Just got back from the Sportsman's challenge shoot. Did much better then I expected to. Shot a 300wm I put together on a savage action with a CBI 30" bull barrel. Had a blast and got to meet some of the great members of this site and other shooters as well. Think I placed 4th in the big game shoot, a half point away from taking home prizes. All in all a very good time shooting.
I enjoy all types of shooting competitions and love to compete with anything from rim fire to the big 50 BMG. I joined the FCSA (Fifty Cal Shooters Association), three years ago and now a couple times a year I take out my two 50BMG rifles and complete against other shooters for score and group size at 1,000 yrds. I am getting better and I'm even making my own 50 cal match bullets now.
The FCSA is .... well a bit stalled in its growth and I'm trying to find some new ranges to shoot and hold matches at in an attempt to boost interest, attendance and more matches. If any of you know of such a range that is equipped to accommodate the big fifties and has targets pits I would be very grateful to hear about it.
Here are a few pics of some various 50 cal components and the range I shoot at
Here is a look at the bullets I make and shoot out of the 50 BMG, an 825 grain match bullet I made from dies I machined myself.
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It is getting harder to find gun clubs that allow us to shoot these awesome calibers. What a lot of fun they are too. So far my best group is 7" at 1k with my own bullets. I am looking to break that this year. There are only a few gun ranges in the US that allow us to shoot these 50s in competition, I'm lucky to live within a three hour drive of one of these ranges.
Below is a rough map of the few locations that have a FCSA sanctioned shoot each year. It is marked with a 400 mile wide circle. I'm looking for some new areas in the locations outside of these circles, or heck even new locations close to them would be cool too. I'm thinking somewhere around Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Kansas City and maybe SW Texas could certainly benefit from a place to shoot and watch these awesome guns in action.
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Here is a look at the "pits" that protect the scorer and allow us to score the targets quickly while the shooter is still on the clock.
and a look at the range I shoot/compete at
If you know of any gun ranges that might meet the requirements to allow such a match please feel free to let me know. If you are ever in the area of these matches I urge you to look into checking it out, ask to help in the pits, it is awesome to see the bullets strike the target and hear the crack of the bullet pass by. Ask questions from the shooters, I have known members to let others shoot their big 50s before!
Here is a link to the dates these matches will be held, the black circles on the map represent where they are. Certainly some of you must be in driving distance of these locations and would love to see, take part or even shoot a big 50BMG!
FCSA Match Dates - Fifty Caliber Shooters Association
Thanks for the help
Good shooting and swage on!
Brian Thurner
I enjoy all types of shooting competitions and love to compete with anything from rim fire to the big 50 BMG. I joined the FCSA (Fifty Cal Shooters Association), three years ago and now a couple times a year I take out my two 50BMG rifles and complete against other shooters for score and group size at 1,000 yrds. I am getting better and I'm even making my own 50 cal match bullets now.
The FCSA is .... well a bit stalled in its growth and I'm trying to find some new ranges to shoot and hold matches at in an attempt to boost interest, attendance and more matches. If any of you know of such a range that is equipped to accommodate the big fifties and has targets pits I would be very grateful to hear about it.
Here are a few pics of some various 50 cal components and the range I shoot at
Here is a look at the bullets I make and shoot out of the 50 BMG, an 825 grain match bullet I made from dies I machined myself.
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[/URL]It is getting harder to find gun clubs that allow us to shoot these awesome calibers. What a lot of fun they are too. So far my best group is 7" at 1k with my own bullets. I am looking to break that this year. There are only a few gun ranges in the US that allow us to shoot these 50s in competition, I'm lucky to live within a three hour drive of one of these ranges.
Below is a rough map of the few locations that have a FCSA sanctioned shoot each year. It is marked with a 400 mile wide circle. I'm looking for some new areas in the locations outside of these circles, or heck even new locations close to them would be cool too. I'm thinking somewhere around Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Kansas City and maybe SW Texas could certainly benefit from a place to shoot and watch these awesome guns in action.
[/URL]Here is a look at the "pits" that protect the scorer and allow us to score the targets quickly while the shooter is still on the clock.
and a look at the range I shoot/compete at
If you know of any gun ranges that might meet the requirements to allow such a match please feel free to let me know. If you are ever in the area of these matches I urge you to look into checking it out, ask to help in the pits, it is awesome to see the bullets strike the target and hear the crack of the bullet pass by. Ask questions from the shooters, I have known members to let others shoot their big 50s before!
Here is a link to the dates these matches will be held, the black circles on the map represent where they are. Certainly some of you must be in driving distance of these locations and would love to see, take part or even shoot a big 50BMG!
FCSA Match Dates - Fifty Caliber Shooters Association
Thanks for the help
Good shooting and swage on!
Brian Thurner
