BC F-Class: Formal adoption of a Factory/Sporter Class

Is there any chance of this type of shoot happening in Sask? I have heard there is a range at Nokomis, SK and I know there is some sort of introductory (is that the right word?) sometime in May. Sure would like to get a chance of trying this out without traveling to BC. Good idea for new people by the way.
 
I am very interested in this proposal!! great work Ian.

Jerry this kinda messes with my plans though
Barrel length: max 26"
MSRP: $900 or less Cdn$ for the bare rifle as offered in stores
That would exclude my regular Encore with a 28" prohunter .308 barrel
and it would exclude anybody planning on using a Encore prohunter as they are over $900 and Over 26" barrel (28")
I agree with Ians first intial plans and just let the class grow with time. As people try to use loopholes for a perceived unfair advantage that loophole should be closed with and amendment. just getting it started is the big thing. I would even drive down from Billys Puddle to shoot in a few matches as I am limited to just using smaller targets at 300m range right now, and would like to see how my rifle stacks up at 600m.
Thanks Ian for the hard work on your proposal and to everyone for a great exchange of ideas.
 
Anfo (love the name... what a blast! har har!)

There IS NO BARREL LENGTH RULE. The last thing I want to do is beat this to death with pedantic exclusionary criteria. The TC Encore is specifically mentioned as an acceptable rifle in the rules.
 
I don't even know what my rifle weighs , but what I would like to know, is at what ranges am I allowed to shoot my 300rum? I have conflicting statements from people. You say you are limiting it to 338 but I could have sworn that I saw it say 300 win as a max.
 
The F-Class rules(.pdf) say max weight 10kg and calibre no greater than 8mm:
F2.2. An ‘F’ Class Open rifle may be of any calibre up to and including 8mm and the overall
weight must not exceed 10kg including all attachments (such as, but not limited to, its sights
and bipod, if any). NB: An ‘attachment’ is defined as including any external object (other
than the competitor, his sling (if any) and his apparel) which recoils (or partially recoils)
with the rifle, or which is clamped, magnetically or viscously held, or in any other way
joined to the rifle for each shot, or which even slightly rises with the rifle when vertically
lifting the latter from its rest(s).
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Provision is made elsewhere that more stringent local restrictions are possible, for example a range might have its own ballistic limitation ("max 300 Win Mag").

While a .338 Lapua is greater than 8mm, a local match director could always decide to permit them. On the one hand, there are a number of .338s around and it would be great to have them come out and shoot with us. On the other hand, there could be a perception from the other F/Open shooters that the .338s might have too much of a ballistic edge. Also, many .338s have muzzle brakes, which are not allowed under F-Class rules - so a match director could either permit brakes to be used, perhaps squadding the people with brakes far away from those without brakes, or he could ask that brakes be removed for the match.

(You have to feel sorry for match directors, they end up being in "no win" situations like this all the time!)
 
ICFRA rules really apply verbatim only to international competition; each domestic match may have caveats based on their own range template and certification. 300 RUM and Win Mag are more than welcome in any F-Class match, but they cannot have a brake.

In FSP, you can use any caliber you want up to 338 Lapua, but I would never turn someone away with a factory 8mm as it is VERY close. after all, It's YOUR shoulder.... This is about having fun, not beating this to death with rules.

As to a 338/8mm having a ballistic edge, Well, I think any edge it may have is offset by its punishing recoil and its less-than-a-6BR inherent accuracy.
 
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