I see a lot of discussion, questions and answers (some incorrect) on F-Class that actually pertain to the rules. This is understandable since this is a relatively new sport and there are a lot of new folks shooting F-Class that do not have experience in the shooting sports. F-Class is an NRA High Power Rifle competitive shooting discipline and the rules for F-Class are in the NRA High Power Rifle rule book. If you participate in the sport I would recommend that you get a copy of the rule book and begin to learn about the rules governing the sport. I have started this thread so that we can have a convenient place to devote to this topic.
F-Class Rules
- Thread starter chkunz
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NO MUZZLE BRAKES in F-T/R. Aint that right, Dean ?! Seymour
XTR
F-TR obssessed shooting junkie
High Power Rules (which includes F class)
2014 Rule changes
It really is worth a read if you are going to compete.
2014 Rule changes
It really is worth a read if you are going to compete.
smoking-brass
shoot straight....shoot often
Very easy to download and everyone should read the rules! 
Turbulent Turtle
F-TR competitor
T-REX said:
It does not.
It says:
3.16.1 Compensators and Muzzle Brakes—The use of compensators or muzzle brakes is prohibited. (snip)
I don't now what a "muzzle break" is.
Here are some things that may be helpful in your use of the NRA High Power Rifle Rule Book.
The format for all NRA Rule Books for the various NRA shooting disciplines; High Power Rifle (which includes F-Class), Pistol, Smallbore Prone, Smallbore 3P, Five Meter BB, Ten Meter Air gun, etc. are the same so if you are familiar with the format for one discipline it is easy to use the rule book for another discipline. The safety rules are up front and there is a lot of safety imbedded within the rules themselves like the requirement for the use of the empty chamber indicator (ECI). All rule books have a Table of Contents and the major topics are the same for all rule books. All rule books have an index and the High Power Rifle rule book has a glossary. Many competitors and even Match Directors think they "know the rules" but there are over 5,000 possible situations using the rules and often folks that think they know or simply guess get it wrong so sometimes the best answer is "I do not know" and look it up in the rule book.
The format for all NRA Rule Books for the various NRA shooting disciplines; High Power Rifle (which includes F-Class), Pistol, Smallbore Prone, Smallbore 3P, Five Meter BB, Ten Meter Air gun, etc. are the same so if you are familiar with the format for one discipline it is easy to use the rule book for another discipline. The safety rules are up front and there is a lot of safety imbedded within the rules themselves like the requirement for the use of the empty chamber indicator (ECI). All rule books have a Table of Contents and the major topics are the same for all rule books. All rule books have an index and the High Power Rifle rule book has a glossary. Many competitors and even Match Directors think they "know the rules" but there are over 5,000 possible situations using the rules and often folks that think they know or simply guess get it wrong so sometimes the best answer is "I do not know" and look it up in the rule book.
There you have it, one spelling bee champ correcting another. You meant "know".
Think I might be a little over weight but really don't feel like chopping of 3/4 inch of my barrel will they let me shoot and then disqualify me or do they disqualify you right from the start.
Wjesswheel said:
At NRA Approved & Registered Matches I've ran and others I competed in, Tech was held prior to the Match, just like Service Rifle, all rifles were weighed, if you had any doubts about your equipment that was the time to speak up.....
A guy was caught trying to use a 21 lb. rifle in F/TR, they let him compete as F/Open.....
Others with mono pods, brakes, adjustable rear rests, overweight etc....still could compete, the scores would not be sent in to the NRA or count toward Awards.
Warren Dean
Team Savage F-TR
terryperkins said:
Yeah...this place can be pretty entertaining, Terry.
Turbulent Turtle
F-TR competitor
terryperkins said:
Oh, come on. Give me a brake. I don't know how to brake this to you, but there's a slight difference between a typo while typing on a smartphone and the flagrant misuse of a critical word while quoting from the gospel of the NRA. I hate to brake up the festivities here but the confusion between break and brake when it comes to describing the device that is added at the muzzle to slow down, tame or otherwise retard the recoil of the firearm and render bystanders deaf is fairly widespread and in some cases deeply ingrained in the psyche of various posters.
So let's all take a brake for a few minutes and ponder the use of those homophones and make sure that when we do say something is not allowed in competition we are referring to the device previously described and not a defective firearm.
Whilst we are on the subject of homophones, another favorite albeit less egregious as the one in question, is the seemingly random selection of the words "there," "they're" and "their" and let's not forget "fair" and "fare." Another great pair is "discreet" and "discrete."
Ok, brake's over. Everybody back to the subject of rules.
Erik Cortina
Team Lapua Brux Borden Captain
bayou shooter said:
Ok, let's not loose our temper over this.
Turbulent Turtle
F-TR competitor
Erik Cortina said:Ok, let's not loose our temper over this.
Good one, Erik.
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