Congratulations Colin on cleaning up all the F Class silverware at Trentham last week! This is even more notable considering Colin only picked up his new 7mm/300WSM and ammo two days before the competition started!
Way to go Col!!! I know you're trying to play it down and call it beginners luck, but sorry, that just doesn't cut it. You held it together for the whole week and that ain't luck! That was some shootin' in some testing conditions!!
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Congratulations DAF
Beginner or not your the champ "Well done that man"! :thumbsup:
Wow well done Col, you did keep that on the QT :cool::thumbsup:
Wheres some pic's of you & the said mentioned silverware
Well done DAF.
Cool DAF.
Well done:cool:
Nice work DAF.
:thumbsup: Sweet. Well done!
Congrats DAF, well done
Good work DAF!
Any pictures of the rifle?
Awesome acheivement DAF, from what i heard the conditions were extremely challenging all week.
Nice work DAF. and yeah, where are the pictures! :cool:
G'day All,
Thanks Greg :thumbsup:
Yes I ended up having a very enjoyable week of shooting :)
In late August I decided I wanted to contest the Ballinger Belt series and enter for the first time in F-Class. I hadn't really shot for the last couple of years due to family commitments and as I was thinking about heading to Perth I wanted to do two things,
1. Build a 338 Lunatic
2. Win the Ballinger Belt series in F-Class
I normally have all my work done by Mitch Maxburry, his build quality is amazing, but having being very impressed with the work I have had done by Greg and his team at NZHunter in the past I though I would give them a go for this special task.
It was then I contacted Greg and his team about options on a serious build that had very specific criteria in accuracy and repeatability.
in short the rifle had to be a 7mm and shoot the 180 hybrid Berger's, keep a very small group for an extended shot strings of 12 plus shots fired in a short time window and be convertible into a 338 Lunatic :D
Many options were discussed from the super fatso to final choice 7-300WSM which performed flawlessly.
The rifles final build consisted of: a Barnard P-Chey action, sitting in a Edge A5 stock with a True flight Barrel and a March 5-50x56 sitting on top
Getting quality brass was a problem but Greg managed to source 50 Nossler 300WSM brass, we had to shoot around 48 shots a day, which meant I had to brass prep and reload each night.
Norm and Greg did the load development and fine tuned the brass, rifle and load, plus sorting out extraction issues.
The conditions at the competition were very challenging with heavy rains and extreme winds. One of the fellas had a wind meter which showed the blowing 25 to 35 Mph just before the start.
All in all, it was lots of fun, with a big thanks to Greg, Norm and Ian for going the extra mile on this one
next step, convert it to 338 :P
pics below
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Good shit!!!!
Well done Colin :thumbsup:
very impressed~~~
Well done mate, fantastic achievement! :thumbsup:
Great effort,congrats to all involved
Awesome :cool:
+1 sums it reallyQuote:
Originally Posted by Proudkiwi
Great skills and a nice bit of kit :D
Thats some achievement, the ballinger comp is a big deal, big ups to you :cool:
Well done a great achievement.
Nice cannon & silverware alright :cool:
A question about the rifle, why 7mm 300WSM instead of just a standard 7mm WSM ? was it to have better quality brass, better seating length etc
looks good sitting there,top hole:cool:
Really just better brass and a longer neck and slightly smaller capacity :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Philipo
The "TopShot" to you DAF-well done.
................its all good shooting paper, not so good shooting deer across a swollen river and leaving them to rot.......
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Originally Posted by steve
Cool story bro
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Originally Posted by steve
Your rifle has me thinking DAF... (thats not a good thing for my wallet...:D)
Are you going to run it as a switch barrel between the 7mm/300WSM and the Lunatic? Or just swap over the barrel and be done with it?
I have basically the same setup as you in a Lunatic, but have been thinking about getting something a little less hot for volume shooting. Would be good to use the same stock etc for familarity. Thinking the likes of a 338 Norma, or a 300 Norma possibly. Maybe even a 7mmSAUM as I have dies and a reamer for this... What sort of velocity are you getting with the hybrids out of the 7mm/300WSM? What length barrel?
Cheers.
G'Day,Quote:
Originally Posted by The Claw
Yes, I have been thinking for a while of running it as a switch barrel at this time, I do have another action/stock I was going to drop this in but it currently shoots so damn well I don't want to frig with it.
I am getting an average 3140 from a 32 inch barrel, its a very accurate load, which kind of surprised me when you look at the rifling with a bore scope (very ugly)
If you want/need 7mmSAUM or 7/300WSM reamer which suit the 180 Berger Hybrids, I have a couple of reamers coming (the SAUM one should arrive any day) :thumbsup:
How is your scope holding up to the lunatic?
I am a bit concerned putting my March on top of one as I see you guys run extra rings
Cheers for that. Yep I'd be keen to see the specs anyway for your 7mmSAUM reamer. Probably will be throated longer than my one I imagine. Is it setup for the Norma 300SAUM brass?
My scope (NXS 5.5-22) is holding up fine. No movement that I can see. I initially had one set of rings on it (only because I was looking for a set of older, matching NF ultralights the same as the ones on it). Never had an issue with one set on it either (Prob fired 60-70 rounds like that). More just piece of mind really, I have one set hard up against the front of the grooves in the rail, and one hard up against the back of the grooves, as it probably deccelarates as fast as it accelarates under recoil (which is pretty tame for what it is, light guns have a nastier recoil)
Cheers
I will PM you the full specs once I find them.
Yes its long throated for the 180 Hybrids but setup for 7mmSAUM Brass.
I have a heap of the new Nosler 7mmSAUM brass here so I found no need to go the 300SAUM route.
the Nosler brass out of the box has a .3146 neck with a 180 Hybrid Berger seated and I found my SAUM likes about 3 thou clearance
( I also found the rem brass pretty good once its sorted and neck turned which I personally feel is a must as they have a very thick neck and I have heard prone to splitting because of this)
Cheers
I was there, saw the man keep his cool, place his shot. 900 and 1000 yards in massive winds, thunder, lightening and hail. This wasn't luck, this was skill. I've watched him do the same in the field when shooting animals too. Well done Colin. You're far too modest about your achievements.
Good on ya ...ya tin arse!!!! That one looks a lil too big to take on the fallow trips, even though both of you seem ok to shoot from ridge, miss a ridge, to ridge:cool:
cheers, speaking of fallow, the freezer is getting a bit low, must be getting time for another fallow trip soon :DQuote:
Originally Posted by savageshooter
That sounds like a plan, mate! And I'll bring one (1) extra beer along. You deserve it after your win...Quote:
Originally Posted by DAF
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