There's getting it right and......
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Dunwaters
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I wouldn't be shooting that sitting down ffs! Stand up, Lean in & enjoy!!!!
The gent who owns that, & who I assume is the last one in the video to shoot it, is a very silly man…
The video states the cartridge develops 6,000 ft lbs of energy - in metric that is 8,135 joules. The range regulations at Bisley (the video was shot on the 100 yard firing line on Short Siberia) limit the use of ‘high muzzle energy firearms’ to a maximum of 7,000 joules.
The range regs also state that rifles must be horizontal & pointed at the target when the bolt is closed - this clearly wasn't the case with the third shooter.
He'd better hope the range safety team don’t recognise him behind those sunnies
The video states the cartridge develops 6,000 ft lbs of energy - in metric that is 8,135 joules. The range regulations at Bisley (the video was shot on the 100 yard firing line on Short Siberia) limit the use of ‘high muzzle energy firearms’ to a maximum of 7,000 joules.
The range regs also state that rifles must be horizontal & pointed at the target when the bolt is closed - this clearly wasn't the case with the third shooter.
He'd better hope the range safety team don’t recognise him behind those sunnies
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I wouldn't be happy sitting firing that - firstly, their table looks to be in front of the shooters under cover, to their left. Secondly, Firing my 45-70 sitting down was a bad enough experience!!!
Interesting story as to how the .458 Lott came about. Jack Lott was on safari using a .458 Winchester. He shot an African buffalo twice and it still made a good job of squashing Mr Lott!! When he recovered, he decided he would make a more powerful .458 as the Winchester version was described as a commercial success but a ballistics failure!! The figures quoted for a 500 grain bullet are 2,330fps and 6,020 joules.
Interesting story as to how the .458 Lott came about. Jack Lott was on safari using a .458 Winchester. He shot an African buffalo twice and it still made a good job of squashing Mr Lott!! When he recovered, he decided he would make a more powerful .458 as the Winchester version was described as a commercial success but a ballistics failure!! The figures quoted for a 500 grain bullet are 2,330fps and 6,020 joules.
I have shot a .470 Holland & Holland double and in truth the felt recoil was less than from a 20 bore AYA Cosmos I had. It's all about the stock length being correct. The worst rifle I ever shot, it felt like being punched in the face by Mike Tyson probably did, was a FAC Webley Patriot .22 air rifle. Lord that was awful and at twenty yards wouldn't even group into three inches. It was veritably a bucket of pus.
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