HFT tactics

[Knockoff]

Well, I am a newbie to this event and trying to get my head round the rules.

I understand that once you have set your rifle up, you are not permitted to touch your scope throughout the competition. Surely if you have targets from 8 - 40 odd a lot of the targets will be compromised.

What's the best distance to set up at ?

[Steve L]

Depends on scope & personal preference, with the mag on 10x I used 23 on my MTC, 20 on my Nikko Sniper & hawke SR 6 was about 30 IIRC. You have to try to find a happy medium, 8 will nearly always be blurred on 10x mag & I used to have 45 just blurred in my MTC, nikko was to clear to have 45 like that. If you drop down to say 8 mag it will be less likely to be blurred dependant on the scope.

HTH
Steve

[Topher]

Hi,
I use an Eb sniper 10x42 fixed mag and have set the parralax to about 23.
It can be useful for rangefinding beacause as the view begins to blur the target is about 12 or 40 yards going to full blur at 8 and 45 yards.
It can be changed but thats how i like it.

You need to practice down the range to see what setup suits you and your equipment the best across all ranges.

Good luck

Chris

[blackscale]

I just can't see the killzones, what help do i need??

[JsE.]

I just can't see the killzones, what help do i need??

Specsavers

[poison dwarf]

Seeing your targets is dependant on the depth of field (DOF) of your scope,
the better the DOF the more targets you see clearly. Unfortunately these scopes
cost quite a bit. Normal affordable scopes like hawke, mtc, falcon etc perform quite adequately.
Get the best glass you can afford and your eyes prefer. Find the point in your parallax range which gives
you the most clear targets (this differs scope to scope) and persevere and practice. Have fun
Unfortunately as current HFT rules stand the guy with the deeper pockets has an advantage
If all shooters could see the targets as clear as everyone else it would be about skill and not "kit"

[si7777777]

Have a look at this, I found it very useful.


http://www.bfto.org.uk/hfthints.htm

Si

[Enthusiast]

My tactics are: turn up knowing all your aim points for each distance and the correspondence between clarity of the sight picture and range, ie by setting the mag and parallax you can judge distance by how in or out of focus the target is. Add to this the discipline to ensure a perfect shot let off. These can only be learned through practice and familiarity with your kit.


Then and only then can you introduce my secret weapon...the element of ignoring the lot at the crucial point. I must say I've become very good at that recently

[Steve L]

I just can't see the killzones, what help do i need??

Keep shooting at the plate as usual Seems to work well enough for you

[gasman1]

I just can't see the killzones, what help do i need??

what mag are you shooting on and what do you have your paralax set at?

i use 10mag and have my paralax set at 25yards. 8 yards is blurred but shootable and all other ranges are clear. some people also bracket using their scope by messuring the target with the dots on their scope. i normally just get down and shoot. each to their own.

i get mixed results from guessing the ranges where as people who bracket can be quite accurate with their ranges.

what scope do you use?

[Webby1]

Seeing your targets is dependant on the depth of field (DOF) of your scope,
the better the DOF the more targets you see clearly. Unfortunately these scopes
cost quite a bit. Normal affordable scopes like hawke, mtc, falcon etc perform quite adequately.
Get the best glass you can afford and your eyes prefer. Find the point in your parallax range which gives
you the most clear targets (this differs scope to scope) and persevere and practice. Have fun
Unfortunately as current HFT rules stand the guy with the deeper pockets has an advantage
If all shooters could see the targets as clear as everyone else it would be about skill and not "kit"

so true and love the last two lines
for those who cannot see

[Topher]

I just can't see the killzones, what help do i need??

Sorry but you are beyond all help !!

[gasman1]

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I just can't see the killzones, what help do i need??

you have opened your flip ups havnt you?

[Charlts]

Seeing your targets is dependant on the depth of field (DOF) of your scope,
the better the DOF the more targets you see clearly. Unfortunately these scopes
cost quite a bit. Normal affordable scopes like hawke, mtc, falcon etc perform quite adequately.
Get the best glass you can afford and your eyes prefer. Find the point in your parallax range which gives
you the most clear targets (this differs scope to scope) and persevere and practice. Have fun
Unfortunately as current HFT rules stand the guy with the deeper pockets has an advantage
If all shooters could see the targets as clear as everyone else it would be about skill and not "kit"

so true and love the last two lines
for those who cannot see

Not necessarily, just drop the mag. My best result this year was with a scope that cost me £120 and it's as good for HFT as anything I've got worth 10x that!

[tmstech]

Not necessarily, just drop the mag. My best result this year was with a scope that cost me £120 and it's as good for HFT as anything I've got worth 10x that!

Would you care to share which scope that was? The best results for me were from the little EFR, who needs fancy rets eh?