Range time

[dromia]

Got to the range today. :-D

6A Cowpark ETR, Catterick Garrison Ranges, North Yorkshire high up in the Pennines. It was fine day with some snow with a 20+ MPH wind blowing from right to left across the range. Shot at 200 and 300yrds. Targets Figs 11 and 12s not the most conducive to shooting groups.

Its been raining GB moulds recently so it was time to try them out. I had loads in .303" with the Fattest 30, sized .314" and the NEI 311284 clone, sized .312", loaded for a Long Lee Volunteer, Metford rifling, over 24 gns AA 5744.

Alloy 50/50 WW/Hard cast boolits.

I had my reference round Lyman 314299 sized .314" over 24 gns AA57744 loaded for my No4T.

In 6.5 x 55 I had the 129 gn over 18.5 gns Vihtavuori N110.

All used Winchester LP primers and the .303" boolits were lubed with Lars Carnauba Red and the 6.5 with Lars 2500.

All performed well I shot 5 shot groups as thats what the monitors were set up to record.

The Long Lee was shooting 4" x 8" vertically strung groups at 200yrds, I'm sure the vertical stringing was due to me and the open notch rear sight and the nature of the target. I was very pleased with this as this was a finger in the wind load and first time out with these boolits.

The Swede was giving 6" groups at 200yrds but I'm sure I can shrink that with a bit of work.

The No4 T well it was doing its usual 2-3" groups at 200, shooting with that rifle is just too easy.

No readings at 300 as none of the loads were going fast enough to record at that distance.

Here's some pictures:

Targets from the 200yrd firing point.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/adamsutherland/6A%20Cowpark%2022%20March%202008/Cowpark9.jpg


The cast of characters

No 4T

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/adamsutherland/6A%20Cowpark%2022%20March%202008/Cowpark7.jpg

Long Lee

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/adamsutherland/6A%20Cowpark%2022%20March%202008/Cowpark5.jpg

The Swede

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/adamsutherland/6A%20Cowpark%2022%20March%202008/Cowpark4.jpg

Some Boolits

Fattest 30

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/adamsutherland/6A%20Cowpark%2022%20March%202008/Cowpark2.jpg

6.5 129 gn

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/adamsutherland/6A%20Cowpark%2022%20March%202008/Cowpark3.jpg

The ETR screen with a couple of Long Lee shots on it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/adamsutherland/6A%20Cowpark%2022%20March%202008/Cowpark1.jpg

[Razor]

I love that 4T...I'm jealous
Ain't ever seen a Long Lee..nice
Swede is an 1898 CG with Elit diopter ??
Swedes are things of beauty.. ain't they??
I've only got 3 left..
1911 CG M41 w/AGA42 scope,
94/14 School carbine..
1914 M96 all matching (1st one)

Razor
:castmine:

[dromia]

1899 CG with a Soderin.

Yes the swedes are lovely rifles. I enjoy all the long rifles of that period, they were shooters rifles before they were shortened into battle rifles, No1, M38, K98 etc.

I've got three 96s, a 94 artillery carbine old nosecap no bayonet lug, a M/38 and a GC 63.

The M41 snipers are lovely rifles but I find the scope mounts to high for me to shoot comfortably so I've always passed on them.

[Morgan Astorbilt]

dromia,
That monitor for the electronic targets reminds me of the Sius Ascor targets we used at Wolf Creek (Atlanta), when I used to shoot International Pistol. Sound of the bullets going through a rubber sheet, were picked up by microphones, and positioned within .001mm. Fulton County confiscated the whole Olympic Shooting Complex, and put the target equipment(Which was donated to USA Shooting) out side for the weather to ruin. Damn them!!!

Who makes the ones you're using?
Morgan

[dromia]

Ascor, same make Morgan, standard MoD ETR kit here in the UK.

They are almost squaddie proof and are programmed for the skill at arms courses of fire as well as various other fire scenarios.