F-class rifle matches in Canada - stable alternative to prone?

[rodregier]

Because of medical issues that have occurred for me in the last few years, shooting rifle prone is no longer a happy circumstance for the amount of time necessary to participate in an F-class match.

I'm exploring what would be my options for an alternative stable rifle shooting position/equipment within the F-class rules.

I'm looking for constructive suggestions.

I'm currently pondering this setup (Plan A):
- Sitting cross-legged on a ground pad.
- mid-height front bipod (say Harris HB25CS adjustable up to 25")

http://www.harrisbipods.com/HB25CS.html


Discarded approach:
- Variants of using a fixed or portable shooting bench
- Too high a bar for infrastructure or gear to move as the match displaces thru the various distance firing points on the range.
- Requires advance sign-off by the (Canadian) Executive Director as a handicap accommodation in advance of the first match of the year to be shot. Like to avoid that if possible.

Rule books:

http://dcra.ca/2017 docs/DCRA Rule Book 2017.pdf

http://compete.nra.org/documents/pdf/compete/RuleBooks/HPR/hpr-book.pdf

 

[Jim Watson]

I know a BPCR shooter who uses your Plan A. He has a low seat and uses tall cross sticks. There is a certain amount of wobble, but he hits pretty well.

Without me having to read your rulebook, would a light tripod be acceptable? It would be steadier than a tall bipod.

 

[rodregier]

Rules would only permit bipod and no seat w/o special signoff as far as I can tell.

5(c) The FTR rifle class is limited to the use of an attached bipod and or sling as
front supports, optionally together with a rear bag, none of which provide a positive
mechanical means of returning the rifle to its precise point of aim for the next shot.
The overall weight must not exce ed 8.25 kg including all its attachments (such as, but
not limited to, its sights and bipod, if any)

Rules on chair is much fuzzier.

I agree, a tripod would be a more stable front rest and a chair would be more comfortable.

 

[Jim Watson]

My guy's "chair" legs are maybe 4 inches high, but I doubt the rules distinguish.

I would say to shoot off the ground while your application for a variance was being processed. The procedure is there, go ahead and use it.

 

[rodregier]

I'm fairly comfortable sitting cross-legged (having done it for years). It might actually be more stable than sitting in a portable chair.

 

[rodregier]

Common practice locally is to have 2 or 3 competitors per target recording scores for each other as they alternate shooting the target being presented.
1,2,3 and repeat style. Which means they need to be able to communicate with each other during each string.

The further I'm displaced from the head of the other prone competitor(s) the more difficult that is to accomplish.
So a chair would tend to exacerbate that challenge :-(