Well, the course of fire varies in rifle rodeos, depending on the particular club putting on the shhoot.
Ours goes from 50 to 500 meters with different firearms in four different classes and two groups, junior and senior.
Classes are .303 British where any rifle chambered for the brit using irons can be used. two point slings, from different positions.
Optics class ( scopes) is any big game cartridge chambered in a rifle with a scope, two point slings allowed, different positions.
Irons was originally intended for open sights but has evolved inot a full blown TR match!
match sights, single point slings, only stipulation is a big game caliber.
Unlimited is just that, any caliber rifle , Fclasss, bipod, whatever.shot prone
Our targets are gongs, claybirds, empty shotgun shells , etc.
This year we intend to have at least on moving target, a deer at 50 yards.
Our course is 20 rounds per class, one go around
Drayton has turning targets, a running deer at about 125 a bear at 100(?), an elk at about 150and a 385(approx.) coyote.
Different positions, with handicap for irons, muzzle loader, etc..
IIRC the course of fire takes about 20 rounds and is out of 100.
Ponoka has a running fox at 70, as well as flip up targets like a goat at 350, a
rabbit at 155, etc.
All there targets are time fired at random with the targets exposed for 5 seconds., with five rounds completing a go around out of a possible 50 points. irons and scope classes , buddy class, family, etc.
The aggregate score is derived from the first irons and scope go around from Ponoka, the irons and scope go around from Ft, mac, and the complete score from Drayton Valley.
I will be psoting the individual events stuff here, as they come up.
basicly, if you have a decent hunting rifle, and a good irons rifle ( no need for a full blown TR rifle for the irons) you can be right there for the agg.
Incidently, the most expensive rifles do not always win!
Last year's irons score at ponoka was higher than most of the scoped scores, and ther have been only 4 ( I think) "possibles" in 39 years there, so it is no cake walk.
Ponoka is located on Highwy 2 between Red deer and Edmonton.
Drayton Valley is about 120K southwest of Edmonton, and Ft. Mcmurray is North on Hiway 63!
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