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Utectok
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@finnbear270 it was a good day thanks to the organisers. Worth it for me as my rifle was shooting 60fps too fast (new brass???) and the zero was two clicks high. Consequently I was 5 click off at 750m not good but I got it sorted eventually. Can’t miss now???! but with the rain coming tomorrow I probably won’t be able to see the targets anyway so not too much of a worry! Lol thanks again to the organisers @NRL Hunter UK
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The NRLHunterUK is gathering speed, when I spoke with one of the guys from USA, it transpired he (Justin) had flown in specifically to compete, albeit with a little sight seeing thrown in to please a partner
Anyone looking to stay over for Orion range shoots from distance, meals at The Blue Bell pub in Llangurig are top notch & the B&B I used less than six miles from the range entry road is a great place with top breakfasts, Plas Y Bwlch £40
Ronin
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The guy operating the rifle in the reel, showing power factor calculation rounds being shot is Brad Bourner, a consumate rifle training provider and shot, his team mate is looking on, another great shot and brilliant wind caller.
For my efforts, I took the recently Ronin built 6.5PRC, I had it built intentionally exceptionally heavy @ 28+ pounds, not one to cart round as a choice for the hill, but it shoots just like a rail gun.
I had previously shot it in with the one shot & clean method, up at the farm & zeroed it at 100 yards.
So on the day I proved zero at Orion on clays, cleared them all out one by one, & proceeded to shoot into the 200 yard zone, all steel options engaged without any fuss, on again to steel lasered at 813 yards with first round hits using the reticle hold overs, next lot were measured to be 933 yards, again successfully struck first time using the reticle stadia, Lastly but for me not least, strikes on the plates out at 1,025 lasered yards, again on the scope stadia.
Ammunition was the Hornady factory 143 grain ELD-X, I cannot better their offering by home loading ..... So why bother.?
Wind at time of my efforts was estimated to be around 8 miles per hour from right to left with the typical gusts & eddies usual for this sort of landscape.
Good luck Will & hope you stay dry.
For my efforts, I took the recently Ronin built 6.5PRC, I had it built intentionally exceptionally heavy @ 28+ pounds, not one to cart round as a choice for the hill, but it shoots just like a rail gun.
I had previously shot it in with the one shot & clean method, up at the farm & zeroed it at 100 yards.
So on the day I proved zero at Orion on clays, cleared them all out one by one, & proceeded to shoot into the 200 yard zone, all steel options engaged without any fuss, on again to steel lasered at 813 yards with first round hits using the reticle hold overs, next lot were measured to be 933 yards, again successfully struck first time using the reticle stadia, Lastly but for me not least, strikes on the plates out at 1,025 lasered yards, again on the scope stadia.
Ammunition was the Hornady factory 143 grain ELD-X, I cannot better their offering by home loading ..... So why bother.?
Wind at time of my efforts was estimated to be around 8 miles per hour from right to left with the typical gusts & eddies usual for this sort of landscape.
Good luck Will & hope you stay dry.
Surprised how quickly & easily they patch out clean.Those stainless proof barrels always shoot well Steve
Utectok
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Thanks again to @NRL Hunter UK sadly we were rained off half way as visibility became too poor. I think everyone enjoyed what they shot and the targets were well laid out and challenged most given the conditions. Well done all and thanks again to Orion’s firearms and @NRL Hunter UK
Mihangel Dan Pren
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Yes I really enjoyed the weekend even with the awful weather, if it had been a dry weekend it would have been epic! Thanks to the team who set it up and all the ROs who braved the conditions for us, looking forward to the next one…
What a weekend we had!
The highlight of it all was the company! To a man (and a few ladies mixed in) you were all an absolute pleasure to be around!
The camaraderie, positive attitudes and willingness to help each other out with kit and drills meant that had we not lost visibility I have no doubt we would have taken the horrendous weather in our stride!
One of my most positive memories was getting up top of the hill to find a dozen Hunters stood around Johns Landy all with smiles on their faces just waiting to go on. The rain was coming in sideways!
It was an absolute pleasure to have you all along! Im sure much discussion will be had about kit, stages, steels and sticks but for now I just wanted to reiterate my comments from yesterday, thank you for getting involved and supporting what we are doing, we are truly building a community we can all be very proud of!
The highlight of it all was the company! To a man (and a few ladies mixed in) you were all an absolute pleasure to be around!
The camaraderie, positive attitudes and willingness to help each other out with kit and drills meant that had we not lost visibility I have no doubt we would have taken the horrendous weather in our stride!
One of my most positive memories was getting up top of the hill to find a dozen Hunters stood around Johns Landy all with smiles on their faces just waiting to go on. The rain was coming in sideways!
It was an absolute pleasure to have you all along! Im sure much discussion will be had about kit, stages, steels and sticks but for now I just wanted to reiterate my comments from yesterday, thank you for getting involved and supporting what we are doing, we are truly building a community we can all be very proud of!
Gutted for the guys who were hoping to compete.
And therein lies the beauty of this discipline!
Whilst there is a scoring element, in my experience the vast majority of people come to improve their abilities and develop kit to then make them a ‘better hunter’!
And everyone walked away with a prize, my sort of competition!
Whilst there is a scoring element, in my experience the vast majority of people come to improve their abilities and develop kit to then make them a ‘better hunter’!
And everyone walked away with a prize, my sort of competition!
Now that everything has dried out, time to properly reflect on what was a fantastic weekend!
Utectok
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Well said!
In a few weeks it’ll be the excellent Yorkshire Shooting Show, who’s coming along to see us?
Our last centrefire match of 2025 is filling up fast! If you are coming I would get booked on sooner rather than later!
This one will sell out too!
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This one will sell out too!
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