2012 Canadian Rifle Team To Bisley - Canadian Shooter wins FTR Grand Agg!

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The largest annual fullbore rifle matches in the world are fired in Bisley, UK. Every year Canada sends a team of up to 18 TR shooters to compete. Starting this year, the official Canadian Rifle Team To Bisley also includes four F-Class shooters.

Today the Grand Aggregate has just completed; there are still two more days of shooting left, culminating with the Queens Prize this Saturday.

The Grand Aggregate (TR) has been won by James Corbett of Australia. Top Canadian in the Grand was Jim Paton in 7th place. About 1,000 shooters fire the Imperial Meeting.

While the vast majority of the shooters are "TR" (iron sights and slings), F Class also shoots the Imperial Meeting. I am very pleased to announce that the FTR Grand Agg was won by Canadian team member Wendy Reid, and third place was won by Canadian team member Ken Ferguson.

F-Class team members for the 2013 Canadian Rifle Team to Bisley will be selected from shooters' results during the 2012 Canadian F-Class National Championships (Ottawa, 16-18 August); it is still possible to enter the FCNC, contact me for details....
 
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Longshot said:
Thats great! I had no idea Fergie(a 7 time Queens medalist)had also picked up FClass.
Any idea on what bullets they were shooting Daniel?
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Andy and Wendy were shooting new Sierra 155s (#2156).

Ken was shooting 155.5 Bergers.

Bob was shooting old Sierra 155s (#2155).

(All are .308W).
 
Mystic Precision said:
That is wonderful news and congrats to the entire Can team.

Were they limited on bullet weight to palma rules?
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Thanks Jerry, yes they sure did well!

No, they were not limited to bullet weight < 156 grains. FTR (in the Bisley results it's indicated using the old name "F Restricted" or "FR") allows any bullet weight.

A very-carefully chosen heavier bullet (e.g. Berger 185BT, Berger 210, Hornady 208, perhaps Sierra 210) can outperform even the very best 155s. But, the margin of outperformance is not too big, so unless all other things are equal (and they seldom are!), there are oftentimes more than good enough reasons to use a known-good high performance 155 loading.
 
That's great news - Wendy has done well for Canada! And great results for the rest of the team! Interesting to see the bullet weight change by the team members - I recall Wendy and Andy using 190gr factory Norma a few years back with good results.

Shameless plug - Canadians are damn fine shooters and it shows in international competition. We need more interest from fellow shooters in shooting at competitions and international events. The next F-Class World Championship is in 2013 at Raton New Mexico, and after that, the next one is 2017 at Ottawa. The Imperial Meet is a yearly meet at Bisley, attracting 1000+ shooters, and F-Class is part of the official Canadian team (rather than a separate team as in 2009). The Imperial Meet has to be on your bucket list! So much history to experience and the competition is fierce.
 
Just shooting in Bisley which is basically the Mecca for shooting in the world is an experience that everyone needs to try at least once! It's an incredible place with an incredible history.
 
Boomer74 said:
Bisley is by invitation only, IIRC... Not for "everyone", both fortunately & unfortunately...

;)
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Fortunately, this is not entirely true.

There are several ways you can shoot Bisley - as a member of an official team, as a member of a goodwill team, or as an individual just showing up to shoot.

To be on an official team, you have to meet the qualification requirements for that team (though this is a lot more accessible than it might sound!)

In some years, there will be "goodwill" teams formed (for example in 2000 the Ontario Rifle Association organized a goodwill team to Bisley, and about five years ago the Prairie Provinces Rifle Associations organized ones - in both cases, these teams were open to more than just Ontario or Prairies shooters)

And any time you want, you can decide to enter as a an individual.

BTW all of the above also applies to our own national matches, and the USA's too... fullbore shooting around the world has this wonderful tradition and practice of *NOT* preventing people from shooting the national championship matches. If you want to do it, you organize your time, equipment and money, and you do it. It's an absolutely wonderful experience, an order of magnitude more rewarding that shooting even the biggest local or regional match.
 
Daniel I hope to make that team soon, that would be an incredible rush representing Canada at Bisley

Just started TR this year and loving it.... still trying to figure it all out but having a great time doing it.

GG
 
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