6.5x55 85grn pills

[Westy]

Well I had nothing to do this arvo so I've decided to start building up a load to shoot pineapples @ 200 Metres any idea's on this one 6.5 guys????
http://youtu.be/Ojx1FZKtnO8

[deye243]

don't know about ya pineapples but me 7mm and a watermelon works a treat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtDYDGIF3T0&list=UU11k6cS2q5pJxoa9_CL9Z0A

[Westy]

Bloody Nora those water melons are awesome fruit salad anyone????

[Westy]

So this wasn't a roaring success today!!! Poor little 85 Grn hollow point serrias were screaming outta the Swede @ just over 3300 Fps and when hitting the paper at 100 well were just blowing up on impact!!!! Grouped well better than expected but well unless I'm shooting pineapples or rabbits and foxes with Scott then I'm going back to the tried and tested 140 Grn sst's Would like to shoot a couple of rabbits and a fox with this load might be a bit to brutal though IMHO

[melanie]

Poor little 85 Grn hollow point serrias were screaming outta the Swede @ just over 3300 Fps and when hitting the paper at 100 well were just blowing up on impact!!!!

They explode hitting paper

[wayward]

Ha ha That pineapple slo-mo is great.

Holy s**t the watermelon! Vaporised!

[BBJ]

Holy s**t the watermelon! Vaporised!

Well... Watermelon is 'think skinned' so a magnum is arguably needed for hunting it

[upup]

Bloody Nora those water melons are awesome fruit salad anyone????

Gotta step it up a notch!

I wanna see it on one of those big American pumpkins!

BOOOOOOM!

[RealNick]

Fruits great for target practice.

I always stick an apple on the pole for targets at Little River.

Not sure I can get away with a Pineapple or Watermelon though... I suspect someone will notice

[tarnagulla]

At Little River - you can bet someone will notice Next year's watermelon crop will be a dead giveaway...
Seriously, even with 120gr projectiles, at higher velocity it is not uncommon for even 120gr projectiles to "vaporize" before reaching 100m. Good luck with 85gr ones!

[Westy]

Yer they stick together @ 200 just seem to blow up on contact with anything !!!LOL

[Combat_Wombat]

http://youtu.be/X9E_EtyrEZ0 because you can never have too many exploding watermelon videos

[brett1868]

http://youtu.be/X9E_EtyrEZ0 because you can never have too many exploding watermelon videos

Skip to about the 4th minute....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyoAP10uKTk

Or 3:55 for execution style
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC9LFLpHmeE

Might drop by the fruit shop on the way north Thursday and pick up a few watermelons to execute myself

[Westy]

With or with out seeds Brett??? I've heard the seedless one don't explode as well as the ones with seeds!!!!!

[brett1868]

With or with out seeds Brett??? I've heard the seedless one don't explode as well as the ones with seeds!!!!!

I'll get one of each and do a comparison just for you Westy...haven't got any hollow points for the 50 cal so hopefully a 750Gr AMAX will do the job. If I'm close enough the muzzle blast should be enough jut on its own. Will post pics and video early next week

[effex]

Skip to about the 4th minute....

Man that guy has some toys.

[brett1868]

Ok Westy, work is dead at the moment so I bailed out early, loaded up and am currently sitting some 40km out of Narrabri. Managed to open my account on the way up by taking out a pussy with a Bridgestone, unfortunately I missed the second one. I'll head into town Friday to get some watermelons just for you old mate, any particular angle or range you want them executed from? Any particular 50cal you want me to use? Choices are Steyr, McMillan or DTA. Was thinking I have to try at least 1 from point blank but I'll use the DTA for that cause firing either of the others from a standing position will give me a hernia. I now have 4 full days of almost non stop big gun play time, that'll help relieve my small man issues for some months.

[buster]

I'll head into town Friday to get some watermelons just for you old mate, any particular angle or range you want them executed from?

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[brett1868]

As promised

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.


Was a seedless melon btw.

[Jorge in Oz]

a bit snow in Qld this time of year.

[hoogle]

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

[schink]

As promised

Do you get much wind drift at that range, Brett?

[buster]

Ha ha.

Awesome photo.

[Westy]

Yer well a 85 Grn in a 6.5x55 ain't ever going to be that impressive!!!!!!
That's totally off the hook Brett
Loved it

[Ken]

Perfect timing on the photos