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I'm really interested to start enjoying the world of F class shooting. In particular F T/R. I know there is alot to learn and too many options for stock and custom rifles. I'm wondering if there is anybody around the K-W, London area that I could talk with and get some advice before I start spending money and learning bad habbits.:D
 
Contact the ORA and get to know these shooters. some of the best in Canada shoot at Connaught and other ranges in ON. Great people and a wealth of info.

There is some very nice info on the Savage website which gives an overview on F class and F TR. 6mmBR.com also has hordes of info and projects to view.

The US shoot ALOT of F TR and there is a huge amount of info there.

I am moving from F open to TR this year but will be shooting a 223 and 90gr Berger VLD's. There is a large post further down the page if interested.

F class is one of the few shooting sports where huge $ is not required to win or be competitive. Many shooters use factory or even surplus actions to mount top quality barrels. With good ammo, they can hold the V bull all day long.

of course, if you have the budget and desire, you can build some eye poping gems for beaucoup$$$. At the end of the day, wind reading will trump wallet. That is why I love this sport so much.

Optics also run from the 'affordable' to the 'if you have to ask'. As long as the mag is high enough, reticle small enough, and tracking reliable, you can have lots of fun. I know one shooter that is having a hoot with a Tasco varminter. I wouldn't call it ideal but it is working and gives you an idea of where the baseline for pricing can start.

the big one is load tuning and then wind reading. These two things are so critical to your success.

I have a bunch more articles on my website in the Tech section if interested.

good luck with your quest and do come on out. If you have a factory varminter, I am sure it can be put into a factory class and you can come join in on the fun.

shoot, enjoy, meet lots of great people and see their gear. There is no better way to know what turns your crank or better.... what fits your body and budget.

Jerry
 
HI again Jerry, we will be talking more in the future about some gear. It's funny you should mention that you will be shooting .223 in F T/R. That is what I have been thinking about as well. I just put some loads together with 69gr SMK's to try out in my Savage hunting rifle. I have been leaning toward the Savage Model 12 F T/R.
 
f/tr is a good place to start. Rifles can only be chambered in 223 and 308.


There are advantages to 223 ammo is cheaper than 7.62, and recoil is absolutely negligible out of f-class rifle. On paper some bullets even look like they could exceed the potential of 7.62.

However most f/tr shooters are still shooting 7.62. It has been around forever and it is easy to get it to work at extended range.

If you search the the forums you will see that mystic has been trying load development for over three years with the heavy 223 and he still has not called it good. There are tons of things to learn shooting f-class, endless load development does not have to be one of them.
 
.223 in F/TR works well. I've seen it surprise many people at 1000yds. Make sure you get 1-8" twist to shoot a minimum of 80grs. The 1-9" twist with 69grs won't be consistent enough at long range.
I agree that the .308 is dead simple to get to work. You'll get tons of advise and wind corrections because the vast majority still use it. Your best experience will be pairing up with a master TR shooter and study how he watches and corrects for wind. Golden!

I think Savage makes F/TR in .308 Palma with long barrel if memory serves. At least I remember seeing some prototypes 10 yrs ago.
 
JBD said:
If you search the the forums you will see that mystic has been trying load development for over three years with the heavy 223 and he still has not called it good. There are tons of things to learn shooting f-class, endless load development does not have to be one of them.
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Actually, I have had a number of wonderful years shooting the 223 and various heavy bullets.

It has worked so well that it motivated me to move to F TR. BUT I had to use up my F Open stuff first and that took 2 yrs.

The timing has also matched up with the release of the new powders from Hodgdon. The stuff only came out 1 month ago. My tests have been very promising and performance, on paper, looks as good or better then any 308 combo I am aware of.

So all the ingredients are in place to move the 223 to the fore.

now for the snow to melt and start tuning for long distances.

the tech is new and that means some delay to confirm but there is alot to
offer and many have started to look at this chambering.

a few wins at larger matches, and there will be a change in direction.

It has only taken 2 yrs of 7mm wins to displace all the 6mm and 6.5's in F Open. the 6.5-284 was a mainstay for how many years?

Jerry
 
I have been reading the thread on the 90gr VDL and it looks interesting. I think an F T/R class rifle in .223 might just be the ticket for me to enter the long range game. I already have all the goodies to reload. Most of my shooting right now will be at my local range out to 300 yards.
 
I am testing both. Right now Leverolution is working great in my Shilen 7 twist 223/90 set up. Superformance also did well but was close to 100fps slower BUT it did have a higher load density.

I am going with the Leverolution for now and look forward to hot weather testing.

Superformance is somewhere in the H4831SC burn rate.
Jerry
 
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