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<blockquote data-quote="milanuk" data-source="post: 146793" data-attributes="member: 376"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p></p><p>F-Class is prone centerfire rifle. There is no national sanctioning body for it like in benchrest. It seems to be a name you call something when a bunch of people want to get together and shoot a while. The NRA published some rules for about 5 or 6 different variations of F-class which include short range, medium and long range and then Palma style (what we did).</p><p></p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p></p><p>Ah... kinda sorta. The NRA is the de facto sanctioning body as evidenced by they are the ones putting out the rules! F-Class is a sub-category of NRA High Power, normally shot as a separate match alongside conventional Prone matches. Pretty much any match format that is valid for conventional Prone can be used for F-class as well (and there are a handful). As of 01/01/07, the gun &amp; shooter classifications are official.</p><p></p><p>Several years back (ok, maybe a couple severals) I was a varmint hunter living in western Nebraska. Opportunities to shoot as far as I could imagine abounded, as did targets. F-Class sounded kind of cool, but there were literally no nearby clubs of any sort that even shot HP, much less this new-fangled 'F-Class'. Then I moved to Washington state. Far fewer varmints, and a little harder to find open land to shoot on (mostly private land and too many people here-n-there) though it was possible. High Power, however, was alive and going strong. Still no F-class, though. Some clubs would let a person shoot 'front-supported' (bipod only, no rear support) but they kind of looked down their noses at ya if you did it more than once or twice. So, I transitioned to conventional HP. I shoot a little Across the Course w/ a Service Rifle AR, some conventional Prone w/ my Palma gun (now a switch barrel w/ a 6mm BR tube)... and F-Class whenever I get the chance.</p><p></p><p>Some of the old-time Prone shooters still look at us a little funny at matches, but it's getting so there are enough of us (F-Classers) that they aren't openly snotty anymore. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif </p><p></p><p>Somewhere along the line I ended up as the F-Class/Tactical chair-person for the state rifle &amp; pistol association (trust me, it was one of those deals where everybody else took the step backwards and I wasn't smart enough to follow suit!), so I have some experience answering questions on F-Class. If you have any questions, I'll answer them as best I can, or try to point you in the direction of someone who can answer them.</p><p></p><p>In the mean time, here are some links to more information:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.long-range.com" target="_blank">Long-range.com (forum on Long-range HP, both conventional and F-Class - many top competitors hang out here)</a> </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.usfclass.com/" target="_blank">U.S. F-Class team site</a> </p><p></p><p> <a href="http://www.wsrpa.net/cgi-bin/index.pl?iid=2774" target="_blank">WSRPA F-Class page</a> The meager page I have up on the state associations site. Has some FAQ's on things I get asked a *lot*.</p><p></p><p>HTH,</p><p></p><p>Monte</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milanuk, post: 146793, member: 376"] [ QUOTE ] F-Class is prone centerfire rifle. There is no national sanctioning body for it like in benchrest. It seems to be a name you call something when a bunch of people want to get together and shoot a while. The NRA published some rules for about 5 or 6 different variations of F-class which include short range, medium and long range and then Palma style (what we did). [/ QUOTE ] Ah... kinda sorta. The NRA is the de facto sanctioning body as evidenced by they are the ones putting out the rules! F-Class is a sub-category of NRA High Power, normally shot as a separate match alongside conventional Prone matches. Pretty much any match format that is valid for conventional Prone can be used for F-class as well (and there are a handful). As of 01/01/07, the gun & shooter classifications are official. Several years back (ok, maybe a couple severals) I was a varmint hunter living in western Nebraska. Opportunities to shoot as far as I could imagine abounded, as did targets. F-Class sounded kind of cool, but there were literally no nearby clubs of any sort that even shot HP, much less this new-fangled 'F-Class'. Then I moved to Washington state. Far fewer varmints, and a little harder to find open land to shoot on (mostly private land and too many people here-n-there) though it was possible. High Power, however, was alive and going strong. Still no F-class, though. Some clubs would let a person shoot 'front-supported' (bipod only, no rear support) but they kind of looked down their noses at ya if you did it more than once or twice. So, I transitioned to conventional HP. I shoot a little Across the Course w/ a Service Rifle AR, some conventional Prone w/ my Palma gun (now a switch barrel w/ a 6mm BR tube)... and F-Class whenever I get the chance. Some of the old-time Prone shooters still look at us a little funny at matches, but it's getting so there are enough of us (F-Classers) that they aren't openly snotty anymore. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] Somewhere along the line I ended up as the F-Class/Tactical chair-person for the state rifle & pistol association (trust me, it was one of those deals where everybody else took the step backwards and I wasn't smart enough to follow suit!), so I have some experience answering questions on F-Class. If you have any questions, I'll answer them as best I can, or try to point you in the direction of someone who can answer them. In the mean time, here are some links to more information: [url="http://www.long-range.com"]Long-range.com (forum on Long-range HP, both conventional and F-Class - many top competitors hang out here)[/url] [url="http://www.usfclass.com/"]U.S. F-Class team site[/url] [url="http://www.wsrpa.net/cgi-bin/index.pl?iid=2774"]WSRPA F-Class page[/url] The meager page I have up on the state associations site. Has some FAQ's on things I get asked a *lot*. HTH, Monte [/QUOTE]
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