Time needed for competition shooting.

Kelly Timoffee

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I have been throwing the idea around of getting into competition shooting, something long range or precision style.

I have acquired what I think would be enough gear to get started as a beginner.

My question is, aside from practicing, loading , etc.......

How much time does one have to set aside for such an undertaking and what kind of travel is involved??

I just do not have much spare time ,I enjoy recreational shooting, just figured a new challenge wouldn't be a bad idea.
 
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Put in as much time as you can afford.

To be competitive, allot of time. If you wanna get out and enjoy yourself and the comradery, not much.
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Get out and enjoy yourself and get to know other shooters in the discipline of your choice....the addiction will take care of the rest (including finding the time and money to shoot more) :D
 
Kelly Timoffee said:
How much time does one have to set aside for such an undertaking and what kind of travel is involved??
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I think that would be almost impossible to answer for you. Everyone is different as far as expectations are concerned. Don't worry about it and just focus on doing what you can and enjoy yourself.

You can shoot long range/F class in almost every province if you want to travel that much.
 
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I guess another question, is there a minimum you have to compete? Or can you just go when you can type of thing?

Just wondering about membership fees to these places, volunteer time, stuff like that.
 
You can shoot as much as you like, the SPRA membership fee is $50 per year. You must contact Doug Potter if you are going out on an non-scheduled day and you must put out the range flags. There are practice dates too this year were you can just practice. Long range is different than point blank and the range is not setup for plinkers. You need to have at least one person with you in the butts to pull and mark your target. The next sch. date is late April 2011. See the web site, under Programs and Matches. www.saskrifle.ca This range lets you stretch your legs, big time. It has berms to shoot off up to 1200 yds from the butts and if you really want, you can park at the fence and shot out of the bed of a truck and you are 1660 yds from the target. This is your closest LR range. The next closest for you is either just east of Winnipeg at St Charles range MPRA or 45 minutes west of Calgary at the APRA's Homestead ranges.
 
Kelly, there are several guys locally that I only ever see once or twice per year at any sort of competition. It is what you make of it or want from it!

Understand that club level matchs are really really informal and are about having fun. When you compete in Provincial, regional or national championships, things are a tad more fromal, but not much. The PGWDTI was a perfect example: We had experienced shooters and we had guys in their first match. We had full-on customs, and we had factory Remingtons as well. I'm speakaing about F-Class, which uses the type of equipment you have...

The best piece of advice I can give you is stay close to Kodiak1298571298537192875109270198273419827431982734709182730498172034987 or whatver Kieth calls himself, and try one of the F-Class outings they have at their excellent range.

CyaN1de is absolutely right.......
 
Ok guys, these are the answers I was after, I just wasn't sure on the formality of it all.

Something new and wanted to be sure.Don't wanna just show up and go DUH!!:confused:

Thanks again for the guidance.
 
Depending on how you approach sports, it might be best to consider 4-6 local competitions in your first year and 10-12, including 1-2 adjacent provinces (optional), in your second. The crowd out at Nokomis are great and you might just find yourself shooting more than you initially considered. Long range shooting can be incredibly frustrating and/or rewarding at any given distance each day, but the friends you make along the way make it worth it.
 
WOW , my head is spinning!! I went over the rules, quickly!!

Won't be remembering much of that.

So how many different disciplines is there in F-Class or must you compete in all at all distances?

Excuse my ignorance I am tryin to make heads and tails of the rules.
 
To simplify, if you want to use any chamber besides a 308 or 223, you are in F Open.

Keep it under 22lbs and build your better mousetrap.

308 and 223 fall into F TR. Here you have similar freedoms except you have an 18lbs limit and must use a front bipod.

You will shoot in only 1 class during the entire match and you have the option to shoot all available distances.

Which is one of the reasons I really like F class - no matter how I am doing, I will get to shoot alot all weekend.

Jerry
 
Kelly Timoffee said:
So how many different disciplines is there in F-Class or must you compete in all at all distances?
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Just as a few examples of distances.

BC Championships are shot at 300, 400, 500, & 600m (4 Day Match)
Lower Mainland Regional shot at same distances but only a 2 day Match

We have 300 and 500m at our range and hold club level matches a few times a year

A Palma match is 700, 800 & 900m (or 800, 900 and 1000yds)

At the US F-Class Nationals they did 600 and 1000yds only

At the Western Canadian Championships in Winnipeg they shot 800, 900 and 1000yds

The match being put on will determine the ranges being shot but typically the ranges you can expect to shoot are 300, 500, 600, 700, 800 & 900m (300, 500, 600, 800, 900 & 1000yds)
 
Don't be afraid head out and give it a whirl.

In the few years I've been doing it I have yet to see one FClasser be a purposeful jerk to another FClasser or try to make them feel unwelcome in any way. If anything I've seen most go out of their way to welcome rookies and help them nail that first V.
 
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