BR50-Cup Hamminkeln

Not much mention of this on the forum. Markus Feldmann and the rest of the German Team are holding an open competition on the 26th October 2009. This is open to all, not just UK team members.

The Germans are using this event to enter their World Postal scores, so should be some good shooters there.

Hamminkeln looks about 90 miles from Rotterdam, being on the Dutch/German border, so not to bad to get to, especially from the south of the UK.

Anybody interested should step forward and let themselves be known so we can see how many and what arrangements need to be made.

Brian

Hi

I would be interested in going , i also have a minibus which could also help if needed to cut down costs .

Snipe

hi brian

i got the turbo from a uk dealer who bought it when he lived in the states.
he only used it on a small number of occassions but he did show me the 5 shot groups he was getting with it at 50 and 100 yards they where tiny.
i will be giving it a test run next week so will let you know how it shoots.

snipe

Snipe,
That gun does look good, I’m looking at joining team Turbo too. But don’t let them question your manhood for shooting a pink gun. My next one will be purple, the colour of royalty.

Road trips are great fun, but remember to pack in 2 things for Brian, a bib for the drive over (he won’t stop drooling once he see’s it) and after he seen it shoot, tissues for the drive home.

Peter

It looks an old ‘un to me Peter, probably 2nd or 3rd hand, barrels probably shot out and to be honest, who wants to own a pink gun.

I’ll have a word with Snipe at the UK Championships and make him a fair offer for it (considering the condition)

Brian

Brian,

I hear the going price is 11,350 for that sort of thing.

Peter

yep that rifle will win something .
see you all at the Nationals

Snipe

Thanks for that TJ, it was of interest. Good to see some quality rifles from the States making it over here and looking forward to seeing how it shoots. (no pressure Snipe)

The only way we can get Turbo’s over here is through Kelbly’s and I’ve been waiting over a month now for a price.

Brian

Snipe,
If you look on the barrel near the action you might find a couple of letters or something stamped in, that will be the gunsmiths mark. If it's there you should be able to find out who put it together. The good news is they don't start doing there best work until after 5,000 rounds.

Brian,
I thought you would of been on the wait list for a Bill Myer action.

Peter

I’m waiting to see/hear of a few out in the field and see what others think of them. Just because it’s new doesn’t mean it’s any better than anything else. The action is based around the theory of barrel indexing, which after doing a small amount of testing with, I’m not convinced.

In a recent post over on Benchrest Central a guy made a lengthy post, in which he stated the three most important things in building an accurate rifle are 1) the barrel, 2) the barrel and 3) the barrel.

Personally I agree 100% with this. If Snipes Turbo, Bills FWB or your Hall/Broughton turn out to be match winners, my betting is its 90% down to the barrel. The action/ammo selection/bedding etc. etc. make up the other 10% (you do need someone to point it in the right direction; I’m talking purely the rifles accuracy here)

Brian