Tactical Rifles used in IBS competitions

[Mulligan]

Just an observation from a 600 yard benchrest match director.


At the Western Colorado Rifle and Silhouette Club we have a small award for the highest score shot each day and another award for the smallest group shot each day.

Last weekend we hosted the 600 yard Colorado State Championship.

After the shooting was done and everything was picked up and put away we handed out awards for the weekends match.

It was my pleasure to hand out the small group award for both days to our tactical shooters. This also happened at last years state shoot.

With the IBS rules allowing the tactical shooters to use a front rest and the high quality actions designed to feed from high quality magazines, it appears benchrest shooters have stumbled across a game changer.

Those mag fed rifle actions like Kelbly’s Atlas Tactical are really just spectacular. We also see a good many rifles built on Manners stocks that shoot very well.

Is this happening at other matches across the country?

CW

 

[quest450]

Just look at Ronnie Milford, he shoots his Tactical rifle as small as his benchrest guns, it really is impressive and IIRC he has several world records pending this year.......my hero

 

[jackieschmidt]

I assume the IBS has suspended the rule requiring Rifles to be hand loaded one round at a time in 600/1000 yard Benchrest.

Are they open to doing the same for Short Range Benchrest, especially Group?

 

[foster]

I assume the IBS has suspended the rule requiring Rifles to be hand loaded one round at a time in 600/1000 yard Benchrest.

Are they open to doing the same for Short Range Benchrest, especially Group?

No, have to be single loaded per the long range rules.
From the rule book:
Magazines. Contestants with rifles who have actions requiring a magazine will only use the
443 magazine to support a single round as it is being chambered, under appropriate command of the
444 Range Officer. At no time will any contestant’s rifle magazine(s) be loaded anywhere on the
445 range. Violators are subject to disqualification and being banned from the range

 

[LRPV]

Feeding from magazines is allowed in the tactical class.

 

[Mulligan]

I assume the IBS has suspended the rule requiring Rifles to be hand loaded one round at a time in 600/1000 yard Benchrest.

Are they open to doing the same for Short Range Benchrest, especially Group?

Jackie,
the HG and LG class has not change.

The IBS added a Tactical class that allows feeding from a mag....... the gun has to be able to mag feed, the shooter can if they desire, single feed.

CW

 

[jackieschmidt]

I see. It’s a different classification of Rifle. I was not aware of that.

Being that catching a condition and “running” the target so to speak, is very desirable, have you noticed if the magazine rifles can shoot any faster than a regular Benchrest Rifle.

 

[Mulligan]

I see. It’s a different classification of Rifle. I was not aware of that.

Being that catching a condition and “running” the target so to speak, is very desirable, have you noticed if the magazine rifles can shoot any faster than a regular Benchrest Rifle.

They darn sure can!

With the modern magazines and modern actions, even a dasher or bra can feed slick as a whistle.

I will try and catch some video at the next match if the shooters don't mind. My guess is they are tiding up and policing brass 7-9 seconds after the first trigger pull.

CW

 

[Dgd6mm]

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