Work brought me to New Zealand to repair a jet engine for Air New Zealand. Have some down time waiting on parts. Hooked up with another Hide Member...Ch'e over here in Auckland. He took me for a day of shooting here at his range on a local farm. It was awesome. Started off with some beautiful scenery with the big hills and the ocean in the background. My Texas shooting country is flat and hot as hell. The range here is up hill all the way and the temp was a bit cool. Ch'e brought along his .260 and 6.5 for the day. We rode around the farm a bit admiring the view then went to the 100 yard targets to check zero and chrono some test loads for the .260. We moved from there to a couple of targets at 400+ yards. From there to a beautiful shooting spot high on the hill to a target at 860 yards. Wind was a bitch. 5-20 mph with heavy gusts. Took about $1000 worth of ammo to get us on the target at 860. Finally we found steel. We moved to the 575 yard mark and was able to make some shots on steel there. Spend all day up on the hills. Saw a lot of Red Deer and some pheasants as well as other things. Couldnt have asked for a better time shooting. Ch'e took good care of me and his hospitality was superb. Took a lot of nice pictures. Finished the day with a cold beer at the his local pub.
Thanks a million Ch'e for an awesome day and showing an American far away from home a great time.
Ch'e on the chrono with .260.
Stacy at 400 yards with 6.5
Stacy at the 860 yard line
View of the line of fire to the 860 yard target.
Target at 860
Thanks a million Ch'e for an awesome day and showing an American far away from home a great time.
Ch'e on the chrono with .260.
Stacy at 400 yards with 6.5
Stacy at the 860 yard line
View of the line of fire to the 860 yard target.
Target at 860
