There are two subjects in the IBS rulebook that are still not clear to me after much deliberation:
1. Guiding means; (p.3)
The definition of guiding means does not seem to exclude any and all additions to the stock of a rifle. Therefore, the addition of a stabilizer plate on the forend of a rifle would be permitted as long as it still necessary to re-aim the rifle. In this sense, it would be permitted in the heavy varmint class to add a 3’’ plate on a 2.25’’ forend that would give it the same contact on the front rest as that of a pure BR stock.
2. The rules for heavy varmint rifles (p.18)
Is a buttstock like the Savage model 12F Class legal for bench rest? It seems that IBS rules call for a sloped bottom to the buttstock so this rifle would not be legal. The rules make for very heavy reading on this subject and I can’t be sure about my interpretation.
Are the rules clear for everybody else but me?
1. Guiding means; (p.3)
The definition of guiding means does not seem to exclude any and all additions to the stock of a rifle. Therefore, the addition of a stabilizer plate on the forend of a rifle would be permitted as long as it still necessary to re-aim the rifle. In this sense, it would be permitted in the heavy varmint class to add a 3’’ plate on a 2.25’’ forend that would give it the same contact on the front rest as that of a pure BR stock.
2. The rules for heavy varmint rifles (p.18)
Is a buttstock like the Savage model 12F Class legal for bench rest? It seems that IBS rules call for a sloped bottom to the buttstock so this rifle would not be legal. The rules make for very heavy reading on this subject and I can’t be sure about my interpretation.
Are the rules clear for everybody else but me?