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There were several other members of NitroExpress at this event, one of whom was the winner (not me)!

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Thank you for posting the wonderful picture, Roscoe. Those rifles were certainly a sight to behold.

My Fraser is a 500/450 No.1 Express. The load was 110 grains of black, with a 305 grain paper wrapped

bullet. That load shot 3" right off, so I determined right then it was close enough for gummint work!

I have successfully bagged a deer with it this season, using a 325 grain wood peg hollow point bullet

and the same powder charge. I have an original Fraser ammunition box which contained that load, so I

thought it would be an appropriate one to use.

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Mike,

In the rack I see three Fraser single shot rifles.



My Fraser .303 is 12th from left and just beside my Army & Navy Farquharson .450/400 3-1/4" that I shot in the match.

I believe your rifle is the second from left. Am I correct?

It seems to me there were more than three Fraser single shots at the match. Perhaps some of them didn't make it into this rack.

Curl

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Wow!!
I've got to get to an event like that some day. Would really like to start a shoot like this closer to home too.

What is that falling block to the left of your Fraser Curl?

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Tell us about the format of the shoot.
Any running boar type targets?

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There were ten shooting stations. Two shots were taken by each shooter at each station. The targets were steel plates hung in the woods at various ranges from 50 to 200 yards. Shots were offhand, except for one station with the 200 yard target. There the shooters were allowed to use a field rest position.

However, at the end of the shoot there were three shooters tied for first place, so a shoot-off was necessary. The shoot-off was sudden-death and was held at the 200 yard target station with only offhand shots allowed. No rests at the shoot-off. That's when Mike cleaned out the other two contenders. You gotta watch out for Mike!

There were no moving targets.

The shooting lanes were through wooded areas. In most places the shooter had to aim around hanging branches and other obstacles. The lanes were not clear. It was breezy that day, so a lot of stuff was moving downrange.

Here's a photo from the event:



And here's a group photo after the competition:




Only stalking rifle calibers loaded with lead (not jacketed) bullets were allowed.

I shot my Army & Navy Farquharson .450/400 3-1/4" with nitro for black loads. Watson577 shared my rifle. He enjoyed it so much that on the drive home he bought a Ruger No. 1 in .450/400 3" off GunBroker. His rifle is a great shooter and will appear in any future events. It likes the same nitro for black load I am using.

Great fun!

Curl