US FT Nationals in October

[Bulsaye]

Got a phone call last night from some of the match committee asking me to be a marshall in this years Nationals. I know a couple of you mates usually fly over for the fun, so it'll be great to meet you Russ

[ChrisC]

Russ , i have already spoken to David Day about coming over and things are looking good at the moment...one question for you, what is the Max in ftlbs that you guys shoot in the Nationals(Uk is 12ftlbs)...

Chris

[Gary C]

It's 19 Chris

Sammie and I are thinking of going

[ChrisC]

Gary , will you be keeping your gun at 12ftlb?.....just wondering as keeping at 12ftlb gives us a distinct disadvantage if the wind blows a bit.

[HotShot]

Chris - you should also consider that upping the power will change the characteristics of the gun + all that you know about it when shooting in wind.

If you aren't going to have time to practice with it at 19ftlb then it may be better to shoot at 12ftlb with all the knowledge you have gained about wind etc. You also have a good excuse if you lose


Dave.

[Gary C]

I'll be going 19 Chris
Remember with HFT no dialling in so range is important

[Davestate]

Where are the rules for this event? I've looked on the website but can only find the FT rules...

[Gary C]

Max x12 and no twiddling are what I know so far

[Davestate]

Rules are here, with an extension here.

Match details here.

[Gary C]

After giving it a bit of thought I'll be missing this one. The HFT is just FT with a low mag scope.

[HotShot]

Gary , will you be keeping your gun at 12ftlb?.....just wondering as keeping at 12ftlb gives us a distinct disadvantage if the wind blows a bit.

Chris - this is from the web site:

"Targets are set to fall with a kill zone hit from pellets with 4ft lb and greater of energy. If you plan on shooting an airgun with an extremely low muzzle energy please be advised that it may not actuate targets with kill zone hits at longer distances"

Best make sure you don't split any if you are only running 12 ftlb

Dave.