International Big Game Rifle / Dangerous Game Shoot. 24 - 25 Aug 2024

[Cruzntwo]

More information on the SSAA Big Game web site

 

[alby]

Looking forward to the event, it will be a fun weekend!

 

[Tintin]

https://www.ssaa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Big-Game-Rifle-International-Shoot-2024-Ver.2.3-1.pdf

 

[Frederik]

As far as I know there could be 2-3 from our side BASA coming over to shoot with you its all in the planning stages.

It's part of my bucket list for one day.

 

[SWS1]

Drat I’m there for a hunt four weeks later. Would have loved to go

 

[Tintin]

I'm locked in. Anyone else here going?

 

[R eight]

I'm locked in. Anyone else here going?

I'll be there if the planets align. But im not booking any tickets until much closer to the date.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Looking into a bus ticket from Canada.

Hope our great nation is well represented.

 

[Tintin]

The dust has settled on this great event.

about 40 shooters, mostly Australians but UK, NZ, RSA were represented.

@Ontario Hunter - no Canuks made it this time.

Big thanks to sponsors, including @RIGBY, Leica, Swarovski, Bertram, Hornady, RCBS. Nightforce.

^ One of the Limited Edition Rigby Big Games in .450 didn't go home with them - purchased by a very proud new owner, who plans to take it to Africa on one more trip with his 83 year old dad.

Had a ball, with @R eight and @458JCE - not sure if anyone else from AH was there?

^ My effort on the charging danergous game

^ @458JCE and @R eight in action with .416 Rigby Big Games

and cooling down afterwards

Lot's of very cool rifles in action, including 6 x Jefferys in .400 Jeffery - I'm not sure what the odds are of getting that many of them together, in action, in the one place again.

I was very fortunate to shot one event with one of them - what an opportunity.

And this .350 Rigby No. 2

 

[PCC600]

And the winner was Brisbane’s own Graeme Wright . Author of “Shooting the British Double Rifle “. He’s a bloody good shot with all rifle types and pretty handy with a shotgun too .

 

[Tintin]

And the winner was Brisbane’s own Graeme Wright . Author of “Shooting the British Double Rifle “. He’s a bloody good shot with all rifle types and pretty handy with a shotgun too .

GW shot really well - of course. One of the event winners joked in his speach, that it was an honour to beat Graeme ;-).

We had John, an 80 somehting year old, place in a number of events - great to see - what a legend.

 

[PCC600]

GW shot really well - of course. One of the event winners joked in his speach, that it was an honour to beat Graeme ;-).

We had John, an 80 somehting year old, place in a number of events - great to see - what a legend.

Mark - I would have loved to come up and participate but I had to go to Mauritius and sit on a beach for 2 weeks . I am certain there would have been some astonishingly wonderful rifles on display and some great shooting . Cheers Peter

 

[Tintin]

@PCC600 - We missed you there Peter - I hope you coped OK with the Mauritius beach sitting

Will have to get you down to the National Big Gane Rifle Match - 05 Oct 24 in Vic.

https://www.ssaa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/BGRC-Nationals-2024-Flyer-20-May-2024.pdf

Some of the banter was on par with the astonishingly wonderful rifles and great shooting

@Uncharted_NT - sounds like you were there?

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Sorry I couldn't make it. Looks like it was a lot of fun. Did you hit the charging buff every shot? At what distance did the charge start? I presume the contest was judged by number of hits on bull and where? Quite the contraption. Is it self propelled?

Maybe next year.

 

[Frederik]

Great stuff glad all went according to plan and you guys had a fabulous shoot where is the next one being held?

Sure would be great if it was RSA again.
We had our won BASA "Outshoot" this past weekend went to Limpopo camped and had our own big bore shoot in the bush.
Lovely time small bunch of keen and same interest person we were 21 competitors in total.

 

[PCC600]

@PCC600 - We missed you there Peter - I hope you coped OK with the Mauritius beach sitting

Will have to get you down to the National Big Gane Rifle Match - 05 Oct 24 in Vic.

https://www.ssaa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/BGRC-Nationals-2024-Flyer-20-May-2024.pdf

Some of the banter was on par with the astonishingly wonderful rifles and great shooting

@Uncharted_NT - sounds like you were there?

Thanks Mark - sorry I missed Darwin but Mauritius is a good second prize . And thoroughly enjoying the local Rum at A$10 per bottle . Cheers Peter

 

[Tintin]

Sorry I couldn't make it. Looks like it was a lot of fun. Did you hit the charging buff every shot? At what distance did the charge start? I presume the contest was judged by number of hits on bull and where? Quite the contraption. Is it self propelled?

The charging target was a Lion, on a steel sled, pulled toward the shooter on a steel cable by an electric motor.

Maximum 4 shots. Initial range of 50m. It took some fast shooting to get all 4 shots off in the time, I managed to, a alot didn't. But while all my shots were hits, all where outside the scoring zone. The chap who won (Tim, from UK) played it smart, taking only 3 shots, slower, but all of them scoring 5.

A lot of fun.

 

[alby]

The dust has settled on this great event.

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about 40 shooters, mostly Australians but UK, NZ, RSA were represented.

@Ontario Hunter - no Canuks made it this time.

Big thanks to sponsors, including @RIGBY, Leica, Swarovski, Bertram, Hornady, RCBS. Nightforce.

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^ One of the Limited Edition Rigby Big Games in .450 didn't go home with them - purchased by a very proud new owner, who plans to take it to Africa on one more trip with his 83 year old dad.

Had a ball, with @R eight and @458JCE - not sure if anyone else from AH was there?

^ My effort on the charging danergous game

^ @458JCE and @R eight in action with .416 Rigby Big Games

and cooling down afterwards

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Lot's of very cool rifles in action, including 6 x Jefferys in .400 Jeffery - I'm not sure what the odds are of getting that many of them together, in action, in the one place again.

I was very fortunate to shot one event with one of them - what an opportunity.

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And this .350 Rigby No. 2

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I was there Tintin, had a great time, would love to get a copy of the photos of our Jefferys all together if possible?
Cheers

 

[Tintin]

I was there Tintin, had a great time, would love to get a copy of the photos of our Jefferys all together if possible?
Cheers

Hey Alby - sorry we missed catching up - or we did under real world names?

I'll PM you the pic of the .400 Jeffery 6 pack

 

[Ontario Hunter]

The charging target was a Lion, on a steel sled, pulled toward the shooter on a steel cable by an electric motor.

Maximum 4 shots. Initial range of 50m. It took some fast shooting to get all 4 shots off in the time, I managed to, a alot didn't. But while all my shots were hits, all where outside the scoring zone. The chap who won (Tim, from UK) played it smart, taking only 3 shots, slower, but all of them scoring 5.

A lot of fun.

Must have been a minimum caliber for that contest? 375?