The Rifles of Boomershoot
Below I’ve posted up pictures of some of the interesting rifles seen at Boomershoot 2008
I apologize for not having the info on these rifles (caliber, etc.) but there were just so damn many projectile weapons there that trying to remember all that would drive a person insane.
These, I believe, belong to blogger Triggerfinger and his friend.
They attended Gene Eacon’s Long Distance Precision Rifle Clinic Friday and Saturday. As I understand it, neither of them had much LDPR experience prior to the LDPR class, and in fact, they just picked these rifles up on the Tuesday before leaving for Orofino. Not to be set back, Gene had them hitting 4 inch Boomers at 600 yards on Sunday.
Now, don’t go thinking that you need a deep-pocket funded boltie to get in on the action at Boomershoot
Nor do you even need to have a bench or know how to shoot prone, as witnessed by the standing position tripods.
And then there is the “Spray and Pray” method of hitting boomers. Not very effective, and usually not very fun.
I believe that these fellas, on the other hand, had plenty of fun.
I was shooting a box stock .243 Savage with hunting loads. I was shooting prone off sandbags. I didn’t tap as many boomers as the folks with the fancy equipment, but I did get at least one at 500+ yards and few at the tree line. I am no expert marksman, and I know the equipment handicapped me - but I had a high “bang to buck” ratio and sure had fun anyway.
