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some matches are classed as short 500-600 and usually the long matches are 800-900-and a 1000

spud wrote:some matches are classed as short 500-600 and usually the long matches are 800-900-and a 1000

there is only one short-range match, the season opener at Diggle (500, 600yd in April). All others are normally 800-1,000 (Diggle and Bisley); 1,000 only (Blair Atholl); or 1,000-1,200yd (the July Bisely Long-Range Meeting shot alongside a Match Rifle meeting).

All of the above are weekend 2-day jobs except for the final Bisley round (and final league round of the year) in early November that doubles up as the annual F Class European Championship that has practice on Thursday, individual matches on Friday, Saturday, and team matches on Sunday morning before the combined event prizegiving and F Class Assoc annual league prizegiving.

The minimum ammo requirement is 75 rounds for score plus 8 sighters plus blow-offs. Some weekends can see more required. As a registered association member you get the programme plus entries emailed for each event that give full details including the matches and rounds needed.

The GB FCA has its own website
http://www.freewebs.com/fclassuk/associationstuff.htm

and there is an F Class report by Les Holgate in each and every issue of the free online magazine TargetShooter.co.uk under the title The Long View, usually on page 80-something.

http://www.targetshooter.co.uk/

The current issue has a 2-page report on the opening Diggle round; the June issue that goes live on the 1st of the month will have equally detailed coverage of this Blair round.

All of last year's issues are available through the 'past issues' facility on the sidebar on the home page and anybody interested in trying F Class at national league level for the first time would likely find it useful to view them and read the 'Long View' reports.

Hope these pointers help.

Laurie wrote:

spud wrote:some matches are classed as short 500-600 and usually the long matches are 800-900-and a 1000

there is only one short-range match, the season opener at Diggle (500, 600yd in April). All others are normally 800-1,000 (Diggle and Bisley); 1,000 only (Blair Atholl); or 1,000-1,200yd (the July Bisely Long-Range Meeting shot alongside a Match Rifle meeting).

All of the above are weekend 2-day jobs except for the final Bisley round (and final league round of the year) in early November that doubles up as the annual F Class European Championship that has practice on Thursday, individual matches on Friday, Saturday, and team matches on Sunday morning before the combined event prizegiving and F Class Assoc annual league prizegiving.

The minimum ammo requirement is 75 rounds for score plus 8 sighters plus blow-offs. Some weekends can see more required. As a registered association member you get the programme plus entries emailed for each event that give full details including the matches and rounds needed.

The GB FCA has its own website
http://www.freewebs.com/fclassuk/associationstuff.htm

and there is an F Class report by Les Holgate in each and every issue of the free online magazine TargetShooter.co.uk under the title The Long View, usually on page 80-something.

http://www.targetshooter.co.uk/

The current issue has a 2-page report on the opening Diggle round; the June issue that goes live on the 1st of the month will have equally detailed coverage of this Blair round.

All of last year's issues are available through the 'past issues' facility on the sidebar on the home page and anybody interested in trying F Class at national league level for the first time would likely find it useful to view them and read the 'Long View' reports.

Hope these pointers help.

very true laurie its a good guide to new shooters as i found out at diggle when i shot there this year and even got mentioned oin your mag as well a few times ( the giddy heights of fame)

Laurie wrote:All of last year's issues are available through the 'past issues' facility on the sidebar on the home page and anybody interested in trying F Class at national league level for the first time would likely find it useful to view them and read the 'Long View' reports.

Hope these pointers help.

They are certainly worth a read, and well done Laurie with the .223 - a brilliant result for you and the 'little one' and hopefully it will create more interest for the smaller calibre.

ovenpaa wrote:

Laurie wrote:All of last year's issues are available through the 'past issues' facility on the sidebar on the home page and anybody interested in trying F Class at national league level for the first time would likely find it useful to view them and read the 'Long View' reports.

Hope these pointers help.

They are certainly worth a read, and well done Laurie with the .223 - a brilliant result for you and the 'little one' and hopefully it will create more interest for the smaller calibre.

it has for me dave im thinking of a 222-338 lap

spud wrote:It has for me dave im thinking of a 222-338 lap

224-50BMG seems to be reasonable option as well :)

Christel's 22-6.5x47 always impresses me, even out to 1200 it seems happy.

Thanks Laurie that's really useful info.