What is service rifle competition?

[natdscott]

Oh yeah, and for you, for the time being, an A2 is just fine.

100 yards is not very far as regards your vision, and unless you have a lot of experience with iron shooting, it would do you good to stay with an A2 for a season or two. In position shooting, a magnified optic showing you everywhere the crosshair is moving is not always a positive, especially for less mature shooters.

As you get started putting things together (if you do), make sure to ask around...a lot of us have parts piles of great gear sitting around doing nothing, simply because AR parts need birth control.

 

[Twdmar]

I might have gotten carried away, a perfect match with a service rifle has not quite been done yet but 798/800 or whatever the current record is, is pretty close. The perfect 800 must have been done with a match rifle

 

[DR_2297]

Also realize that this game is more mentally frustrating than it is physically difficult. If anyone thinks sweating in a hardback for 20 minutes is the “hard part” of this game then you have never stood on the line at a leg match knowing you are good enough to cut a leg but being mentally unprepared to execute it.

This game is hard and therefore unpopular with the millennial and Gen Y crowd. It isn’t fast paced and instantly gratifying. It is a journey entirely about training and mastering your body and mind. Equipment is overall equal in capability.

You can’t buy points at the gun store or the reloading bench. The targets are generous by benchrest And F class standards but seem awfully damn small when you are standing, sitting or lying there in a sling. Especially at 7 am on a sunny morning at the 200 yard line of Rodriguez or Viale with 1000+ competitors where you get no sighting shots and every one counts for score.

If you thrive on personal enrichment and success rather than how well you can reload or how much $$$ you can throw at a gun smith then this game is for you.

 

[group therapy]

MUCH FUN!!!!! BEGIN WITH OPEN SIGHTS!!!!( I started shooting service rifle matches so I would not learn to be dependent on rest, scopes, and bags). wound up loving it. jump in you WILL NOT regret it!!!!

 

[dbduff]

Do service rifle while you physically can. As in, getting into prone from standing, or just being comfortable in the prone position. Same for siting. Off hand is always a challenge. All of this is a timed event, complete with mag changes. The end result will be you will learn a discipline that will serve you well in your later years if you go to bench rest or FTR. It is the basic rifle education foundation that will serve you well once you no longer feel comfortable with your open sights or the physical effort required to do across the course. It is basically, where to start. And a ton of fun.

 

[marty dabney]

I might have gotten carried away, a perfect match with a service rifle has not quite been done yet but 798/800 or whatever the current record is, is pretty close. The perfect 800 must have been done with a match rifle

I've seen several cleans with a match rifle but the best Service Rifle scores I've seen are a 998 in a 1000 agg and a few 798's. I believe I've seen a clean 500 agg with a Service rifle. I came close 2 years ago but dropped a point in my last shot offhand and 1 in rapid prone. neither should have been lost but I lost focus so...

to the op. it's definitely worth trying. if anything, it will get you out around good people.

 

[r bose]

As others have said, if you're physically able to shoot in position, give it a try. I Can't imagine any local match would turn away someone wanting to shoot his carbine, optic M4, 7.62x39 upper, etc. as long as it was operationally safe. Then you can look into getting a "legal" rifle after deciding you want to stick with the sport.

I started with a carbine and ball 55g ammo many years ago. First match, 210/500 then a 262/500 then a 308/500 and so on. After a year I purchased my legal A2 service rifle and gathered other necessary items. My point is no special equipment needed for now and if you get in touch with the match director I'd bet whatever you needed could be borrowed thru the club, other shooters, state assoc., etc. Go have fun!!

 

[GSS]

Also realize that this game is more mentally frustrating than it is physically difficult. If anyone thinks sweating in a hardback for 20 minutes is the “hard part” of this game then you have never stood on the line at a leg match knowing you are good enough to cut a leg but being mentally unprepared to execute it.

This game is hard and therefore unpopular with the millennial and Gen Y crowd. It isn’t fast paced and instantly gratifying. It is a journey entirely about training and mastering your body and mind. Equipment is overall equal in capability.

You can’t buy points at the gun store or the reloading bench. The targets are generous by benchrest And F class standards but seem awfully damn small when you are standing, sitting or lying there in a sling. Especially at 7 am on a sunny morning at the 200 yard line of Rodriguez or Viale with 1000+ competitors where you get no sighting shots and every one counts for score.

If you thrive on personal enrichment and success rather than how well you can reload or how much $$$ you can throw at a gun smith then this game is for you.

Awesome Post, Fits Perfectly !

 

[10XSHOOTER]

And don't forget a heavy sweatshirt under the coat! Soaks up the sweat

 

[Bob3700]

And don't forget a heavy sweatshirt under the coat! Soaks up the sweat

Shooting Service Rifle across the course is the beginning n end of a journey to becoming a rifleman. The rifle n ammo are all equalized among the competitors. It is ur personal effort to achieve physical n mental discipline.
Shooting a 10 or x in practice is nothing like the last shot of a no sighter leg match that can earn u a leg or not.

It is one of the most satisfying endeavors U can undertake. Don’t even think about it, just jump in and enjoy the challenge/journey.

Once u do, ur place will be among those who have strived to achieve a worthy goal. Rifleman!

Bob. ( DR. P100. HM SR , HM MR & LR Prone)

 

[DarkStar]

I believe I've seen a clean 500 agg with a Service rifle.

At the 2016 National Trophy Team match, Sgt Antonio DiConza (USMC) shot a 500-15x.

Imagine the pressure on that last shot. . .

 

[dcali]

What is service rifle competition? It’s difficult and addictive. You will earn every point you shoot, and as others have said, it is not an equipment race. You just buy basically the same rifle as everyone else, load up the same ammo, and work on hitting the target. I’m no where near good at it, but that’s part of the fun. Only a few very talented shooters hit the ceiling in service rifle.

 

[marty dabney]

At the 2016 National Trophy Team match, Sgt Antonio DiConza (USMC) shot a 500-15x.

Imagine the pressure on that last shot. . .

Suprised I forgot that.he reminded me of that minutes after I shot a 498 at Quantico.like literally minutes.he wasnt even supposed to be there but yet, there he was.

 

[hpshooter]

"It is ur personal effort to achieve physical n mental discipline".

Don't underestimate the mental aspect. My inability to stay focused during a string of fire was my biggest weakness. Still work around arthritis and a couple other age related things and occasionally shoot service rifle and match rifle. It is a great discipline.

 

[DarkStar]

Suprised I forgot that.he reminded me of that minutes after I shot a 498 at Quantico.like literally minutes.he wasnt even supposed to be there but yet, there he was.

So he was just, not there, then *poof*. “Hey Marty, remember when I shot a better score than you?”

 

[marty dabney]

Pretty much.he was on his way to moving to Washington and decided to "drop by and day goodbye"

 

[Pwc]

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[Peebles24]

So something like a S&W MP sport 2 isnt a "legal" rifle for the class?

 

[Mr. Ten-X]

It's a fun game that will teach you how to develop repeatable firing positions and concentrate on all of the tiny nuances of shot execution. It really is "position shooting" and you must master them all before ever considering events that do not allow sighting shots.

On the NRA side, the sport has been dying and for a variety of reasons. Even still, I suggest that everyone try it to broaden the scope of their shooting resume. Many of the things you will learn once you master the game can be applied to other shooting disciplines. If you are able, attend one of the CMP schools that delves into the finite elements of position, how to fire each yardline/stage, proper use of the sling, bone support, natural point of aim and most everything else you might need to know. Even better is if you can attend a small arms firing school put on my the US Army Team. Many things I learned at one are still used every time I am at the range.

 

[marty dabney]

So something like a S&W MP sport 2 isnt a "legal" rifle for the class?

throw a 4x scope or a detachable carry handle rear sight on it and I don't see why it wouldn't be.