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Post by brett1868 » 19 Jan 2015, 8:50 pm

As promised :D

A good example of muzzle blast, you can see it wrap round the melon. From an educational point of view the best place to stand when a large rifle with a brake is being fired is directly behind the shooter.
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Was a seedless melon btw.
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Re: 6.5x55 85grn pills

Post by Jorge in Oz » 20 Jan 2015, 1:19 pm

a bit snow in Qld this time of year. :D
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Post by hoogle » 21 Jan 2015, 10:24 am

brett1868 wrote:From an educational point of view the best place to stand when a large rifle with a brake is being fired is directly behind the shooter.


Also pays not to be a watermelon :lol:
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Post by schink » 21 Jan 2015, 10:33 am

brett1868 wrote:As promised :D


Do you get much wind drift at that range, Brett? :lol:
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Post by buster » 21 Jan 2015, 10:33 am

Ha ha.

Awesome photo.
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Post by Westy » 21 Jan 2015, 7:57 pm

Yer well a 85 Grn in a 6.5x55 ain't ever going to be that impressive!!!!!! :drinks: :clap: :drinks: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Post by Ken » 22 Jan 2015, 11:10 am

Perfect timing on the photos :thumbsup:
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