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So a hill, an entire hill is the backstop 😂

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dinny_g wrote: Tue Mar 24, 2026 8:56 am They don't look like the hands of a man who works on his own car... :D

However, how many life lines do you have :o - you're going to live forever... :lol:

Looks like an awesome day out - I'll bet the noise was something else... 8-)

What can I say? Lots of swarfega and lots of moisturiser! :lol:

And noise - just a bit. The Barrett and the Cheytac particularly easily overcome the ear defenders and shake the ground and your body to it's core. Even with a moderator on the Accuracy International is still significantly louder than an unsilenced 12 bore.
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Rich B wrote: Tue Mar 24, 2026 9:04 am
Nefarious wrote: Tue Mar 24, 2026 8:12 am
V8Granite wrote: Tue Mar 24, 2026 7:57 am How deep are the butts somewhere like that or is there just a huge open space ?
This was at a friend's farm. We were shooting at just short of 1km across a valley, using the opposite hill as the backstop
i presumed you’d only be able to shoot these sort of things at a proper range?!
You'd maybe think, but private land with owners permission, more than 200 yards from a public highway, do what you like :lol:
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Nefarious wrote: Tue Mar 24, 2026 7:49 am Image
Did you shoot this stuff prone? My understanding of large calibre like that was you kick up a load of dust and muck if you are on the ground. Although perhaps your muzzle break sends it all sideways.
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Nefarious wrote: Tue Mar 24, 2026 9:51 am What can I say? Lots of swarfega and lots of moisturiser! :lol:
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JLv3.0 wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:26 pm I say this rarely Dave, but listen to Dinny because he's right.
Rich B wrote: Thu Jun 02, 2022 1:57 pm but Dinny was right…
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Explosive Newt wrote: Tue Mar 24, 2026 10:08 am Did you shoot this stuff prone? My understanding of large calibre like that was you kick up a load of dust and muck if you are on the ground. Although perhaps your muzzle break sends it all sideways.
That's an issue if you're somewhere very dry and dusty and your life depends on staying hidden. In fact, it was common practice for snipers in Iraq and Afghanistan to piss in front of their firing position for exactly that reason. In not so sunny Scotland in mid-March, it is less of an issue ;-)
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I'm waiting for the "throwy-thing" to make an appearance, and the accompanying news article :D :D
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tim wrote: Tue Mar 24, 2026 2:13 pm I'm waiting for the "throwy-thing" to make an appearance, and the accompanying news article :D :D
Something like "Scottish man decapitates himself in act of extreme stupidity"? :lol:
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