hangunnr Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Been awful busy around here with the deer huntin and that other time killer...work. Sorry for the delay in posting this. I gotta admit I lost track of the picture taking once the shooting started. That won't happen again. The '07 OTPG Blastoff was a roaring success. This years event was attended by forum members Strut10 (our host), Snapper, Pudd, myself and Struts buddy Dave. The ammo boxes contained 44Mag, 7mmRem Mag, 7STW, 300Win Mag, 375 Weatherby Mag, 416 Rigby, 458 Win Mag and the star of the show the mighty 50BMG. If I've left any out please advise. A little size comparison of the 44Mag to the 50BMG. After a hearty lunch we headed out to the Strut10 artillery range for some serious powder burning. I had made up some steel gong targets and was really wanting to see how well they stood up to the pounding of some heavy hitters. When the day started they looked like this... We set one gong at 300yds and started banging. We all did a pretty fair job of steering our bullets in the right direction with a couple exceptions.... Ole snapper felt compelled to test the chain to see if it was bullet proof.....it wasn't... I couldn't stand to see the poor gong just hanging there by one chain so I cut it off. It did take 2 shots with my 300WM but seeing as I was guessing just where the chain was I aint complaining about wasting a extra bullet... Here's a video of snapper shooting Struts 375 Weatherby. You can hear the bullet smacking the gong after the shot. Video }}}---------------> http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v117/hangunnr/?action=view¤t=DSCN2107.flv Here's another video of Struts buddy Dave shooting Pudds T/C Pro Hunter 416 Rigby. Video }}}--------------> http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v117/hangunnr/?action=view¤t=DSCN2104-1.flv What's this..............These guys shot something bigger than a 270 and center punched the target and neither of them died? How could that be? We soon tired of the short range shooting and moved our gear across the farm to the 600yd position. Both gongs were set and the shooting started. I was amazed at just how easy it was to hit at this distance. Everyone was able to find steel. Pudd brought a dandy State Arms single shot 50BMG. I think everyone got a change to run some downrange with this rifle. Unfortunately the scope on the rifle wasn't very well suited but we still managed a few hits. I believe with some decent handloads and a better piece of glass that this rifle would be a tack driver. After all the shooting was done the steel targets had taken a beating... That 50 just ate right through. The other rounds didn't mar the plate but did play havoc with the mild steel frame and legs. The hits shown here were all made at 600yds with basically stock hunting guns, no fancy target rigs. All in all the day was a great time. I really hope to be able to do it again next year. hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Ahhhhhhh good times! Didn't watch the video (stinkin' dial up)...but I'll try again later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Pretty cool, watched the video too, was the shot in the video at 600? Looks like you guys had a blast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Awesome! Sure wish I could have made it guys, just a little too far for me though. Looks like you had a blast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 sounds like a blast. Sure looks and sounds like you guys had a ton of fun How big is that plate of steel you guys was shooting at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA_Spike_King Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Sorry my Dad and I didn't make it this year BUT we will make it to the next one. Sure sounds like lots of fun was had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 COOL!!!! :cool::D:D:cool::cool: Sounds like you all had a great time! I really wish I could have attended! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest turkeyhuntr Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Looks like you guys had a great time.I'd like to try it myself some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted December 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 It was a good time. Ya gotta make the next one LifeNRA... The plates measure about 11"X18". They are made out of 1/2" T1 armor plate. hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Pretty cool, watched the video too, was the shot in the video at 600? Looks like you guys had a blast. It was definitely an afternoon without compare!!! I don't believe there's any video of my buddy Dave ringing steel at 300 yards with an open-sighted 7 1/2" Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 Mag at 300 yards. But there are definitely 4 credible witnesses. The shot Snapper took with my .375 Wby was only at 300 yds. Note that even a little feller can shoot a big gun with proper form and a bit of hormonal fortitude. A wide variety of fire-breathing mudhole stompers got their legs stretched at the Blastoff. All of them earned high marks in shootability and accuracy. Almost sad to admit that from the 600 yard mark I got bored ringing the plate with my 7-STW. I believe 'Gunnr wore it out with his .300 Win Mag from the same distance. Next Blastoff may include some longer shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Now that sounds like you had a blast shooting it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Now that sounds like you had a blast shooting it up! We had a ripping good time!! You're in WV, right?? That's not far. Maybe you can make it to the next one. There's talk of a rumor about a possibility of an OTPG Blastoff... Spring Lead Fling edition in '08. Got a magnum to bring??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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