This is me sighting in my Weatherby Vanguard rifle in .300
Weatherby Magnum from a bench rest. I started to put a recording of
the shot as a background sound on the page, but my camcorder's sound
system and the computer's just can't do it justice! (I am wearing ear
plugs, by the way, and safety shooting glasses.) Shooting a 190 grain
Hornady boat tail spire point bullet at about 3050 feet per second,
this rifle has a rather jarring recoil when fired in this fashion. In
this picture you can see a linear white streak tracing the path of
the bullet and initial muzzle blast, and during the 1/30 second of
the video frame the rifle has already recoiled enough to put the
barrel noticeably out of line with it. It's a very good shooter
though, with excellent accuracy potential for a light sporter. It
needs plenty of barrel cooling time between 3-shot groups, and my
shoulder appreciates some recovery time as well!
Here's a picture of the same rifle being fired offhand,
demonstrating a brilliant muzzle flash in broad daylight. Who needs
fireworks? Here I'm shooting a Speer 200 grain spitzer bullet over 95
grains of military surplus WC860 ball powder. Large charges of ball
powders are well-known flash producers. Some folks might object
to that, but personally, I get a real kick out of it!
This is my son Joseph firing his Ruger MkII Government Model .22.
I of course own and keep his pistol, until he reaches legal age. He's
pretty good with it, and very responsible and safety-oriented.
Joseph's friend Justin shooting the little Ruger.
Joseph shooting my Ruger Mini-14, which is still just about too
big for him. :-)
Justin takes a shot with the Mini-14.
I like black powder stuff, too. I just started a Black
Powder Page with some pictures of Joseph and me shooting my
flintlock Tennessee Mountain Rifle. :-)