Gudience on starting new local Shoot

[foxguy]

Our Club is probably going to be starting a Local Shoot shooting possibly some of the Ground Hog score targets and possible eggs @ 200 and 300 yards( that's the longest we can shoot.
I have been talking with a couple of other shooters on Rifle classes. I am fairly sure their could be 6-8 custom benchrest rifle shooters who would start shooting these type of shoots.
I know that there would probably be 3-4 shooters who have had Custom Barrels put on their rifles with bedding work and trigger work. Then there will be 3 possible 4 of us with the Savage F Class 6mm BR Factory Rifle. Could be 1-2 shooters with Custom Shop 40x Remingtons . And then some other Factory Rifles Rugers, Remingtons, Winchesters......

I was saying we should probably have 2 - Rifle shooting Class's.


Custom Class-
I was thinking the Custom Bench Rest rifles and rifles with Custom Barrels would be in One Class and Possibly the Remington Custom Shop Rifle included with them.

Factory Class
I was thinking the other rifles in a Factory Class in the Factory class we would allow the rifles to be Bedded , and the Triggers to be reworked. A thumb hole style aftermarket stock on a Factory action/barreled would be allowed (the thing I don't know about is if its fair to have the Savage F class 6MM BR in the Factory Class.

I am not a Bench Rest shooter so I don't know about these shooting class things.

We would be shooting off of a bench, allow front Bags, Bi pods, and probably a Rest. The rear of the stock would have to be supported by the shooters non-trigger hand- a Shooting Mitt would be allowed on that hand to aid as a rear rest.

My fear is the Custom Benchrest rifles would outclass the Factory rifles so badly that the Factory rifle shooters wouldn't stand a chance.

We are just starting to try and put this local match together and would like to get it as fair as possible to interest more shooters.

Please share your thoughts- I have read the Rifle Class breakdown on the Ground Hog Shoots and thought we may try to make this similar.

Thanks

Dang - meant to say Guidance - getting Old....

 

[Immike]

It's a good idea to have similar rules as neighboring clubs so everyone can bounce back and forth. Simple as possible is also a good way to go starting out. Factory is bedding and triggers only to me but I'm not in ground hog territory so again keep it like they expect it to be. Stay organized and keep it fun! Good luck to you guys!

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

Our Club is probably going to be starting a Local Shoot shooting possibly some of the Ground Hog score targets and possible eggs @ 200 and 300 yards( that's the longest we can shoot.
I have been talking with a couple of other shooters on Rifle classes. I am fairly sure their could be 6-8 custom benchrest rifle shooters who would start shooting these type of shoots.
I know that there would probably be 3-4 shooters who have had Custom Barrels put on their rifles with bedding work and trigger work. Then there will be 3 possible 4 of us with the Savage F Class 6mm BR Factory Rifle. Could be 1-2 shooters with Custom Shop 40x Remingtons . And then some other Factory Rifles Rugers, Remingtons, Winchesters......

I was saying we should probably have 2 - Rifle shooting Class's.


Custom Class-
I was thinking the Custom Bench Rest rifles and rifles with Custom Barrels would be in One Class and Possibly the Remington Custom Shop Rifle included with them.

Factory Class
I was thinking the other rifles in a Factory Class in the Factory class we would allow the rifles to be Bedded , and the Triggers to be reworked. A thumb hole style aftermarket stock on a Factory action/barreled would be allowed (the thing I don't know about is if its fair to have the Savage F class 6MM BR in the Factory Class.

I am not a Bench Rest shooter so I don't know about these shooting class things.

We would be shooting off of a bench, allow front Bags, Bi pods, and probably a Rest. The rear of the stock would have to be supported by the shooters non-trigger hand- a Shooting Mitt would be allowed on that hand to aid as a rear rest.

My fear is the Custom Benchrest rifles would outclass the Factory rifles so badly that the Factory rifle shooters wouldn't stand a chance.

We are just starting to try and put this local match together and would like to get it as fair as possible to interest more shooters.

Please share your thoughts- I have read the Rifle Class breakdown on the Ground Hog Shoots and thought we may try to make this similar.

Thanks

Dang - meant to say Guidance - getting Old....

Your rules seem like a common sense approach....much like UBR. Check out their site. Www.ultimatebenchrest.com.

 

[Nowhere Man]

Why not break it down by caliber? F-Class has the F T/R guys who shoot either 223 or 308. Every one else shoots Open Class.

 

[savagedasher]

I think you will find reactionary or steel target you will keep their interest better . Larry

 

[Nowhere Man]

Don't leave out the AR guys. They could probably have there own division.

 

[savagedasher]

Paint balls are fun and inexpensive . Take a backer dent it with a ball pean hammer and a drop of silicone work great . Larry

 

[Alex Wheeler]

When it comes to keeping things fair the biggest thing is how the rifles are supported and track. The stock. A 6mmbr in a repeater/tactical setup is no less accurate than a 6mmbr benchrest rifle. The difference is one is held and shot off a bipod, the other is held in front and rear bags. Weight is also a factor. The heavier the rifle the better it can be made to track. Tracking equals faster shots as well as the ability to shoot blind when mirage is bad. So in my opinion, a flat bottom stock/rests class and a bi-pod/rear bag class, and maybe a factory unmodified class. However, it depends on the kind of guys you want to attract too. At first you may want to leave it wide open to get as many out to shoot as you can and implement rules as they become needed.

 

[foxguy]

When it comes to keeping things fair the biggest thing is how the rifles are supported and track. The stock. A 6mmbr in a repeater/tactical setup is no less accurate than a 6mmbr benchrest rifle. The difference is one is held and shot off a bipod, the other is held in front and rear bags. Weight is also a factor. The heavier the rifle the better it can be made to track. Tracking equals faster shots as well as the ability to shoot blind when mirage is bad. So in my opinion, a flat bottom stock/rests class and a bi-pod/rear bag class, and maybe a factory unmodified class. However, it depends on the kind of guys you want to attract too. At first you may want to leave it wide open to get as many out to shoot as you can and implement rules as they become needed.

Alex , I really appreciate your input. I was thinking possibly I shouldn't do anything to start with.

Thanks