The Big Bang!
Photos of
guns being fired
at
Marple Rifle and Pistol Club
The Big Bang!
This page shows photographs of various guns at the moment of firing. Most of these are black powder guns, rather than nitro, as black powder does give a rather more visual indication of being fired and hence makes for a better picture. Black powder shooting itself is generally speaking less accurate than nitro shooting, as the propellant itself, due to both variability in the manufacturing process of the powder and longer ignition times when firing, gives less consistent results. The guns themselves can be made to give quite good accuracy, but the common use of ball, rather than cylindrical bullet shaped projectiles, coupled with the use of smooth bore barrels does lead to quite large groups compared to rifled barrels.
Some of the photographic sequences below are of quite large file sizes and it will help you to view them if you have a high speed internet connection.
Note: None of the shooting equipment shown below is stored at the Club premises, it is all privately owned by individual members.
Revised 06-Mar-2008.