rules for F T/R

[9sigman45]

The funny thing is that a US F-T/R shooter (my team mate ) using a bipod beat ALL comers. By "ALL" I mean those shooting in F-T/R, F-F and F-Open.

There is a very political debate going on in Canadian F/TR over the use of the front rest.

It is a holdover from the Canadian-only F(F), literally Farquharson(Farquharson), in honour of the Canadian founder of F Class. Only .223 or .308 is permitted in F(F) but a front rest may be used.

At the 2010 Canadian Championships F/TR and F(F) were combined into one category, F/TR, for prize purposes. Thus bipod and front rest were shooting side by each. There were two Canadians shooting under the old F(F) rules with a front rest. This upset some members of Team U.S. who had been told that F/TR at the 2010 Canadians would be shot under ICFRA rules, bipod only.

I was involved in a 3-way conversation with a member of Team U.S. and one of the F(F) Canadians. The U.S. shooter was registering his displeasure over the front rest and the F(F) Canadian was saying he would be shooting with a front rest until he is lowered into the ground.

The kicker in all of this is that the two F(F) Canadians are long time past Exec members in the DCRA and are held in very high regard for their service over the years. It will be interesting to see if these two shoot for "honours only" at the 2011 Canadians or if they are allowed to fully participate in F/TR with their front rests.

A very touchy subject.

 

[jonbearman]

What are the main differences between f class and ftr class and f-open and what type of rifle qualifys to do this? Does it have to be a savage or 40x or what.I am a little thick,so please help me understand.I looked at the NRA rules and it is somewhat complicated.

 

[Steve Blair]

The F-Class rules are attached. There are two divisions within U.S. F-Class; F-Class Open (F-O) and F-Class Target Rifle (F-TR). F-O rifles look a lot like long range benchrest rifles and are fired from a rest. F-TR rifles may use either a sling or bipod, but no rest. Any safe rifle may be used that meets weight requirements. F-O must be .35 caliber or smaller and F-TR must be either .308 Win or .223 Rem. Any sight may be used.

The rules are actually clear on all these points. Read through them and the differences should become apparent. Ask if anything seems confusing.