Just a few photos as I didn't exactly have time to take many more. Either I was shooting/training, sitting there waiting to shoot or being one of the many moving the targets up and down... Which was bloomin terrifying for a first timer to a shooting range. They are so much quieter 50m behind than 100m in front.
Usually cadets start off with the Number 8 .22 rifle and move onto the L98A1... then upon completing a marksmanship standard award will move onto the L81A2 target rifle. As I say, this was my first shooting attempt... and I got put onto the larger L81A2. No messing around with the weaker stuff, I was given the big one to start. A pretty heavy rifle on some nasty gravel shooting 100 metres. The person there said I was very good for a first time shooter, and also that I was very good with that rifle. A pretty big kick back which caught me by suprise... but one heck of a good laugh. Unfortunately one of my friends ended up nutting himself in the eye with the scope from the recoil (swollen and bleeding around the eye) and I sort of punched myself in the mouth... but I think I had it mostly under control. Aiming was a bit off towards the end... Grouping of 3 in mostly the same area, which I think was their error because I fired at 3 different locations and dead center and they said I hit far right.
Anyway, enough of the life story... onto the few pictures I could get:
I have been put up for first grabs at L98A1 shooting in October/November because I didn't get a go at that. That was great fun even if it was a bit painful in areas.
900 m/s muzzle velocity, which is apparently Mach 3, which seems a bit excessive. But and interesting point none the less.
Cheers for looking.
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