Match rules for firearm configurations

[Snozzberries]

Trying this again, with a better description, and without the poll. (Don't post polls.)

I'm curious if the firearm in the below picture would be legal in the matches you shoot. Specifically, what are the rules concerning the stock. As you can see from this heavily obscured picture, both the cheek riser and the butt plate have been removed. This allows the shooter to shoot the rifle without making contact to it.

For the matches you shoot, are you required to make contact with your shoulder? Cheek? Can you take the stock apart like this? Can I build a crazy custom stock of my own?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

We shoot a lot of different matches here and that stock should be legal for anything, whether it would win a particular discipline or not is another question

 

[Snozzberries]

We shoot a lot of different matches here and that stock should be legal for anything, whether it would win a particular discipline or not is another question

Thanks! Do you have rules about any stocks?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Well nbrsa light and heavy varmint have these rules. If you could give us a hint on what type matches you want to participate in we could actually help.

 

[Snozzberries]

Just trying to figure out if rules for stocks are common. It's a made-up match that doesn't really have rules.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Just trying to figure out if rules for stocks are common. It's a made-up match that doesn't really have rules.

Yes most have some sort of rules

 

[Marksman63]

Trying this again, with a better description, and without the poll. (Don't post polls.)

I'm curious if the firearm in the below picture would be legal in the matches you shoot. Specifically, what are the rules concerning the stock. As you can see from this heavily obscured picture, both the cheek riser and the butt plate have been removed. This allows the shooter to shoot the rifle without making contact to it.

For the matches you shoot, are you required to make contact with your shoulder? Cheek? Can you take the stock apart like this? Can I build a crazy custom stock of my own?

It seems a mini F-Class or Rimfire F-Class configuration. The only match condition is total weight including the bipod.

 

[linekin]

If you're interested in shooting sanctioned benchrest matches with it you could shoot it in IR50 Unlimited or any ARA match in the country, as she sits or any other configuration you wish.

 

[jpx2rk]

You say it's a "made-up" match, so I'll "assume" a local club/braggin' rights type match. Ask all the participants if it's "legal" and go from there.

 

[Snozzberries]

It seems a mini F-Class or Rimfire F-Class configuration. The only match condition is total weight including the bipod.

Ah so removing pieces of the stock could actually take an "illegal" firearm and turn it into a "legal" one. Interesting!

Thanks for the feedback everybody. Was just curious what was "normal", and to see how close to "normal" these rules/configurations are.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Normal for what though? You havent said what kind of match rules you want to copy so that stock is illegal just as much as its legal

 

[joshb]

I’m so confused!

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I’m so confused!

Me too, and this is round 2

 

[Snozzberries]

I'm trying to find out what the "average" and "normal" and "most common" rules are concerning stocks.

I was expecting responses such as "What in the world? You can't dismantle your stock." and "So? There's nothing wrong with that. I've seen people do it all the time."

 

[Dusty Stevens]

There are no stock contact rules in any sport as far as i know. Most rules have to do with weight and angles.

 

[kzin]

Buying a 3p Anschutz then stripping the 3p stock stuff off for bench or f-class is certainly a reasonable thing.

If it's used for f-class then shooting without cheek contact is fine but shooting without shoulder contact is arguably illegal. Google for lots of past argument we probably don't want to redo.

I have the nice adjustable cheek rest for my new high-dollar f-class gun sitting in a drawer because it doesn't adjust far enough down to suit me.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Buying a 3p Anschutz then stripping the 3p stock stuff off for bench or f-class is certainly a reasonable thing.

If it's used for f-class then shooting without cheek contact is fine but shooting without shoulder contact is arguably illegal. Google for lots of past argument we probably don't want to redo.

I have the nice adjustable cheek rest for my new high-dollar f-class gun sitting in a drawer because it doesn't adjust far enough down to suit me.

A rifle fired from the shoulder doesnt mean it needs to touch the shoulder, it means no rail type guns and to have at least a traditional style stock that can be fired from the shoulder. Im sure theres people that interpret rules every way they can but that was the original intent

 

[kzin]

A rifle fired from the shoulder doesnt mean it needs to touch the shoulder, it means no rail type guns and to have at least a traditional style stock that can be fired from the shoulder. Im sure theres people that interpret rules every way they can but that was the original intent

I agree with you. I've been 'vigorously' told different here.

 

[drover]

In my experience with many local club matches is that a consistent winner could be shooting an off the shelf $300 rifle with a $100 dollar scope on it and someone will find something to complain about it being illegal. It is just the nature of local club shoots and shooters, getting opinions from here will not likely change anything at your club. Just shoot what you have and go on with life.

drover

 

[Texas10]

Typically rules are written to prevent unfair advantages in competition. Those who are most successful are the ones that figure out how to facture as many rules as possible without actually breaking them.