So, we're here in Southern Germany and we're visiting the Blaser, Mouser and Sauer
factory. Now, we've been and had a look at the Sauer custom shop and all of the
different styles, variants, models, calibers, stock options from Sauer. Also,
we've been in the Blaser shop as well which, is absolutely fantastic. Looked at their
new models. We have. The Blaser custom shop, all of the different upgrades are
available. But, we're pretty happy with what we've got on the 404 and Wildey's
R8 Professional. Now, we're gonna put all of that training at
Andrew Venables place, all the range time all the moving target time into
practice at the shooting cinema. Which is absolutely brilliant, so I've heard and
I'm looking forward to it's so much. So, now we can really see if Wildey can
shoot straight and if you judge leads on moving targets and missed
Harford as well I presume. Of course. So, after you sir.
Thank you sir.
So we're in the shooting cinema and
that's really what it is. It is a cinema, you've got your canvas there, there's a
backstop behind it and it's real films of wild boar, real films of any hunting
situation and you can really simulate anything here and that's a good thing
it's live ammo you are shooting at the film and there's a computer actually
calculating where the shot has gone by the light behind the canvas pushing
through it and that's when the computer really sees the point of impact and
where the wild boar was at that moment. I would always recommend for anybody who's
new to driven wild boar shooting or driven game shooting in general to use
one before you go because it is different than shooting something still
with a rifle, pretty similar to shooting a shotgun
you do need lead on fast animals and depending on the distance of course also
more or less lead same as with your regular shotgun shooting and that's a
good thing in the shooting cinema, you can really practice anything from being
really close, to going further back and that's really where you see your
differences in lead and realistic training opportunities and that's what
we're going to do right now, let's get shooting.
As Frederic prepare his rifle, Wildey is first up to test his skills in the shooting cinema. So, we'll
want to adjust the home of the rifle to you because you just want to be ready
whenever there chrome touches your cheek you want to have your eye word belongs
so I'm gonna loosen the screw here and adjust the cheek piece to your height.
Try that for you, if that works.
That good?
Yeah, that's fine. That's fine?
Good stuff.
Three round mag on it now one in the barrel. Wild boar coming left to right just have
a go and have a play. Whenever you're ready,
you're good to go.
Bit more lead.
Perfect.
By following Frederic's advice Steve Lands shots perfectly.
Most of the time.
This is where the training at WMS firearms
really comes into practice, with boars running at different speeds,
angles and elevations. This means instinctive adjustments to
rifle speed, lead and follow-through. Not easy to accomplish all at the same time,
but practice makes perfect. This is not only an excellent training
exercise, but also a huge amount of fun. Being able to practice our
shooting skills in a no-pressure environment really allows for us to
enjoy getting back to basics.
Switching to a rifle he's more familiar with Steve gains the confidence he
needs to make every shot count.
After a quick bit of housekeeping, it's now my turn to step up to the plate.
This is an incredible talent that few have seen from Wildey in the past and I'm
sure his wife will be putting these skills to test in the future I have to
say, I'm very impressed.
As Frederic is an experienced world wild boar shooter, he provides me with some
useful tips, encouraging me to give more leaps in our shots.
By taking into account the speed of the boar, the angle of impact and the trajectory of the
bullet, I begin to land my shots.
He's dead.
We're launching some really short ones now for you.
Switching to Wildey's rifle and with the support of my peers, I
connect my shot with more consistency and we try out a number of different scenarios.
Well done.
Well, apart from that one.
To finish off the day, we have a bit of
friendly competition, to see who can shoot a boar as it passes between two trees.
Oh there we go.
I don't need to tell you who did better.
It's now a time for master wild
boar shot, Frederic to try his hand.
It's great to see that we're not the only ones capable of the odd wayward shot.
This in front of you,
a muntjac never stops walking.
I never shot one, but I'm always told they are on the move.
The shooting cinema is an incredible experience. It provides the opportunity
of fine tuning our shooting skills whilst having a bucket load of fun at
the same time. For anyone embarking on a wild boar hunting trip, whatever your
level of experience I can't recommend highly enough that you invest some time
in honing your skills in a shooting cinema such as this and be sure to clear up
when you've finished.