Fast Shootin' at 1000 Yards with Buhay
Ever wondered what it was like to pilot a 60+ pound Heavy Gun in top-level competition? Want to see how fast a shooter can rip off 10 shots downrange? Check out this video of John Buhay shooting his 6 Dasher Heavy Gun at the Williamsport World Open on Sunday, July 15. John launches 10 shots in 26 seconds start to finish, even with multiple point of aim adjustments. John’s rifle employs a trued Remington Action in a Delrin and aluminum stock crafted by Buhay himself. If you cringe seeing John launch brass over his shoulder–he has a towel that catches his empties. Click the image below to download the 4.8 megabyte video. If you have the Media Plug-in, the video should launch when you double-click.
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Video by Jason Baney
Now lets see the target.
Editor: Buhay finished 14th overall in Two-Gun Agg (out of 140 shooters), so he did pretty well.
what is the point???
The point of what?
the point of blasting 10 shots downrange as quickly as possible out of a “rifle” that weighs more than me. what do you think the results would look like if they had to wait on pit service? then again, what do i know; i’m just an ignorant service rifle shooter.
Uh, well, let’s start with: It is a totally different discipline which started 40 years ago with the objective to shoot the smallest 10-shot group at 1000yds.
It doesn’t matter what the group would look like waiting on pit service, cause that isn’t how it works.
There are different techniques of trying to achieve the smallest group at 1000 yards, recognizing that a change in the wind can cause bullet impact to move by many inches or even feet on the target. One of these methods, practiced by many champions, is to try to shoot all in the same wind condition, before it changes. To achieve that goal, speed is of the essence. When trying to stay “in the condition”, the faster you can shoot, the less opportunity there is for the wind to change and ruin the group.
interesting video. sort of a intro-type.
for those who never seen this style.
What is the object or device (visible just below the barrel of the rifle) that is moving linearly out toward the target area and then back(about half way through the video)? Target carrier or something. I looks like a remote control lawn mower.
Editor: I think you’re just seeing a sedan that started driving out a side-road to the right of the firing line, then backed up.
I’ve never even seen a benchrest rifle in person, let alone fired one so this isn’t intended to be disparaging, I’m ignorant on the subject: It seems to me that a benchrest competition is a test of equipment more than shooting skill. They put a lot of effort into loading consistency and finding the best load for their rifle, in buying the best fancy-dancy rests that return exactly to the same point of aim after each shot, etc etc etc. Then on match day, they set their sights and shoot as quickly as they can in order to prevent shooting conditions from changing.
This is a test of marksmanship in what way exactly? If I’m missing something, please enlighten me…as I said, I respect the dedication, effort and financial investment required by this discipline: I’m not trying to be disparaging, I just don’t see how anyone can tout their “marksmanship” under the conditions used in benchrest shooting.