Amazing experience! - The Firearms Forum

firefighter1635 · 09-16-2012, 04:58 PM

A normal Sunday morning range trip turned into bliss for me today. I went wanting to run some various 9mm self defense rounds off to see what works, what don't. Upon pulling into the driveway I hear the most thunderous bang i've ever heard. I thought someone is shooting something BIG.

So I park and gather my stuff out of the trunk and head down to the range. All along I keep hearing this thunderous bang. Got to the range, picked out a table and seen a guy shooting a big rifle with a big scope and a bi-pod on it. He had a buddy with a spotters scope sitting next to him. Interested I struck up conversation with them. It was a .338 Lapua, wow

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The range I shoot at is only a 100 yard range but here is the kicker. He was shooting at quarters on top of dow rods at 100 yards!

He asked me if I wanted to take a crack, how could I say NO? He let me fire off a round, it was amazing even though I didn't hit a quarter. I tried to give the gent a 10 dollar bill because I know those rounds are seriously expernsive but he wouldn't have none of it.

We shot the bull for about an hour, about guns in general and exchanged info. I think I made a friend today

, that's rare for me as I don't get out alot.

firefighter1635 · 09-16-2012, 05:00 PM

Whoops posted in centerfire pistols and revolvers, feel free to move if so desired, Sorry.

WHSmithIV · 09-16-2012, 05:05 PM

Very cool

The Lapua is a Finnish rifle. The rifle is made by Sako in Finland. When Finns make something they do it very well. I lived there for 23 years and my wife is Finnish. My son is a dual national and is currently serving in the Finnish Navy for his mandatory Finnish service time. Swedes also tend to be very good and meticulous when they make something. It's sort of a Scandinavian trait ingrained in their mindset to be proud of what you make.

woolleyworm · 09-16-2012, 05:34 PM

Awesome, thats a caliber that not many have shot. What rifle?

firefighter1635 · 09-16-2012, 05:38 PM

It was a Weatherby.

Appliancedude · 09-16-2012, 06:16 PM

Way cool. I need to get out more often. Maybe I can get that lucky too

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Originally Posted by WHSmithIV

Very cool

It's sort of a Scandinavian trait ingrained in their mindset to be proud of what you make.

It used to be a trait Americans had too. To bad it was inbred out of us

polishshooter · 09-16-2012, 07:00 PM

I was going to say those were pretty expensive targets but then again, at $6 a round what's another 2 bits?

firefighter1635 · 09-16-2012, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by polishshooter

I was going to say those were pretty expensive targets but then again, at $6 a round what's another 2 bits?

No doubt Polishshooter. I talked to him about that and told him I can get him some blanks made from stainless from a local press shop in all different sizes. He took me up on it so i'll be heading there this week to see what a buddy can do for me about getting some for him.

Ledslnger · 09-16-2012, 08:44 PM

Sounds like a blast. It is nice when someone allows you the experience of trying out a different rifle. Always cool. I try to let people try my rifles out if they take a fancy to one. Had a guy shoot my .204 a while back and he enjoyed it.

gun runner · 09-17-2012, 11:01 AM

Yeah in the next few weeks Im buying a Savage .338 lapua magnum. Not that expensive

www.savagearms.com

09-16-2012, 04:58 PM	#1
firefighter1635 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: US of A Contributor Posts: 1,838	Amazing experience! A normal Sunday morning range trip turned into bliss for me today. I went wanting to run some various 9mm self defense rounds off to see what works, what don't. Upon pulling into the driveway I hear the most thunderous bang i've ever heard. I thought someone is shooting something BIG. So I park and gather my stuff out of the trunk and head down to the range. All along I keep hearing this thunderous bang. Got to the range, picked out a table and seen a guy shooting a big rifle with a big scope and a bi-pod on it. He had a buddy with a spotters scope sitting next to him. Interested I struck up conversation with them. It was a .338 Lapua, wow ! The range I shoot at is only a 100 yard range but here is the kicker. He was shooting at quarters on top of dow rods at 100 yards! He asked me if I wanted to take a crack, how could I say NO? He let me fire off a round, it was amazing even though I didn't hit a quarter. I tried to give the gent a 10 dollar bill because I know those rounds are seriously expernsive but he wouldn't have none of it. We shot the bull for about an hour, about guns in general and exchanged info. I think I made a friend today , that's rare for me as I don't get out alot. -->

09-16-2012, 05:00 PM	#2
firefighter1635 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: US of A Contributor Posts: 1,838	Re: Amazing experience! Whoops posted in centerfire pistols and revolvers, feel free to move if so desired, Sorry.

09-16-2012, 05:05 PM	#3
WHSmithIV Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Moore, Idaho contributor Posts: 2,798	Re: Amazing experience! Very cool The Lapua is a Finnish rifle. The rifle is made by Sako in Finland. When Finns make something they do it very well. I lived there for 23 years and my wife is Finnish. My son is a dual national and is currently serving in the Finnish Navy for his mandatory Finnish service time. Swedes also tend to be very good and meticulous when they make something. It's sort of a Scandinavian trait ingrained in their mindset to be proud of what you make. Last edited by WHSmithIV; 09-16-2012 at 05:10 PM..

09-16-2012, 05:34 PM	#4
woolleyworm TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Fort Worth Contributor Posts: 4,888	Re: Amazing experience! Awesome, thats a caliber that not many have shot. What rifle? __________________ . What are you gonna do, talk the alien to death? -- (on Sigourney Weaver's worry about Guns in Aliens) "Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands." "I carry a small gun to compensate for my huge Blue press." .

09-16-2012, 05:38 PM	#5
firefighter1635 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: US of A Contributor Posts: 1,838	Re: Amazing experience! It was a Weatherby.

09-16-2012, 07:00 PM	#7
polishshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Indiana Contributor Posts: 7,879	Re: Amazing experience! I was going to say those were pretty expensive targets but then again, at $6 a round what's another 2 bits? __________________ The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.

09-16-2012, 08:44 PM	#9
Ledslnger V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: IA/IL Posts: 436	Re: Amazing experience! Sounds like a blast. It is nice when someone allows you the experience of trying out a different rifle. Always cool. I try to let people try my rifles out if they take a fancy to one. Had a guy shoot my .204 a while back and he enjoyed it.

09-17-2012, 11:01 AM	#10
gun runner Former Guest Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South Texas Contributor Posts: 1,871	Re: Amazing experience! Yeah in the next few weeks Im buying a Savage .338 lapua magnum. Not that expensive www.savagearms.com