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Trials T at the range
Had a pleasant club day at Bisley today, shooting a 300yd target at 400yds on Century, we all had our go faster rifles out with Gucci scopes, there's a 9 gusting to 17 mph cross on wind, everyone's clicking away with their 1/8" and 1/4" MOA turrets, getting on target and with some half decent shooting going on too. I also had with me 7rds of .303 homeloads for the Trials T I'd found knocking around at home that I wanted to fire off. So, brought the T along as it's probably over a year since it's been out. On producing the rifle a club member and friend with little interest in "old guns" asked what MOA adjustments I'll be setting on my MK1 scope, so I said 1 click deflection will give me 2 MOA and the elevation is in yds not MOA so I just turn it to 4 and V bulls are guaranteed to follow! He laughs and tells me to go forth and multiply (he's no fool), I settle down to shoot ,BANG...V bull!!!! No one was more surprised than me, wish I'd put my best poker face on and put the rifle away there and then! I did get another bull and the rest of the shots were there or thereabouts. I do love it when a bit of firing point banter comes right.
Should shoot the old girl more really, my 4T with Mk3 gets all the action because of ease of use with the Mk3 but those Mk1s are great if you are patient with setting them up. Anyway, so that's what made my day today.
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Like I always say. Sniper rifles aren't target rifles but even more importantly, target rifles are not sniper rifles....., and never will be. The same applies to the shooters.
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Gather he has Enfielditis of which no one believes can occur more fool them I say......
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GeeRam, having more than a passing interest in Great War SMLE snipers I was racking my brains to think to whom it could be that you were referring, when you mentioned that you shot next to a chap with a SMLE sniper yesterday. By chance I have had a collector/dealer pal up to see me today, & showed him the thread. It only turns out it was him! The rifle was a Holland & Holland mounted Aldis/SMLE.
Small world......
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GeeRam, having more than a passing interest in Great War SMLE snipers I was racking my brains to think to whom it could be that you were referring, when you mentioned that you shot next to a chap with a SMLE sniper yesterday. By chance I have had a collector/dealer pal up to see me today, & showed him the thread. It only turns out it was him! The rifle was a Holland & Holland mounted Aldis/SMLE.
Small world......
How did his eye look 
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Yes, I did notice it - he mentioned that after decades of shooting & even at the ripe old age of 75 he still managed to scope himself!
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The famed "Weatherby Eye".
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he still managed to scope himself
And he would be alone...I don't even say anything to a guy when he does that now...just help him.
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A while back, a young chap, more used to 5.56 had a go on my 1903A4 build.
Well, despite my warning when I briefed him on/the A4 and the .30-06 round, he got "way" too close to the Lyman Alaskan and got himself scope kissed for his trouble.
I bet he had a right shiner the next day...
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