Competition with scoped bolt rifle?

[hessy]

Is there a competition with scoped bolt rifles? I have 2 rifles that I shoot consistently sub-MOA prone or standing. The problem is, I can't see targets without a powerful scope. Competitions in our area are all high power where people shoot ARs with iron sights...
thanks in advance

 

[USSR]

Is there a competition with scoped bolt rifles? I have 2 rifles that I shoot consistently sub-MOA prone or standing. The problem is, I can't see targets without a powerful scope. Competitions in our area are all high power where people shoot ARs with iron sights...
thanks in advance

F Class. You shoot from the prone position at a target 5/8 of a mile (1,000 yards) away. The NRA has finally come up with some provisional rules (see below).

Don

http://www.nrahq.org/compete/rules/rul_hpr_06.pdf

 

[BobCat]

hessy,

F-Class, exactly! And I don't know that all F-Class matches are at 1,000 yards - maybe to be official they are, but some "club" matches are not.

I don't know where you are located, but our club near Houston has F-Class in our 300-yard prone match every month. If you are near Houston let me know and I'll give you details.

Regards,
Andrew

 

[Zak Smith]

Sure, besides the more sedate target shooting, there are some tactical/field style matches-- they are to F-class/high-power what IPSC/3Gun is to NRA Bullseye pistol.

They include:
TACPRO sniper match, TX
Snipers Hide Challenge, TX
Intl Tactical Rifleman Championships, WY
Practical Rifle Team Challenge, NM (I posted a match annoucement here)
Sporting Rifle Match, NM (monthly, see my signature)
Badlands sniper match
Snipers Paradize sniper Challenge
.. and a bunch of others you can find on Snipershide.com.

USPSA also now has a "MOR" (manually operated rifle) side-class, so you can check them out too.

 

[Owen]

You shoot sub-moa while standing?

Damn.

 

[hessy]

thanks for replies

Thanks all who replied. I will check into F class. I haven't seen people shooting 1000-yards in our area (Eastern Mass), but the range goes up to 600 yards. I was invited to a high power competition and was told that I could use a scope for 600 yards, but my results would not count in the competition.
No, I can't shoot consistently sub-MOA standing, I should not state that. On a good day, I can shoot MOA standing (3-shots, with Tikka 223 Rem rifle). But I can do sub-MOA prone, no question.

 

[Jim Watson]

I have been shooting a little F-class - just today sighted in my .308 for 600 yards. The places I have been, F-class shot alongside regular prone long range at both 600 and 1000 yards. They just posted the scores accordingly. Last one I went to at Ft Benning, they had Service Rifle, Any(rifle)-Iron(sights), Any(rifle)-Any(sight)[=scope], all shot prone with sling; plus F-class, scope and artificial rest allowed.

You don't get into exclusive F-class matches until the championships at Oak Ridge.

If the range doesn't have 1000 yards, all shooting is at 600, as it will be at Memphis where I will go Sunday if weather is not too bad. No reason not to shoot on reduced targets at whatever range is available, like Bobcat.

 

[hipwr223]

If you can hold anywhere near 1 MOA in offhand and shoot sub MOA in prone all the time at distance, then will win EVERY single match you go to in this country including Camp Perry.