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Change the F-Class National Championship CoF?

There is a movement afoot to change the Course of Fire (CoF) of the NRA F-Class National Championships by removing the 300 & 500 yard stages so all shooting will be done at 600 yards.

Why you ask?

There are a number of reasons:
If this is done all the shooting will take place at the most challenging distance. By removing the other two yard lines the shooters experience will be enhanced by shortening the shooting day and reducing shooter fatigue. You won’t have to haul your gear from yard line to yard line. The hosting clubs will save money and effort since they will only have to prep frames for one distance reducing their prep efforts and cost them less money. Who knows perhaps the entry fees will go down.

At every competitors meeting I have attended after the mid-range championships the majority of the competitors voted to make this change and the NRA HP Committee has failed to make the change. That is the reason for this petition. If you are a mid-range F-Class competitor and in favor of the this action print out the attached file, sign it along with your fellow competitors and mail it to the NRA at the address noted on the petition.
 

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I was wondering if they would follow through with our votes. I printed a copy and will get signatures. Is it too late for changing this years format?
 
I was wondering if they would follow through with our votes. I printed a copy and will get signatures. Is it too late for changing this years format?
The committee normally meets in the fall, then changes go to the BoD's in Jan so not change possible until next years matches.
 
There is a movement afoot to change the Course of Fire (CoF) of the NRA F-Class National Championships by removing the 300 & 500 yard stages so all shooting will be done at 600 yards.

Why you ask?

There are a number of reasons:
If this is done all the shooting will take place at the most challenging distance. By removing the other two yard lines the shooters experience will be enhanced by shortening the shooting day and reducing shooter fatigue. You won’t have to haul your gear from yard line to yard line. The hosting clubs will save money and effort since they will only have to prep frames for one distance reducing their prep efforts and cost them less money. Who knows perhaps the entry fees will go down.

At every competitors meeting I have attended after the mid-range championships the majority of the competitors voted to make this change and the NRA HP Committee has failed to make the change. That is the reason for this petition. If you are a mid-range F-Class competitor and in favor of the this action print out the attached file, sign it along with your fellow competitors and mail it to the NRA at the address noted on the petition.


Larry,

Good job!

Thanks for posting. I am in full support - always have been.

John
 
I have a "less than stellar" back.. ANY form of loading and unloading equipment aggravates the situation. Hauling my shooting stuff from one yard line to another and loading / unloading etc.., does NOT make for a fun day. Whether it is 800 then 900 and finally 1000 OR 300 then 500 and finally 600 becomes a ROYAL PITA for me. It is so distasteful for me that I will only shoot the BSWN at 600 and that is it! They tie the "Palma" day into the Sat. / Sun. aggregate in order to win. This forces me to shoot the Palma. By the time I finish with the Palma day, I am one hurting puppy! So, if we can get any relief from all that hauling, I am for it!
 
I specifically am NOT shooting the F-Class Mid Range because there is a 300 and 500 yard relay.

This is a change that should have happened a while ago.

As a relative newcomer, I signed up assuming it was all shot at 600yds. I was disappointed to learn otherwise once the COF was released. I would have shot LR otherwise in spite of having only one LR match under my belt at the time. Too late to change my schedule now so I will still shoot the MR matches this year.
 
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I will not sign the petition. Sure it's a pain in the butt to move from one line to the next. What comes next, get rid of 800/900 and only shoot 1,000. Or how about installing benches at the firing line for F Class. Why not, that will make it much more comfortable. The difficulty of the course is there for a reason. Moving your gear is just part of it. I also am not a young person, so I bought a wagon to haul my stuff from the line. You don't have to shoot 300/500. You could put your gear at the 600 and just keep score for the other shooters. They created F Class so older shooters could continue. Let's leave it alone.
 
snip.... They created F Class so older shooters could continue. Let's leave it alone.

This is in reference to the F-Class Nats. Shooting at 300yds from an F-open set-up with an elevation/windage front rest and 15-20lb rear bag is kind of pointless IMO. If I was shooting standing or sitting/kneeling that would be a different game for certain. I dunno.....I did sign and send the petition. I agree that attendance would likely be higher if all shot at 600yds.
 
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I will not sign the petition. Sure it's a pain in the butt to move from one line to the next. What comes next, get rid of 800/900 and only shoot 1,000. Or how about installing benches at the firing line for F Class. Why not, that will make it much more comfortable. The difficulty of the course is there for a reason. Moving your gear is just part of it. I also am not a young person, so I bought a wagon to haul my stuff from the line. You don't have to shoot 300/500. You could put your gear at the 600 and just keep score for the other shooters. They created F Class so older shooters could continue. Let's leave it alone.

Valid point , and I have always thought midrange should be held separately from the long to prevent it from being swept under the rug. Its a good plan to prevent fatigue before the long range but it could be a longer COF than one day also... that is to decide a national champion....
 
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