Thread: The Ballinger Belt

Here is a picture of the Ladies Challenge Shield from the 2021 match between Oamaru and Bruce



It is simply magnificent, I've shot for it once in a Southland Team but Bruce saw us off. I'd love to have my name on it!

Originally Posted by Tentman

Here is a picture of the Ladies Challenge Shield from the 2021 match between Oamaru and Bruce

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It is simply magnificent, I've shot for it once in a Southland Team but Bruce saw us off. I'd love to have my name on it!

One of the oldest sporting trophies in the country - I've shot for it a few times as well, but have never been on the winning team...

Here's how it looked in 1905...

thanks fernleaf thats neat - looks like shield has had an extension over the years - interesting that the long toms they are holding don't have aperture sights but rather v sights

Originally Posted by fernleaf

One of the oldest sporting trophies in the country - I've shot for it a few times as well, but have never been on the winning team...

Here's how it looked in 1905...

What an amazing picture. Don't knock those long toms, it was only a few years prior that NZ soldiers had headed to Africa armed with single shot Martini rifles. These were replaced with Lee Enfields when they got there. They must have looked at the 10 shot mag with awe. In 1905 they would have shot with 215 grain Round nose ammo.
Regards Grandpamac.

thanks granpamac drop rhinos with that 215 grain I have dads old long tom 1901 cut down and in a sad way wont be fired barell is stuffed I personally have never fired it and my last memory of it being fired was a wild pig by our back door must have been 1956 ish came up with our sows

As already mentioned finding a older 308 target rifle and fitting a scope to shoot FTR will be the best economical way to learn the wind and have a rig that’s competitive- there’s lots of good deals for older Barnards and millennium target rifles which would be my recommendation.
Factory rifles with standard barrels generally don’t make the cut with 12-17 shot strings.
Most NRANZ clubs now days have a good FTR rifle for use to try the sport so give your local a call to see if something is available.

so whats the scoring these days for full bore used to be 10 counting - allowed two sighters can choose them as counting shots but then only 10 - so we took 12 onto shooting mound - maximum score 50.10 has that now changed ??

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

so whats the scoring these days for full bore used to be 10 counting - allowed two sighters can choose them as counting shots but then only 10 - so we took 12 onto shooting mound - maximum score 50.10 has that now changed ??

It is 7, 10, or 15 counting shoots with 2 convertible sighting shots.

Target Rifle is still scored out of a maximum 50.10.

F-Class is scored out of a maximum 60.10, as too many shooters were scoring 50.10.
F-Class introduced a 'X' ring which is 1/2 the diameter of the TR 'V' ring.
For F-Class a TR 'V' scores 6, the 'X' scores 6.1 - 10 'X's score 60.10

That's probably clear as mud for those who aren't target shooters.

The 'X' ring is about 1/2 MOA 1.5 inches at 300 yards, 2.5" at 500 yards, 4" at 800 yards, 5" at 1000 yards.
I've an average sized hand, my palm is 4 inches.
A F-Class shooter is trying to put 10 counting shots in the size of their palm - outside with the wind blowing.

My avatar is a 60.08 on a F-Class target