Competitive Precision Shooting Intro Clinic... Photos

Good on you, Ian, for putting this together!

How many rounds would be needed for the one day intro clinic and Mini-match?

Any particular calibre that you recommend?

I'm interested in this, as well as the Service Rifle clinic that Longshot is planning.
With any luck, maybe I'll spend more time shooting and less time typing about shooting!
 
Actually, the emphasis will be more on the process than the results, so to that end, I wouldn't worry about what caliber to use. The shooting we'll do is meant to be fun above all! However, TR guys use only 223 and 308 by convention (as do the F-Restricted and F-TR class guys) whereas F-Open is any caliber up to 32.

We discourage magnums and in fact, the Kamloops matches themselves do not permit them.

The most popular F-Class cartridge is the 6BR and its variants, but 6.5X284 is used, 6.5X47, 260, 6.5X55

I just hope people will come out and give it a go with whatever they have in their gun cabinet.

...and i will post in the mentor section as well!

Oh yes, although subject to minor changes, I expect 40 rounds to be plenty
 
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I'll be very interested in learning this sport it's something I'd love to get into.
Would love to see more details, I'm in the Lower Mainland so I'd prefer Mission, however if Kamloops is the venue I would make the trip if the details could be hammered out earlier.
 
Why can't we have the same thing out East in Québec?!?! :mad: That would be terrific, since we don't have too many long distance resources around here; I'd love to learn the ins and outs as opposed to trial & error...
 
I "sort" of knew what F-class was, but as this thread is for those that have no experience with it, it is probably worth posting this, from the US site http://usfclass.com/



WHAT IS F-CLASS?

F-Class shooting was the brainchild of Canadian George Farquharson and the "F" was derived from his last name.

Mr. Farquharson came up with the idea of F-Class to enable he and other older shooters to continue competing alongside "iron sight" shooters who used a sling. Basically, he replaced the iron sights with a scope and replaced the sling hold with the option of using either a front bi-pod or a rest. F-Class is shot from the prone position where the shooters lay on a mat.

He convinced the Canadian NRA (DCRA) to approve his idea and F-Class was begun as an official shooting sport in Canada in the 90's.

This idea caught on fire and very quickly spread to the British Commonwealth, Germany, France, Netherlands and to the United States.

As the sport grew in the United States, NRA officially accepted it and today F-Class has tens of thousands of shooters in the United States and the rest of the World and is, by far, the fastest growing shooting discipline in the United States.

Currently, F-Class shooters shoot on targets that are half the size of the targets used by iron sight shooters, which raises the bar for shooters dramatically and increases the level of skill required to reach the top. This sport is enjoyed by young and old alike. The number of women shooters and family participation has also increased in F-Class shooting.

The first World Championship was held in Ottawa, Canada in 2002. The United States won the gold medal. The second World Championship was held in South Africa in 2005 and the United States won a silver medal. Thereafter, it was decided by all the countries' NRAs that this event had grown in stature and should be held every four years. The next World F-Class Championship will be held in Bisley, England in July 2009. The United States Team hopes to bring home the gold medal.

Here are some of the basic equipment rules:

F-Class has two categories: F-T/R & F-Open. Both are fired from the prone position.

Briefly, the rules are as follows:

F-T/R
Caliber limited to .223 or .308 (unmodified).
Sling and/or bipod allowed.
Rifle weight limit of 8.25 kgs (approx. 18.18 lbs).
Rear bag allowed


For more information on FTR rules and shooting, please visit the U.S. FTR Team's website at http://www.usftrclass.com/home.htm

F-Open
Caliber limit of .35 and under.
Rifle weight of 10 kgs (approx. 22 lbs.).
Adjustable front rest allowed.
Rear bag allowed.
Rail guns not allowed.
76mm wide forend.
Rifle must be shouldered when fired.
Tables are prohibited.


For precise F-class rules, please visit the NRA website at:
http://www.nrahq.org/complete/rules/fullbore_07.pdf

The reason for F-Class's popularity is that it is FUN! You can go to any F-Class match and have a good time as well as meet some of the nicest people in the sport.
 
Thanks 2-T,

That is an excellent history of the sport and I reiterate George was a Kamloops shooter all his life, and this clinic will be on his range. Its name will be formally changed to the George Farquharson Memorial Range when our 500M butts project is complete.

The US marches to the beat of a slightly different drummer however and has resisted adoption of the international rules that govern the sport in all other counties except the US. The differences are slight (target dimensions mostly) plus in the rest of the world, there is a 3rd classification, "F-Restricted, which is 223 or 308 with ANY bullet weight (F-TR is restricted to 81 and 156 grains like in TR) and shot off a bipod only. This is to allow another non-US discipline to compete, the "Match Rifle" class (This is largely a UK thing) ...are we confused yet?:)

The US does hold a huge national competition once a year and there are a few nutz that have attended. I will be competing this year for the first time at the US nationals. (We will be Team Farky)

Cheers!

Ian
 
I participated in a novice F-class match a couple years ago held at Mission Club. It was described as being for people to use their hunting rifles to come out and have fun.
Fun it was, totally enjoyable and I used my old Tikka M55 308 Varmint to take second place...more luck than skill.
However I was the only person there with a rifle that resembled a rifle, everybody else were using exotic looking things that couldn't possibly be used for hunting.
As I said before, it was really enjoyable but my concern was what chance have I got when conpeting against so-called "race guns" ?
Does anyone still use hunting-type guns or is this strictly for custom -built toys ?
I would still like to participate but not in a match where I don't have a hope of being competitive....
 
Hi Kevan,

You raise a very good point, and as I recall I was at the same match you were. The truth be known that without a match barrel, you are going to have a hard time being *competitive* against custom guns, HOWEVER, Mission is one club that has an entirely separate hunter/sporter class, where you are judged against others with factory rigs. This class isn't well publicized; I'm sure that if it were, this would improve participation.

I am desperately trying to see that class adopted by Kamloops for their matches as well. It bothers me that the sport is a kit race in the open class, and I think it only makes sense to allow sporter classes.

One of the issues that affects this decision is the fact these matches tend to incorporate TR, F Class and Bench (These are an ISSF match that allows multiple disciplines). I am hoping that with the growing numbers of F-Class shooters out there, we can have F-Only matches, so as to allow everyone a chance to participate and we could then have a sporter class.

Kamloops has been selling-out its matches early as they are some of the most popular. Again, they allow F, Bench and TR. I will be working with Richard, the Full-bore director in Kamloops to develop F-Only matches and that would open the opportunities for sporter classes.

This Clinic is intended for those that DON'T have custom guns, although that wouldn't stop one from participating. There are many good factory guns that can shoot under 1 MOA and with the targets we'll be using, that will give good results. The point of this clinic is to allow you to go through all the steps of competitive shooting with what you have. It is meant to be fun and to break down myths and barriers about the sport.

I keep hearing about all these legendary factory Savages and Remingtons that shoot .1MOA all day with surplus ball ammo and I am rather hoping a few of those chaps will come out and show us how it's done! :)
 
If it isn't too late I'd like to attend, and would appreciate knowing about more of the details once everything is finalized.
As stated in my previous post, I was a total novice, knew nothing about the heat shield between barrel and scope....course of fire was 15 rds. in 15 mins. if I recall, so naturally target disappeared in a mirage-haze after 10 of the 15 and I fired my last 5 at a black blur, followed by burning my hand on the barrel. The old gun was still warm hours later when I got home.....but it was a whole bunch of fun...met some terrific people and I'd do it again at the drop of a hat.

Hmmm...maybe I should buy a match barrel for my 63rd b/day... ;)
 
Kevan said:
I participated in a novice F-class match a couple years ago held at Mission Club. It was described as being for people to use their hunting rifles to come out and have fun.
Fun it was, totally enjoyable and I used my old Tikka M55 308 Varmint to take second place...more luck than skill.
However I was the only person there with a rifle that resembled a rifle, everybody else were using exotic looking things that couldn't possibly be used for hunting.
As I said before, it was really enjoyable but my concern was what chance have I got when conpeting against so-called "race guns" ?
Does anyone still use hunting-type guns or is this strictly for custom -built toys ?
I would still like to participate but not in a match where I don't have a hope of being competitive....
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April 5th in Kamloops looks good for me. Anything planned for Mission at this time?
 
I have put together a webpage with all the pertinent info on the clinic (I think!!) including FAQ's and a brief overview of what is and isn't allowed firearms-wise.

ht tp://www.riflebarrels.ca/html/shooting_clinic.html (You will need to fix the "ht tp" because of linking rules on the site)

I would ask all of those that plan to attend to EMAIL me with your intentions to attend rather than using this forum, as I have no way of getting a hold of you otherwise. My email is riflebarrels@telus.net

The page has the entry form, the map and the list of what you will need to bring.

We are capping this at 24 shooters!! More than that and we would spend too much time standing and not enough time shooting.

Re Mission:

I have spoken with Dave Adams and we are going to try and run these clinics in alternating years to coincide with the "Sierra" match, which is run in Kamloops and Mission on alternating years. This year is Kamloops' turn, so we will run the intro clinic. This will permit "graduates" of this clinic to put their knowledge to good use and enter an actual match. Mission opens the shooting Season with a match on April 18th, so we have timed this well.

I suspect KTSA (...and I) will try to make the clinics an annual event here in Kamloops in any case, if the interest is out there. All you guys attending this clinic will be seasoned experienced competitive shooters by next year though!
 
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http://www.riflebarrels.ca/html/shooting_clinic.html (You will need to fix the "ht tp" because of linking rules on the site)
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Hotlinking rules are that you can't link to NON CGN supporting retailers.

All other hotlinks are allowed (Youtube, Liveleak, CNN, Microsoft and so on) including yours as you ARE a CGN supporting dealer.

Rule 11 No "hotlinking" email/website info or posting of phone numbers for businesses who do not support the operation of CGN.
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