1,000 Yard F Class Starts on 04/21.

[USSR]

Looking forward to starting off this season's 1,000 yard F Class tomorrow at Bodines, PA. Have been doing this for 5 years now, and it never gets old. Last year, on the 100th anniversary of the .30-06, I shot my .30-06 tactical rifle and did quite well, until they reduced the X ring size. This year, it's back to my F Class rifle in 6.5x55. It's supposed to be nice weather-wise, but let's hope the winds are calm and predictable.

Don

 

[Zak Smith]

I'm hitting my first F-class match this Sunday (Byers, 1000 yards). Going to unscrew the can and give it a go with my 260.

-z

 

[Hoser]

Going to unscrew the can and give it a go with my 260

Have fun. If Pueblo rifle was not tomorrow, I would be there with my Tubb.

 

[Hoser]

How did you do Zak?

The winds at Byers are nasty.

 

[Zak Smith]

I think I did OK for a first showing: 191-5x, 191-5x, 196-3x.


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[Jim Watson]

Which target?
Those are quite good scores on the new F centers with 10" ten ring.

 

[Zak Smith]

They only had old targets, so the scores didn't count anyway.

 

[DogBonz]

Zak

Just curious, but what did your group size look like?

 

[Zak Smith]

DogBonz,

No way to tell really, since the targets are scored and marked after every shot. From watching the spotting disk, most of the points down were lost due to changing wind. I had 2 or 3 shots with points down due to elevation. It was hard to tell where 10's missed the X-ring due to chunky mirage and low scope power (12x).

-z