Long range rifle - 1,500m+

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Re: Long range rifle - 1,500m+

Post by AusC » 25 May 2014, 7:59 pm

I'd be interested for any available (suitable) photos.

Fair enough to hold some back as this is a PG forum I guess?
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Re: Long range rifle - 1,500m+

Post by Aster » 25 May 2014, 8:03 pm

Photo's are fine as long as they're relevant, in context etc.

If it's useful information for hunters, that's why the forum is here.

Nothing glorifying gore just for the sake of it though.

Yes, the forum is for members of all ages, but it is a shooting/hunting forum too after all.

JT, maybe best to post in a new topic with a brief warning at the top. Good for the hunters and anyone who's not interested can turn back.

I'm sure you'll use your best judgement.
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Re: Long range rifle - 1,500m+

Post by Wes » 25 May 2014, 8:04 pm

Don't disagree with any of that, are there actually any junior shooters here?

Just wondering? Seems everyone's an adult based on talk of licenses, experiences etc.

Just curious.
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Re: Long range rifle - 1,500m+

Post by Monty » 25 May 2014, 9:16 pm

Not that post often, but questions come through.

It's a sport for all ages though, right? So we keep the forum that way too.
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Re: Long range rifle - 1,500m+

Post by Dirtdart89 » 29 May 2014, 7:08 am

Have any pictures been posted? I'm interested to see what kind of damage that .50 deals out.
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Re: Long range rifle - 1,500m+

Post by AusC » 29 May 2014, 12:04 pm

Not so far?

What's the word, JT?
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Re: Long range rifle - 1,500m+

Post by jthunting » 22 Jun 2014, 6:52 pm

Sorry mate, no photos yet. Never got it out of case on trip. shot all pigs with 460 and 500 nitro. still made a mess, lol.
Hoping to get away next weekend, will def use .50 this time.
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Re: Long range rifle - 1,500m+

Post by MeccaOz » 22 Jun 2014, 7:31 pm

jthunting wrote:Sorry mate, no photos yet. Never got it out of case on trip. shot all pigs with 460 and 500 nitro. still made a mess, lol.
Hoping to get away next weekend, will def use .50 this time.
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Re: Long range rifle - 1,500m+

Post by lole » 25 Jun 2014, 8:39 pm

jthunting wrote:shot all pigs with 460 and 500 nitro. still made a mess, lol.


500 nitro makes a mess? You don't say :lol:
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Re: Long range rifle - 1,500m+

Post by AusC » 25 Jun 2014, 8:40 pm

Whenever you get to it, Josh.

Eager to see results.
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Re: Long range rifle - 1,500m+

Post by brett1868 » 30 Jun 2014, 10:22 pm

Guess if I'm going to post I may as well add a video or 2 :-) Just a couple shots of cousin James shooting my Steyr HS50 M1. I'm using a Nightforce NXS 8-32x56 kitted out with the Barrett BORS system. Have to admit I was a little underwhelmed with the big 50, I thought it would be louder and kick harder :D

http://youtu.be/_0kXMiMUy58

http://youtu.be/AThLs3iSmcw

Apologies if they are a bit dark, we were running out of daylight and a storm was heading our way. To the left of the first clip you'll see my Barrett M98B and to the right my Colt M2012 CLR.

To get back on topic I guess you need to balance out the accuracy / range / budget as a first step then start looking at the total package of calibre, manufacturer, scope and ammo. One of the biggest improvements in your accuracy may very well be to do some training in long distance.
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Re: Long range rifle - 1,500m+

Post by MeccaOz » 01 Jul 2014, 8:38 am

brett1868 wrote:Guess if I'm going to post I may as well add a video or 2 :-) Just a couple shots of cousin James shooting my Steyr HS50 M1. I'm using a Nightforce NXS 8-32x56 kitted out with the Barrett BORS system. Have to admit I was a little underwhelmed with the big 50, I thought it would be louder and kick harder :D

http://youtu.be/_0kXMiMUy58

http://youtu.be/AThLs3iSmcw

Apologies if they are a bit dark, we were running out of daylight and a storm was heading our way. To the left of the first clip you'll see my Barrett M98B and to the right my Colt M2012 CLR.

To get back on topic I guess you need to balance out the accuracy / range / budget as a first step then start looking at the total package of calibre, manufacturer, scope and ammo. One of the biggest improvements in your accuracy may very well be to do some training in long distance.


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Re: Long range rifle - 1,500m+

Post by twoforty » 02 Jul 2014, 3:48 pm

brett1868 wrote:Have to admit I was a little underwhelmed with the big 50, I thought it would be louder and kick harder :D


That muzzle-brake definitely seems to be doing the job.

Bugger all recoil (for what I'd expect) looking at you go back when you fired it.
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Re: Long range rifle - 1,500m+

Post by deye243 » 13 Oct 2014, 10:49 pm

jthunting wrote:Sorry mate, no photos yet. Never got it out of case on trip. shot all pigs with 460 and 500 nitro. still made a mess, lol.
Hoping to get away next weekend, will def use .50 this time.
Cheers, josh


so how did it go and is there a link to a different thread and pics


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Re: Long range rifle - 1,500m+

Post by brett1868 » 14 Oct 2014, 6:31 am

MeccaOz wrote:Just out of curiosity to the guy's in the know. In Aus is the 50 cal legal ? or the 416 Barret or 375 Cheytac ?


You would need to check if legal in W.A but certainly in NSW they are legal and available over the counter at a few shops. I have a pair of 50's, a M99 Barrett in .416 (There's a thread on here about it), a .375 Cheytac and a pair of 338 Lap Magnums. My choice for 1500m would be either the 375 or 416 but expect to pay big $ for these and no change from $10k. If you're serious I'd weigh up the costs of an off the shelf package against getting something custom built. Another wise investment would be to undertake some training such as offered by https://www.precisionshooting.com.au/shop/long-range/
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Re: Long range rifle - 1,500m+

Post by Tiiger » 15 Oct 2014, 1:00 pm

The .416 does round like a winner.

The use of a lighter, narrower bullet results in a significantly higher muzzle velocity and superior ballistic performance to the .50 BMG, and the .416 Barrett is claimed to retain more energy than the .50 BMG at distances over 1,000 yards. Barrett claims that this cartridge is capable of propelling a 398 gr solid brass boattail spitzer bullet out of the 32-inch (810 mm) barrel of a Model 99 single-shot rifle at 960 m/s (3150 ft/s), giving it a ballistic coefficient of .720, and keeping the projectile supersonic out to 1,737 metres (1,900 yards).


Still supersonic at 1,700m. Not bad :)
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Re: Long range rifle - 1,500m+

Post by ebr love » 15 Oct 2014, 1:01 pm

brett1868 wrote:
MeccaOz wrote:Just out of curiosity to the guy's in the know. In Aus is the 50 cal legal ? or the 416 Barret or 375 Cheytac ?


You would need to check if legal in W.A but certainly in NSW they are legal and available over the counter at a few shops.[/url]


Yup. Just regular old cat B here.

One my locals has the Steyr .50 in stock at times.
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