For you gun enthusiasts

[Brooke]

I visited a friend who is a gun enthusiast and competes in long-range shooting competitions with rifles that he has designed and built.

Here's one (with various rounds for comparison to the 50 cal he shoots with):



And a picture of me with another of his custom rifles, holding the bolt in my other hand:

[Maverick]

Bench rest isn't my cup of tea but they do have some very original purpose built rifles for the game. Those 50's would hurt..... the ears, the shoulder and the pocket book. What's the going rate now for 50 BMG ammo, $4.50 a round? Handloadinhg it would be cheaper but no where as cheap as more conventional rounds like the 06.

Let us know if he lets you pop a couple caps with it.

[Brooke]

I've never been shooting with him with these guns.  He lives in Michigan, and the closest range to him that allows firing of these guns is in Pennsylvania.  They are mainly for competition shooting at ranges like 1000 yards.  The participants are civilian and military.  He loads his own rounds, so the cost to him is about $1.50 or $2, but you are right -- it is not cost effective compared to regular guns.

[Triton28]

That's awesome.   Thanks for posting.   

[Devil 505]

That rifle belongs in Star Wars. The stock has a Tie-fighter look to it.

[Rich46yo]

Everything about shooting is awesome. People who have never shot have no conception of the enjoyment of shooting at pure sport.

Starting with spending hours in a garage hand load set up, creating perfect loads for each individual rifle and barrel. No two are the same and the attention to detail needed is extreme. Then there is the "shooting" part. Not just the mechanics of it but being able to drop a round exactly where you want it at extreme ranges is a tremendous discipline.

And we could be talking .22 LRs, handguns, black powder, high power rifle...ect. Its really an exciting and challenging sport.

All the shooting Ive down and Ive never shot a .50 BMG rifle. Dang that just aint right.

[scott66]

Hell he is probably hitting those targets at the shooting range in Pennsylvania from his porch in Michigan

[Brooke]

Scott, I am back from Michigan and now available again for lunch when next you deliver to the Seattle Times building in Bothell. 

[scott66]

Scott, I am back from Michigan and now available again for lunch when next you deliver to the Seattle Times building in Bothell. 

you got it bud..Got 7 drops starting tomorrow starting in Tacoma ending in anacortes or something like that

[Brooke]

you got it bud..Got 7 drops starting tomorrow starting in Tacoma ending in anacortes or something like that

I'll PM you my cell number and my work address in Bothell.

[DaCoon]

Everything about shooting is awesome. People who have never shot have no conception of the enjoyment of shooting at pure sport.

Starting with spending hours in a garage hand load set up, creating perfect loads for each individual rifle and barrel. No two are the same and the attention to detail needed is extreme. Then there is the "shooting" part. Not just the mechanics of it but being able to drop a round exactly where you want it at extreme ranges is a tremendous discipline.

And we could be talking .22 LRs, handguns, black powder, high power rifle...ect. Its really an exciting and challenging sport.

All the shooting Ive down and Ive never shot a .50 BMG rifle. Dang that just aint right.

  and don't forget fun too   

[Nefarious]

That's pretty neat!