I have only read two topics yet,this is the first topic that I read ,well not everything but just hear and there.My next topic was about, Photos of Rifles etc.And unluckily my thirst topic there is DTA SRS for F Class.
viewtopic.php?f=26&t=3901#p30977 well do I feel Welcome.
First It looks to me that there is a feeling that people hide behind their Forum names ,so My name is Gerhardt and my surname is .I will have a look and see If I can put that in a footnote under the page ,otherwise I will change my forum name.
I'm an ex South african so Afrikaans is my home language,so please dont give me to much on the nose for my second language spelling and wording
I have been hunting since my late teens ,never competed or, realy club or target shooter.About 18 months ago I met some blokes shooting Long range ,but they shoot with wind meters Kestrels and ballistic programs and looks like everything that's not kosher on this forum. Although I have shot out to 1000 Yard in the Army ,now that was 30 years ago it only happened between five to eight times. I think we can say I know nothing about shooting past 300 Yard .Total newbie.I didn't even know about F class
I jumped in joined a few forums in Australia and South Africa ,with all off these forums shooting let's call it Tactical long range shooting or even hunting. So this is where I start my Long range shooting.
I went hunting in Guyra and happened to land up at a gunsmith with the name Davies This is the first time I saw a F class gun Ugly as hell ,My wife even told the guy his guns is ugly ,with me trying to get her to keep her big mouth shut . According to her a gun has got a nice piece of wood and a black, or stainless piece of metal hanging of the front end .Definitely not blue and yellow and what color the rainbow can throw at you.
Sow now I have learnt about F Class ,and I'm interested to learn more.Well my gun is in the making at this time . I Joined a few more forums and drop of a couple that I just could not find myself interested in. Two names on here I recognize from another forum I'm on and that is Norm and Sedo and no they didn't told me about this forum ,or warned me against F Class. And I can say I respect both of them. If they are indeed the same people from the other forum as I know that the Norm and Sedo of that forum know a few thing of long range shooting
Well to come back to Helping F-Class to Grow
I started of looking for a range that does F Class and to my luck 80 km from me there is a range, Everybody I'm shooting with tells me forget F Class they are another breed ,and number one your gun is a no no to them.
Well a few weeks back I went to have a chat with the guys, and they al seem like 'n nice bunch. Two weeks back I went again but I left my gun at home ,this time I told them that my gun looks a bit different to theirs,and they say its no problem just join mate wee need numbers and we all shoot together and enjoy our shoot ,doesn't matter what you are shooting as you will be shooting in the open class anyway. Well I am delighted .I bought a packet of ammunition and used their club gun and enjoyed my self on the 800 yard mark for the day.
I was really impressed and glad that there is now feeling against my gun,although I was warned that I would not be welcome
Today I land on this forum to be awakened.
My wife ,one of my daughters and myself was going to join this coming weekend .I really don't know If I'm welcome.At this stage I'm definitely joining. I want to learn more about wind and mirage and everything about long range shooting. But I'll be holding back on my wife and daughters money just to see if its going to work or not. I dont want to pay three joining fees ,just to walk out a couple of months later ,and waste my money.
The biggest concern is that people will see our black guns with long magazines , well traveling to the range that gun must be in a bag ,so nobody can see it ,and I haven't seen any spectators at the range its not a Million Dollar Golf Tournament.
Last week the police has found a .45 pistol ,22 with a scope the media made it a .45 FULL AUTOMATIC and A SNIPER RIFLE FOUND
When I read this post Helping F Class grow this morning ,I was In high spirit ,But I came down with a big bang on my second topic DTA SRS for F Class.
Sorry this is an old topic and unluckily some people will now read it all again .
Regards a not to welcome feeling Long ranger or is It Lone ranger
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