This Match Is No Joke - SA Hunting Rifle Shooting Competition 

Thank you so much to SA Hunting Rifle for inviting me to this event, it was a blast! Massive thank you to all the shooters for helping me and making me feel welcome!

Hi Piet, Yes "Jaggeweer veld skiet" is the ultimate test of your skills. Always had the impression that I shoot ok, till 3 years ago, attended my 1st of this type and ended up with a ZERO for the day. Learned from it and ended up 35th out of 120 the next year. One can learn a huge amount from these shooters.

Amazing to see the youngsters enjoying the sport, I shot air rifle field target and hunter field target from 16 and work etc got in the way for a long time. Late 30’s now and although I have always kept shooting I feel competition calling again thanks to your videos.

It was absolutely fantastic having you on the range wish to see you soon.

Loved it! A lot of the funny positions were born out of trying to be more stable. For intance, free sitting is exactly that, sitting in any position, as long as your elbows do not touch the ground and your bum is on the ground...Most important, it is fun! You only shoot six courses of fire with 5 shot each, there are divisions, similar to a golf handicap...bronze, silver and gold, ladies juniors and seniors. Each competing in their own class, that is why there are so many ladies and juniors. It does not feel like you as first timer compete against military snipers!

Great video Piet!! I had to watch it again. This looks like a great format to test your skills. I loved your interaction with your fellow shooters, it just shows how helpful the shooting community is.

Ooh sooo snaaks........ek wil net nie 'n poepstring skeur nie... I nearly fell oit of my comfy chair! Lovely, challenging shoot, great video, Thanks, dankie Piet!

It's awesome seeing all the kids and women getting into the sport more and I think all women should do it and all children should be taught it young to grow fundamentals

I started bolt acton shooting on this discipline (greeting from Czech republic), then went to PRS. Love it!

I have been doing hunting rifle shooting in Namibia since 2017 and more recently started with PRS as well. One thing is for sure, the ideal rifle setup for the two disciplines are completely different. Thanks for the nice videos. Please come join a shooting event in Namibia.

This is awesome! I love this style competition! Puts the skill on the shooter and not all the fancy gear! This is whT its all about.

That one stick position looked pretty stable.

Any chance you could spend a moment explaining more why you would want a stock instead of chassis system for this kind of shooting? Love the video and as always motivating me to try more distance shooting.

Beautiful country out there! Reminds me of shooting out here in California.

Having a loose understanding of Afrikaans makes this channel much more enjoyable to watch. Cheers from USA.

Awesome video Piet - kyk baie van jou videos. Maar het die een geniet met al die interviews en om te hoor watse kalibers die ander mense skiet. 👍🏻👏🏼

Epic video Piet. Really enjoyed watching the challenges posed and how you adapted your technique to shoot. Thanks for all the great content as always !

Epic video, beautiful range! I admire South Africa and South Africans.

i really really like this channel, nice to hear some afrikaans as a german who lives in the netherlands. goed bezig.

Awesome video and to see all the new shooters and the future generations to the sport.

That rolled over seared crossed leg position is def one I have never saw before. Interesting. I wonder what the advantage is to that position. 🤔. The turn out was awesome at that match! Carry on.

Awesome video Piet, looking forward to some follow ups on tips and tricks!

Piet, it's nice to see you out of your wheel house, hope your having fun

Piet, thoroughly enjoyed this video, looked epic!! What calibre was the most popular do you think?

Amazing video as always! Can you please do a video on range estimation with reticles please?

wow looks very fun !! hahah you looks like a a little kid on Christmas eve ! haha very cool to see all the young man and woman participate to this kind of event! please do more match of this kind!

Would be nice to see a competition with rifles with traditional wood stocks/ syntethic stocks and with scopes used in Europe. Like 1-8x24 or 1,7-13,3x42. Or with old scopes from Tasco 3-9x40. Here very few use competition rifles to hunt

0:25 Baie mooi, baie deftig, jammar dat daar 'n hele kontinent en die Indiese Oseaan tussenin is.

Wow! Some mighty fancy and expensive “ hunting” rifles. What an amazing event. Looks like there’s a lot of high end real “ competition “ grade not what you would say is a common hunting rifle. Obviously a great turnout of contestants.

I wonder if Pieter would ever make a Afrikaans vocabulary video with shooting sports. I’m thinking about about doing some competitions ob SA thanks to this videos

Ongelooflikke video Pieter. Lyk my dit was glad nie maklik nie. Lyk na ‘n lekker plek om te skiet. Maar ek kan nie eers meer my bene fou soos wat jy gesit en skiet het nie. Lyk my die hele shoot was onstabiel.

In Australia it’s Practical Hunting Rifle (PHR) Basics are… Unknown target distance. Multiple positions, multiple positions in a single stage. (similar to PRS) Timed stages (30-90sec) Multiple targets at multiple distances on a stage. Paper targets with 0 for a miss, 30.1 for a brain shot, 30 for a kill shot, 25 heart shot, 15 lung shot, -15 wound. (Targets can vary from ground hog to larger Hurd animals. ) .223 and smaller - max 14 power, no dialling (hold overs only.) 50m to 500m 6mm and up is open, to dialling and any power etc… 50m to any safe distance. Those are the basics.

So far only watched the first 3 min and loving this video!

Really interesting video! Impressing competition! Thumbs up....

That’s awesome and fun man

Awesome video, definitely going to try some events

Try a Bergara B-14 HMR

Thats some of the most unique shooting I think I've ever seen... and I thought I hated unsupported positions most..😅

Piet. Great video. I have one concern though. The explosive inside your primers are Mercury fulminate it is a highly dangerous element to have in your body. Please don't put your cartridges in your mouth after they've been fired.

N Boer en sy roer saam met sy Bybel. Ons noem dit Boere sports! Respek!

Dit lyk baie challenging maar vrek lekker 🎯👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Really interesting enjoyed that a lot thanks.

Awesome

Ah, I'd forgotten the South African habit of calling a .22-250 a "triple-2 fifty". Now I know that the video was taken in RSA.

Some interesting shooting positions there.

My dad once entered a competition with his 3006 let's just say the guy next to him never herd his wife again😂

i noticed a RIP around the 9:00 minute mark, i hope that wasn't your shooting partner. either way sorry for your loss.

So cool

where does a guy not from SA find some of those shooting sticks that appear to have rear support?

That is a LOT closer to the shooting I've done...except I've never used a scope. Twenty-seven years ago, when I went through Marine boot camp, we were using some REALLY beat up M-16A2's with iron sights at ranges between 100-500 yards, man sized silhouettes at 300 and 500, bulls-eye targets at 100 and 200. My rifle had practically no rifling left, and the upper and lower receivers were SOOOO loose, the rifle would rattle all the time, and pinch you if you were not careful. The rear retaining pin did eventually snap, and it folded forward on the front pin, and sliced my hand almost requiting stitches. Still shot one point short of expert with that rifle. Now I've got a CETME, a Mosin Nagant carbine, a Tanfoglio .40 cal, and a 308 hunting rifle (just got it when my step-father passed away and haven't shot it yet). The only problem is, I don't really know of anyplace in my area to go shooting. It's frustrating.

This looked like fun until I saw the shooting while you were sitting and bent over. I'm too thick in the belly to do that😂

I've been shooting 25+ years. Never seen that folded-over seated position before. I would not recommend it. Resting the rifle on the back of your hand isn't stable. That you have to break your position (and break natural point of aim) to cycle the bolt is sufficient evidence that this position is a poor choice. Sit cross legged at a 45 degree angle to the target, bend and put your elbows on the front of your knees. Ideally, using the sling for additional support (if you're allowed). You can lock in bone support and now be in a bizarre angle. Plus for hunting it is more practical, because the gun elevated above short grasses and low heat shimmer.

Im not sure this was a shooting competition so much as a yoga competition with rifles. Seems like the real competition was in flexibility.

Shoot well tomorrow you might have to face the enemy ...😢

What caliber rifle do you use?

You're the best

Kan Julle ASB dit met n Oop vesier ook doen. Ek wil graag dit ook Sien. ASB.

Leke!! Video is awesome!

Lekker Pieter

Dont know the rules... But some real odd and less optimal positions used mate. At 100m just a basic seated unsupportet is money with a little training😊👌

Jislaaik, moet jul so weird sit? Kan jul nie sit soos FT ouens nie?

Nou waar en wanneer kan die ouens van Gauteng sulke kompetisie skiet? 😄

Hello ek doen ook die skiet my naam is zak ekis n junior maar ek wil oom graag sien

Ja nee kyk daai is nie ligte musiek nie. My eerste een 290 punte geskiet laaste een darem al by 513punt so jy raak beter maar daar is moer baie trick in daai sport. Veral op die teikens. Hulle skiet ook net n spesifije scope want op n sekere vergroting is die kolletjie daar is is dit 150m en so werk hulle hom uit. Hulle skiet ook op die rand van die teiken want dis reguit lyn en dail moertoe uit dan in die kol. Baie tegnies maar met die regte mense sal hulle jou al die trick vertel.

Thank you for posting your match video. From a safety standpoint, I don't think you should put the brass in your mouth.

hoekom moet jy bly sit maar die ou langs jou mag op staan???

Oo het baie gehou van die Afrikaans wat so hier en daar ingegooi was, Lekker.

wtf is this positioning lol 12:27

I didnt see any native Africans there...why is that?

Somewhat 'verkramp'. Weird shooting contraptions, positions etc. To me this is somewhat limited thinking. The modern shooter shouldn't have to shoot with forced bad form. Range estimation - no problem. Caveman logic and bad education for young shooters. Love the channel. Good to see young shooters. Maybe the organisers should get in step with the modern world instead of holding people back. Get out the way...