Introduc)on to Smallbore F-Class (F-SBR)
Transcript of Introduc)on to Smallbore F-Class (F-SBR)
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Introduc)ontoSmallboreF-Class(F-SBR)
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Thegoalofthefollowingpresenta)onistoprovideabasicintroduc)ontothesportofF-Classsmallbore,commonlyreferredtoasF-SBR.
INTRODUCTION
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BACKGROUNDF-SBRisaderiva)veofthecenterfirerifleversionof“F-Class”u)lizingthe.22rimfirecartridge.Itisfiredfromtheproneposi)onatdistancesbetween50and100yardsandisoneofthefastestgrowingprecisionshoo)ngdisciplinesintheUnitedStates.Newshooterscanenterthesportataminimalcostbyusinganinexpensiverestandalmostanyriflechamberedin.22LR.Astheirinterestsandskilladvance,theycaninvestinmorespecializedequipment.F-SBRisalsoanaturaltransi)onforsmallboreprone“sling”shooterstoextendtheircareers.Theuseofsupportsandop)csallowsourseasonedshooterstorediscoverthejoyofsmallborecompe))on.
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GETTINGSTARTED–THEBASICSLISTThefollowingisalistofitemstogetstartedinF-SBR.Inmanyinstances,clubswillhavesomeequipmentavailableforuseduringcompe))ons(i.e.shoo)ngmats,etc.).ContacttheMatchDirectororsponsoringclubinadvanceandinquireonequipment.F-SBRBasicEquipment:
• Rifle&scope• Ammuni)on(standardvelocitytargetgradeishighlyrecommended)• Shoo)ngmatorsec)onofcarpet• Hearing&visionprotec)on• Sometypeoffrontsupportorrest• Targetclips(minimumof12–usedtosecureyourtargettoaframe)• Watchor)mer
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F-SBRRIFLES-OVERVIEWGeneral
• Rifleschamberedin.22LRcaliberonly• Scopesareallowedwithnorestric)ononmagnifica)on• Singleloadingrequired
• magazinefedriflescanonlybesingleloaded• Semi-autoriflesareallowedbutcanonlybesingleloaded• Rifleswith“tubefedmagazines”arenotallowed
• Maximumrifleforearmwidthis2.992”/76mm• Arearsupport–notaeachedtotherifle-isallowedundertherifle
bue.(i.e.“rabbitear”bag,glovedhand,sandorbeanbagthatisnotmechanicallyadjustable)
“TRRifle”TargetRifleCategory• MaximumweightforTRcategoryrifleis18.18lbs/8.25kg(includes
rifle,scope&allaccessoriesthatrecoilwiththerifle)• Usesabipodasthefrontsupport
“FORifle”-OpenCategory• MaximumweightforFOcategoryrifleis22.0lbs/10.0kg(includes
rifle,scope&allaccessoriesthatrecoilwiththerifle)• Usesamechanicalrestorbagsforfrontsupportbutarenotaeached
totherifle
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RESTS&SUPPORTS
ThetypeoffrontrestdeterminestheF-SBRclass:“Open”or“TargetRifle”• For“Open”,frontrestscanbeintricatemechanical
engineeringmarvelsorassimpleasasandbag
• Bi-podsfor“TR”mustbeaeachedtotherifle• Therearbagtypicallyhas“ears”tocapturethestock
bythebueplate-howeveritcannotbeaeachedtotherifleorbeamechanicaltype
• Setupthefrontrestheightforcomfortandbestpossiblesupport
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AMMUNITIONThereisawidevarietyof.22rimfireammuni)onusedbyF-SBRcompe)torsforbothtrainingandmatchpurposes.ItisbesttouseSTANDARDVELOCITYTARGETGRADEammuni)on.Whileitmaycostmore,standardvelocityresiststheeffectsofwindbeeerthanhighvelocity.Targetgradeammuni)onismanufacturedtomuch)ghtertolerancesandwillbemoreaccurate.Thecostoftopgradeammuni)onmaybeshocking,howeverbeginnershooterscanuselowergradeswhiletheyfurtherdeveloptheirskills.
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EQUIPMENT–SETUPThephotosdepicttypicalsetupsfor“TR”(top)and“FO”(boeom).Themaindifferenceisthetypeoffrontsupport–bipodvsmechanicalrest.Firedfromtheproneposi)on,havingashoo)ngmatorsizablepieceofcarpetkeepscompe)torsclean,dryandcomfortable.Asmalltowelisusedtoeasilycollectthespentbrass.Itiscourteoustopoliceyourownbrassfromtherangewhenyouaredoneshoo)ng.Don’tleaveamess!
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TARGETSF-SBRisfiredat50yards,50meters(whenavailable)and100yards.Atotaloftwenty(20)recordshotsarefiredoneachtargetforapossiblescoreof200.“Xs”arealsocountedforbreaking)es.• 50yards:A51target/50meters:A50target(6bulls)
• Toptwo(2)bullsareforunlimitedsigh)ngshots• Eachofthefour(4)boeombullsare
“record”scorewithfive(5)totalshotsineach• 10ringisaboutthesizeofadime
• 100yards:A33target(3bulls)• Topbullisforunlimitedsigh)ngshots• Boeomtwo(2)bullsare“record”scorewithten(10)total
shotsineach• 10ringisabout1”indiameter
Targetsaremountedtoaframedownrangeusingstandardblackor“Bulldog”binderclips.
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Everyshoo)ngcompe))onisconductedperasetofestablishedrules,andF-SBRisnodifferent.AmericanSmallboreShoo)ngAssocia)on(ASSA)hasgeneratedregula)onsspecifictoF-SBR,whicharelocatedinSec)on17oftherulebook.Therulesweregeneratedthroughdirectcompe)torinputandarereviewedandupdatedasnecessary.Inaddi)ontorestric)ononequipment,therulesalsoestablishclassifica)ons,categories,coursesoffireandmanyotheraspectsspecifictosmallboreriflecompe))on.Foreverycompe)tor,SAFETYistheFIRSTPRIORITY.Theirsecondresponsibilityistoreadandunderstandtherulesfortheirsport.
F-SBRRules
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• Whengoingtoyourfirstmatch,arriveatleast1to1-1/2hoursinadvancetoregister,setupyourequipmentandobtainandtargets.Dressfortheweather.ReadthecurrentF-SBRrulesandthesponsor’smatchprogram.
• ContacttheMatchDirectororanexperiencedcompe)torinadvance.Askhowthematchisconducted?Whatisneeded?Whatisexpected?Askforanygeneraladviceforaeendingyourfirstmatch.
• Whenindoubt,askques)ons;everyonewasonceanewshooterandinthesamesitua6onattheirfirstevent.Compe))veshootersarealwayshelpingeachotherandnewaeendees.
• Remembertobecourteousandawareofyour)ming–itisnotalwaysbesttostartaskingques)onswhenacompe)torisheadingtothefiringline.
• HAVEFUN!Donotbediscouragedbyhowothersshootortheequipmentyou
mayseeattherange–competeagainstyourselfoneverytarget.Learnandmakenewfriendsintheshoo)ngsports!
SOME“POINTERS”
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RESOURCES&REFERENCESThefollowingareseveralreferencesandresourcesforaddi)onalinforma)ononF-SBRcompe))on,eventsandgeneraldiscussion.• hep://www.americansmallbore.com• Rules-heps://www.americansmallbore.com/rules.html• Facebookgroups:
• F-ClassSmallbore• AmericanSmallboreShoo)ng
• SupplierReferences• SEBRests• EdgewoodShoo)ngBags• Lapuaammuni)on• Eleyammuni)on• RWSammuni)on• CCIammuni)on• Na)onalTargetCompany• HarrisBipods• CaldwellShoo)ngBags