My budget precision rifle FIRST F-CLASS EVENT !

First ever f-class competition for me today for me and the Axis. 73 5V at 400 yards, 73 4V at 500, and 68 7V at 600. The little 223 performed even better than I could, there was not a lot of wind so this did help, and Jerry's bipod performed very well, glad I bought this model.

 
Congrats on some fine shooting. I am very happy that the MPOD worked out well for you

Did you put anything under the MPOD feet?

If you found that your missed shots were vertical, that is likely the feet digging into the soft ground. A hunk of outdoor carpet or even a car floor mat will help greatly.

nice to put a face to a name. Glad it is all working out nicely for you.

Enjoy...

Jerry
 
Well, as in everything that is a "first ever", you learn a lot of things. First comp of the day was 60 bullets at 300 yards, for a possible 600. I did a 569. During that event my rear bag gave me problem, I was not positionned properly, the scope is a bit to far to the front for prone, and I had little pieces of wood under the mpod feet to help it track.

At 400, I tried the mpod directly on the ground, and it worked perfect. I kinda made it a track in the dirt, and it went very good. This brought down the front of the rifle, I founght my rear bag a lot less, and my position was better.

Then the rain started, and despite having a rain coat, I discovered very fast what I needed for my next time there.
 
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First ever f-class competition for me today for me and the Axis. 73 5V at 400 yards, 73 4V at 500, and 68 7V at 600. The little 223 performed even better than I could, there was not a lot of wind so this did help, and Jerry's bipod performed very well, glad I bought this model.

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Outstanding! How many other Axis' where on the line? :p
 
How many Axis ? Well let me think........ None ! My rifle was the lowest, cheapest thing on the line. Heck, the bipod is worth more than the scope there is on it. Vortex crossfire in 8-32 x 50.

One thing I was very proud of. At the 500 yards line, I was squading (shooting in pair ?) with a gentleman who started shooting when I was very young. He was shooting a 6.5 x 47 on a Remington action, with a pricy fiberglass stock, a good rest, and at one point he asked me if my bullet were radio-controlled. He finished his 500 yards match with the same score as I did, 73 4v. Was I lucky or did he have a bad time, I will never know, but I was very happy with the outcome.

I have a bit of modification to do on my stock for next time. I will attend the "Invitation Valcartier" match in september, 2 day event. This morning I dismantle the complete action for a good cleaning, it rained a bit yesterday.

On the 600 yard match I had a weird moment. Started the match with 13.75 moa of elevation, it was not bad for the first 5 shot. Then I got 3 that were down to the left (which costed me a couple of points) Then I cranked up the elevation to 15.5moa, and for the last 7 shots, I had 6 v and one 5. I have no idea what happened.
 
that is fantastic, and what the sport is all about!!!
congrats on your home smithing and stock work, very gratifying to be in the hunt with your own handywork, isn't it?!
downside is now your screwed, no turning back! better start stocking up on components.
look forward to seeing future results, lee
 
bobfortier said:
On the 600 yard match I had a weird moment. Started the match with 13.75 moa of elevation, it was not bad for the first 5 shot. Then I got 3 that were down to the left (which costed me a couple of points) Then I cranked up the elevation to 15.5moa, and for the last 7 shots, I had 6 v and one 5. I have no idea what happened.
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As long as you are confident in your initial zero, then it might be the scope not holding zero

Check to make sure all the nuts and bolts are tight as things will loosen with rds fired.

Sounds like you have a great shooter once you are on target so maybe try another known scope and see if this ghost goes away.

OR we can discuss that new scope you were after... :)

Jerry
 
One of the big appeals and reasons for F class growth is the ability to compete without spending a fortune.

Yes, you must have enough accuracy and consistency to hit the 5/V ring but adding a huge amount more money will not necessarily help.

If you can't account for the conditions, money will not buy you success.

Jerry
 
bobfortier said:
How many Axis ? Well let me think........ None ! My rifle was the lowest, cheapest thing on the line. Heck, the bipod is worth more than the scope there is on it. Vortex crossfire in 8-32 x 50.

One thing I was very proud of. At the 500 yards line, I was squading (shooting in pair ?) with a gentleman who started shooting when I was very young. He was shooting a 6.5 x 47 on a Remington action, with a pricy fiberglass stock, a good rest, and at one point he asked me if my bullet were radio-controlled. He finished his 500 yards match with the same score as I did, 73 4v. Was I lucky or did he have a bad time, I will never know, but I was very happy with the outcome.
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I love that! In the one vintage shoot I did, at 100 yards standing I remember beating out an HK with the No.4 I inherited from my dad. It's a great feeling. Doing more with less, just seems like the way to go for me.
 
Mystic Precision said:
As long as you are confident in your initial zero, then it might be the scope not holding zero

Check to make sure all the nuts and bolts are tight as things will loosen with rds fired.

Sounds like you have a great shooter once you are on target so maybe try another known scope and see if this ghost goes away.

OR we can discuss that new scope you were after... :)

Jerry
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New scope ? Yeah this crossed my mind. You can rest assured you will be the first to get an e-mail when the time comes. Money is tight right now and I'm going on vacation at the end of June, but when I get back I'll see about it.
 
Hi all

I tought you might be interested in the latest modifications I made on my budget F-Class gun. First thing I did is to add a piece of aluminium angle under the buttstock. Took the idea from Jonathan who was with Team Canada at the 2013 f-class world championship. This way I am sure that the tracking will be improved.



I also added an acrylic cheek riser. I took a flat piece of acrylic, heated it with a heat gun until it folded, then I cutted it and polished the side. It is visible on that pic.



Also visible on this picture is the rear bag. I took my el-cheapo rear bag, filled it with heavy sand, and I screwed it on a baltic birch plywood I had. Then I took 3 adjustables legs that are about 1 1/2 inch diameter so I can level the rear bag. I did 3 holes in my shooting mat so the rear bag rest on the ground and not on the mat.

I also took the 2 rear carpet from my Toyota Echo and I fixed them in front of the shooting mat so the Mpod can slide more easily.

And last, I find it hard to lift my head all the time to check out which way to turn the turret on the scope, so I took my letter punch set, and I "wrote" the direction just behind the safety. No more head lifting. This pic is from another stock I have. Until I have enough time playing with my scope to remember this, I'll check from time to time the directions on the stock.



Hope you like it. For next season I decided to invest time and money on the case prep and reloading aspect of the sport. I bought 200 brand new Lapua case to start, waiting for them in the mail.

Hope you like it
 
Awesome work Bob, you are a true craftsman. I don't know if this will help you with your scope adjustments or not. I compare my scope windage knobs to a right handed screw. If I want to "drive" the bullet down or left I screw the knobs in, and reverse (obviously) for up and right, a ccw turn "sucks" the bullet out with the knob. Make any sense??
 
wapitiwhacker said:
Awesome work Bob, you are a true craftsman. I don't know if this will help you with your scope adjustments or not. I compare my scope windage knobs to a right handed screw. If I want to "drive" the bullet down or left I screw the knobs in, and reverse (obviously) for up and right, a ccw turn "sucks" the bullet out with the knob. Make any sense??
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Wow, thanks for the tip, it does make a lot of sense indeed
 
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