywho

johngalway wrote: »

Christ, that's steep! I think I'll leave them at it.

The side of an old JCB bucket

SORTED :cool:

Dusty87

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

The side of an old JCB bucket

SORTED :cool:

Thats what il be doing, the uncle drives a jcb and and there is balls of old buckets lying around

johngalway

Yep, I'll have to go on a search and DIY mission myself.

poulo6.5

johngalway wrote: »

Yep, I'll have to go on a search and DIY mission myself.

i'v just bin up the mountain shooting at my steel silhouette out to 500y and the 6mm steel is penetrated all the way out to 450 and puts a big dimple almost threw at 500. i have it on video so i'll put it up as soon as i get it uploaded.:D

i think a plate about 12mm or there abouts would be needed and hardened if possible. i'm going to my local engineering shop tomorrow to pick up a railing that i ordered for a job so i'll see if i can get a spare bit of plate thrown in;)