500 Jeffery Shooting Thread

[Daniel Cary]

@Altitude sickness & his 505 .. nice!

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This stance being the goal .. still watching, studying his form here.

 

[DWB]

This was me with a mate's 500. Lost over 50lb since.

 

[Daniel Cary]

This was me with a mate's 500. Lost over 50lb since.

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That's great ..
I was going to ask in the "picture thread" if anyone had a fireball pic.

beautiful shot, ssb, etc. thank you!

 

[Tintin]

Nice fireballl @DWB

Here's my contribution.

Not sure what that untidy feeding on the second round was all about

These plinking loads are on the mild side, ~5750 ft lbs - but deliver good accuracy.

Target is at 25 m, offhand, shooting 'quick' pairs.

That's my 'quick' not Jerry Miculek 'quick' .

 

[Daniel Cary]

Nice fireballl @DWB

Here's my contribution.

Not sure what that untidy feeding on the second round was all about

These plinking loads are on the mild side, ~5750 ft lbs - but deliver good accuracy.

Target is at 25 m, offhand, shooting 'quick' pairs.

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That's my 'quick' not Jerry Miculek 'quick' .

That's really nice .. many thanks.

 

[Daniel Cary]

I'm awaiting daylight .. we'll give the Kynoch's a shot here shortly.

been up all night, why not.

 

[Daniel Cary]

I didn't notice that much difference. However, the lighter bullets & Kynoch do have a bit more energy.

600grn, Norma 570, Norma 540, Kynoch.

 

[Daniel Cary]

I threw a box of clays with the coach again .. I've never felt a 3" that stout.

 

[Aussie_Hunter]

600 grain Woodleighs at 2200fps. Have zeroed a scope for this rifle now as well so I have the option of the red dot and a scope.

 

[Schroeder]

600 grain Woodleighs at 2200fps. Have zeroed a scope for this rifle now as well so I have the option of the red dot and a scope.

Geez there seems to be a lot of Blaser R8 500 Jeffery rifles in Australia.
I to have a R8 PH.
I went for the super low Henneberger four foot mount, with a Docter 3 on it. It gives me much better cheek weld, than with a standard mount and red dot. I also have settled on the 600 grain Woodleigh. Bloody fantastic combination.

 

[Aussie_Hunter]

Geez there seems to be a lot of Blaser R8 500 Jeffery rifles in Australia.
I to have a R8 PH.
I went for the super low Henneberger four foot mount, with a Docter 3 on it. It gives me much better cheek weld, than with a standard mount and red dot. I also have settled on the 600 grain Woodleigh. Bloody fantastic combination.

Nice shooting!

 

[R eight]

I threw a box of clays with the coach again .. I've never felt a 3" that stout.
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Last time I hunted birds was in NZ and I used a borrowed Beretta 300….I tried some 3” shells in it, can’t recall the brand or the exact velocity.

Anyway, very stout, actually uncomfortable to use. IMO much worse than shooting my Sako 85 in 500J.

 

[colorado]

Yikes!

 

[DWB]

Right, so here goes. First time rapid fire test with my new custom 500 Jeffery.

The bolt is extremely smooth, however if I cycle in my shoulder I am pressing it into something that causes it to stick a bit, but I will sort that out.

Feeds very well:

 

[Aussie_Hunter]

Right, so here goes. First time rapid fire test with my new custom 500 Jeffery.

The bolt is extremely smooth, however if I cycle in my shoulder I am pressing it into something that causes it to stick a bit, but I will sort that out.

Feeds very well:

Looks good to me! More photos of the rifle please

 

[DWB]

Looks good to me! More photos of the rifle please

I added photos in the 500 Jeffery Club

Post in thread '500 Jeffery Club' https://www.africahunting.com/threads/500-jeffery-club.72319/post-1325816