Well it's official, F Class has its own rule book now.
seems pretty loose on the electronics part. put the triggercam on some f class shooting!!!!!A few points that stand out on first look:
As far as electronics, this is the only mention in the book that I found
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Other newly added items I found as well
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They were never there.Subliminal messaging to get the FClass guys back to XTC!
Odd. They use an image of a guy shooting a completely different discipline.Yes, I find it odd that they kept the image of a person shooting 200 yd RF - with an iron-sighted M1A, no less - for the cover of a rule book on F-class?
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They were never there.
Around here a good portion were at one point or another. But you are correct, some jumped headfirst into one of the most equipment expensive sports out there without any prior competitive shooting.They were never there.
Danny
In turn, I chalk up 17 years of XTC (5 years of LR included), followed by 7 years of Palma rifle, followed by 1 year of FTR, and thereafter 14 years of F-Class Open. Don't even think "they've never been there". It all started with an M1A/M-14.They were never there.
Danny
Upon reading the new 2024 rules I was curious about how the new rules committee addressed the "spirit of the rules" philosophy.
Page 6 of the new 2024 NRA rules governing F-Class:
SPIRIT OF F-CLASSModern F-Class competition was born in Canada and evolved from and remains a form of High Power Rifle competition. The spirit of these Rules demand that F-Class competition remain true to its parent (High Power Fullbore) and demands that F-Class refrain from becoming a form of “prone benchrest”. While it is both inevitable and desirable that the American competitive spirit generate improvements in technology and equipment, it is also imperative that F-Class High Power Rifle Competition not devolve into an “arms race” based upon technological advances such that F-Class no longer resembles its parent or remains true to the spirit of its origin. When interpreting these Rules pertaining to equipment, the question should be asked “Is this consistent with what was envisioned when F-Class began?”
And here is the original and still current (2018) wording from the International Confederation of Fullbore Rifle Associations rules and regulations for F-Class Rifle shooting.
F1.11. The spirit of the F-Class Rules is to encourage innovation, and Match Referees and Committees will bear this philosophy in mind in ruling on issues not covered by these rules.
So here are my thoughts:
Should innovation be encouraged or restricted? As a manufacturer of F-Class equipment I was of the opinion that innovation was within the boundaries of existing rules so long as it did not conflict with a standing rule. It would seem after reading the new NRA interpretation of "spirit of the rules" that this is not the current philosophy and is in fact reflected by the current rules.
I'm about done preaching now but here are my final thoughts:
The "Spirit of the Rule" meaning, and intent, has been bastardized by the new NRA rules and no longer encourages innovation. Why should I spend time, energy, or cash to design new gear for F-Class shooters only to have it restricted by the next meeting of the rules committee? And furthermore, I would argue for a change in name from F-Open to F-Restricted or F-Limited perhaps.
Rod
Subliminal messaging to get the FClass guys back to XTC!
Odd. They use an image of a guy shooting a completely different discipline.
Danny