Your best shot (skill, fluke, or luck included)

[DaleH]

There was an article last year in one of the gun magazines about shooting in the rain - fundamentally there was no noticeable difference

[Oldbloke]

:D This started out as a nice fun thread but has degenerated once again into a slanging match...this crap's gotta stop please.

1290, On closer reflection I can't claim getting my wife pregnant first shot is anything to brag about. The shot did contain a million plus egg seeking sperm and only one hit it. Not so good after all I guess....

Brett, I thought that was funny as and gave 10 points. Well done.

[meek]

There was an article last year in one of the gun magazines about shooting in the rain - fundamentally there was no noticeable difference

I suppose the water must glance off mostly. Not enough weight to deform a bullet from the impact and deform it to send it spiralling off like hitting sticks or brush in the bush.

[MalleeFarmer]

Shot a spent .308 case on the primer end with the .22 and repeated it at about 35m

[Westy]

I once when younger like 17 climbed outta a moving car to shoot a rabbit on the full hop right through the eye @ 50m from the hip...... that wasn't the cool bit though I was using a ruger 10/22, and to hit anything with any type of ruger is what made it a bloody great big fluke!!!!!!

[RDobber]

to hit anything with any type of ruger is what made it a bloody great big fluke!

They see me trollin'

[Will]

Shot a spent .308 case on the primer end with the .22 and repeated it at about 35m

Freehand? That's good shooting.

[Warrigul]

I once when younger like 17 climbed outta a moving car to shoot a rabbit on the full hop right through the eye @ 50m from the hip...... that wasn't the cool bit though I was using a ruger 10/22, and to hit anything with any type of ruger is what made it a bloody great big fluke!!!!!!

My first rifle a 10/22

[Westy]

They were a great bit of kit back in the day , can remember buying them for like $80-00 from the trading post every Thursday and they were a piece of piss to convert to full auto if you were so inclined!!!! problem was after a few 50 round mags the barrels developed problems!!!! and as for the Trolling up your ass as I'm just saying it like I see it!!!!!! I wouldn't even entertain the idea of one now days IMHO

[Warrigul]

They were a great bit of kit back in the day , can remember buying them for like $80-00 from the trading post every Thursday and they were a piece of piss to convert to full auto if you were so inclined!!!! problem was after a few 50 round mags the barrels developed problems!!!!

Good rifles, a bit heavy and not overly accurate but I mainly used mine without a scope for walking up rabbits, I miss it.

[Jack V]

Looking at some old photos it jogged my memory of a shot I made many years ago while spot lighting. The game had hidden behind a tree at about 120 yards that had two distinct trunks coming from the same base . There was a small , about 2 inch gap between the trunks from our angle . Through the scope I could see slight movement behind the gap and what appeared to be eye shine now and then . The game was looking through the gap . So I told my mate to keep the light on the tree , he could not see any of this. He said , "so are we shooting trees now or what " I said . "just keep the light right there ". The next time I saw the eye shine I fired . My mate said , " why the "f*ck did you shoot at a tree for ". I said look behind the tree you will find it with a bullet in the eye . Sure enough there it was head shot in the eye . Inspected the tree and there was a slight graze in the bark on one side. I had just come out of the Army in those days and I could shoot very well back then.

[inventurkey]

My first rifle a 10/22

I'd love a semi-auto .22

Of everything shooters and anti's battle for, if I could have one of those it'd make me happy enough with all the rest.

[tom604]

Looking at some old photos it jogged my memory of a shot I made many years ago while spot lighting. The game had hidden behind a tree at about 120 yards that had two distinct trunks coming from the same base . There was a small , about 2 inch gap between the trunks from our angle . Through the scope I could see slight movement behind the gap and what appeared to be eye shine now and then . The game was looking through the gap . So I told my mate to keep the light on the tree , he could not see any of this. He said , "so are we shooting trees now or what " I said . "just keep the light right there ". The next time I saw the eye shine I fired . My mate said , " why the "f*ck did you shoot at a tree for ". I said look behind the tree you will find it with a bullet in the eye . Sure enough there it was head shot in the eye . Inspected the tree and there was a slight graze in the bark on one side. I had just come out of the Army in those days and I could shoot very well back then.

tell me you were not spotlighting deer

[1290]

My first rifle a 10/22

I'd love a semi-auto .22

Of everything shooters and anti's battle for, if I could have one of those it'd make me happy enough with all the rest.

I would like a semi 22...... but love a self loading 308. The day will come my friends......The day will come

[Jack V]

Looking at some old photos it jogged my memory of a shot I made many years ago while spot lighting. The game had hidden behind a tree at about 120 yards that had two distinct trunks coming from the same base . There was a small , about 2 inch gap between the trunks from our angle . Through the scope I could see slight movement behind the gap and what appeared to be eye shine now and then . The game was looking through the gap . So I told my mate to keep the light on the tree , he could not see any of this. He said , "so are we shooting trees now or what " I said . "just keep the light right there ". The next time I saw the eye shine I fired . My mate said , " why the "f*ck did you shoot at a tree for ". I said look behind the tree you will find it with a bullet in the eye . Sure enough there it was head shot in the eye . Inspected the tree and there was a slight graze in the bark on one side. I had just come out of the Army in those days and I could shoot very well back then.

tell me you were not spotlighting deer

No in those days there were few deer around except in Nth Queensland or Victoria . It was a pig . What animal it was is not germane to the story .

[tom604]

Looking at some old photos it jogged my memory of a shot I made many years ago while spot lighting. The game had hidden behind a tree at about 120 yards that had two distinct trunks coming from the same base . There was a small , about 2 inch gap between the trunks from our angle . Through the scope I could see slight movement behind the gap and what appeared to be eye shine now and then . The game was looking through the gap . So I told my mate to keep the light on the tree , he could not see any of this. He said , "so are we shooting trees now or what " I said . "just keep the light right there ". The next time I saw the eye shine I fired . My mate said , " why the "f*ck did you shoot at a tree for ". I said look behind the tree you will find it with a bullet in the eye . Sure enough there it was head shot in the eye . Inspected the tree and there was a slight graze in the bark on one side. I had just come out of the Army in those days and I could shoot very well back then.

tell me you were not spotlighting deer

No in those days there were few deer around except in Nth Queensland or Victoria . It was a pig . What animal it was is not germane to the story .

better typer? than i am pig is one less letter but you do lose that aura of mystery

[Westy]

My first rifle a 10/22

I'd love a semi-auto .22

Of everything shooters and anti's battle for, if I could have one of those it'd make me happy enough with all the rest.

I would like a semi 22...... but love a self loading 308. The day will come my friends......The day will come

Hey 1290 their over rated Really they are!!!!

[1290]

My first rifle a 10/22

I'd love a semi-auto .22

Of everything shooters and anti's battle for, if I could have one of those it'd make me happy enough with all the rest.

I would like a semi 22...... but love a self loading 308. The day will come my friends......The day will come

Hey 1290 their over rated Really they are!!!!

I didnt type SLR westy.....have you shot an A R10 though? I'd be happy with either as long as it goes bang, doesnt jam, and shoots generally where its pointed stuff the rooga, though they are used in combat...

[bigfellascott]

Dad and me use to practice with the 22 by setting up bottles at + 25m with the neck facing us and shoot the base out of the bottle through the neck - broke lots of bottles but when you get it right, it is a buzz

My dad and I used to do the same with stubbies and a sharps inova .177 air rifle

Those Sharp Inova's were bloody accurate rifles, had one of those as a kid, they were very powerful too (I used those Pemethius Pellets in it and it would punch through both sides of a 44 gal drum It was the best air rifle I ever had and that includes my Weirauch HW80 as well.

[Jack V]

Iv'e shot an SLR , M16 , AR10 , Rugger Mini 223 and 30 . Valmet 308 , Daiwoo and a few others I can't remember

[Jack V]

There was an article last year in one of the gun magazines about shooting in the rain - fundamentally there was no noticeable difference

It all depends on how heavy the rain is and how far the bullet has to fly . In normal rain and short ranges the bullet gets to the target so quickly the rain has little affect . However in a heavy monsoonal down pour and shooting at long range it can affect the trajectory . Drag would be increased . Most people would not be shooting in a heavy down pour because vision would be very poor or zero anyway at long range .

[Warrigul]

There was an article last year in one of the gun magazines about shooting in the rain - fundamentally there was no noticeable difference

I suppose the water must glance off mostly. Not enough weight to deform a bullet from the impact and deform it to send it spiralling off like hitting sticks or brush in the bush.

I think most people that have used a .17HMR at distance in the rain would challenge that, just quietly.

[Jack V]

Yeah small light bullets would be affected more over a longer distance .

[1290]

I would say its more about the momentum of the bullet.... a small fast bullet would be similarly affected by impacting a rain drop as a slower heavier one;

3000 fps 50grainer will have the same momentum as a 2000fps 75grainer as will a 1000fps 150grainer all having equal momentum [m.v] (different kinetic energy though) Note trajectory and range is another argument determined by velocity and bc....

[Westy]

IMHO I believe that rain causes drag on the projectile causing it to slow down significantly and this might not be noticeable at close range I believe that over 400-700m it would be quite noticeable. the projectile would want to drop quicker and hit with less impact, but this is only my thoughts on this!!!!!

[Jack V]

Light bullets loose their velocity faster than a heavier all else being equal. Over the longer distance the lighter bullet would be affected by increasing drag more than a heavier one . If I am shooting in a down poor at 500 metres I am putting my trust in a 338 LM not a 17 HMR .

[Smiley]

My luckiest shot was with a Hitachi nail gun. I shot a paper wasps nest off a house soffit from about 7m. Straight through the tiny thread holding it on with 1st shot. With witnesses who were speechless.

[Westy]

My first rifle a 10/22

I'd love a semi-auto .22

Of everything shooters and anti's battle for, if I could have one of those it'd make me happy enough with all the rest.

I would like a semi 22...... but love a self loading 308. The day will come my friends......The day will come

Hey 1290 their over rated Really they are!!!!

I didnt type SLR westy.....have you shot an A R10 though? I'd be happy with either as long as it goes bang, doesnt jam, and shoots generally where its pointed stuff the rooga, though they are used in combat...

I was talking about semi Autos in genral!!!!
The only one I'd want now days is a Shotgun like a A5 Browning

[1290]

Light bullets loose their velocity faster than a heavier all else being equal. Over the longer distance the lighter bullet would be affected by increasing drag more than a heavier one . If I am shooting in a down poor at 500 metres I am putting my trust in a 338 LM not a 17 HMR .

Only 2 factor determine the trajectory 1) BC and 2)Velocity

Once you're considering those 2 factors, the mass has zero to do with the calculation, guesstimation, or anything else, why? Thanks for asking.... because the BC is a variable in which the mass has already been considered and is a measure of the rate of deceleration resulting from which over time the gravity will determine the vertical position (trajectory)....there are 2 considerations vertical and horizontal that give the position of the bullet in space (and time )...

Sound strange but a 204Ruger 40gr Vmax and a 308win 110gr Vmax, if shot at the same velocity will have very similar trajectories given the very similar BC...

So... I reaffirm, with my limited physics knowledge, that it is the momentum of the bullet that will determine the degree to which a projectile is 'buffeted' by the impact of the rain drop, then consider the divergence from its trajectory whether up, down, leeward or windward, is determined by a time factor, ie. over time so thence it will be the velocity that will determine the magnitude of the divergence....slow=more time to move off course?? Yes? No? what you think? anyone who got this far, thanks for reading, most wont see this line....

[Rocker]

The day will come my friends......The day will come

Waiting with bated breath