To all shooters If benchrest is so easy show me Benchrest competition

[Powderfinger]

I hear plenty of shooters say that they think benchrest is easy. When challenged to prove this by achieving a particular score or entering a competition, they always back out. Without exception, they have always backed out and refused to shoot a benchrest card. Benchrest is very difficult with very tight scoring as the levels get higher. I hope this competition is a success. Benchrest is saving target-shooting in this country by encouraging new shooters and letting elderly or disabled shooters to continue to take part in shooting.

[cooper_dan]

I hear plenty of shooters say that they think benchrest is easy. When challenged to prove this by achieving a particular score or entering a competition, they always back out. Without exception, they have always backed out and refused to shoot a benchrest card. Benchrest is very difficult with very tight scoring as the levels get higher. I hope this competition is a success. Benchrest is saving target-shooting in this country by encouraging new shooters and letting elderly or disabled shooters to continue to take part in shooting.

Hear this all the time with all disciplines. Spoken to some people who think HFT is really easy and we are rubbish shooters. When challenged to come and show us how it's done the reply is usually along the lines of, 'there's no point, its too easy'

Wish you all the best with your benchrest competition. I really want to give it a go but got so much on, and nowhere close to shoot

[graham freeman]

hi lots of shooter say how easy
if its is so easy how comes none of them want to show me
side by side shooting
as I said
lots of talk no action

[I. J.]

I shoot in the Rochdale Airgun Club 50m air rifle compt series (3rd Tues of every month). Its certainly not easy.

[colin57]

You hear the same kind of comments about 6yard and 10m target shooting, usually by people who don't know what they are talking about!

[zooma]

Is this competition shot in the standing or seated position?

[XDRIVER]

Hi bob, we shoot seated. Only the front of the rifle can be supported. See you all soon.

[himself]

I hear plenty of shooters say that they think benchrest is easy. When challenged to prove this by achieving a particular score or entering a competition, they always back out. Without exception, they have always backed out and refused to shoot a benchrest card. Benchrest is very difficult with very tight scoring as the levels get higher. I hope this competition is a success. Benchrest is saving target-shooting in this country by encouraging new shooters and letting elderly or disabled shooters to continue to take part in shooting.

Benchrest is the saviour of 22 rimfire target shooting you are absolutely right with that statement.
There are of course shooters within Benchrest that claim their style of bench is the correct way of doing it
which to my mind is completely out of order.
Personally I will shoot any of the benchrest codes,using a bag to support the butt is as far as I see no different to using you fist as a support,rimfire benchrest is fairly easy to shoot no matter which code of benchrest you choose,as most of the NSRA type cards are shot on indoor ranges.Air Rifles are a black horse of a different colour
And do take some real effort to gain top scores.
So as a chap I know is fond of saying "just do it".

[mrgeoff]

What am I missing about rim fire benchrest that it has to be shot indoors, while the air rifle benchrest is outside?
I would have thought the pellets travel slower, hence get blown by the wind more?

[himself]

What am I missing about rim fire benchrest that it has to be shot indoors, while the air rifle benchrest is outside?
I would have thought the pellets travel slower, hence get blown by the wind more?

Hi Geoff,most benchrest is shot on indoor ranges in the UK.
Indoor ranges are what we have,with few clubs able to provide an outside facility to shoot competitions
Some of our clubs cannot provide the 25 yrd distance so cards are available for 20 yrd comps.
Postal benchrest comps are what keeps 22 rim and air rifle benchrest alive here in the UK and shooters have
Many options there is Eley BR,NSRA, and various county competitions running throughout the year.
All of the above comps are shot on 10 spot cards.
We have the UKBR22 which shoots 25 spot cards for both air and rim.
This UKBR22 form of benchrest is shot World Wide,with A World championship held every 4 years and the European Championships which includes the World Cup is shot every 2 years.The WRABF is the covering body
For this class of benchrest.
The association for Full Bore Benchrest are also involved with 22 Benchrest and there is also a world Championships
Held in France each year.
Opportunities to shoot competition are widespread with shooters from the Uk taking part in competition around the
the Uk and Europe.
There are comps to shoot around the UK both indoor and outdoor.We also have our own UK National Championships each year ,this is usually at a club that has both indoor and outdoor ranges,and provides for Air andRim competition's.

[mrgeoff]

Thanks.
I may look into a summer postal league although I think our tunnel is classed as outdoors.

[JB101]

The club I go to shoots 25y, 50M & 100yd benchrest comps 22lr all outdoors either from some covered firing points or outside benches if the weather is ok.
Out of interest is there a handicap put on clubs that use internal ranges or is in all based on gun score regardless?

James

[Rutty]

The club I go to shoots 25y, 50M & 100yd benchrest comps 22lr all outdoors either from some covered firing points or outside benches if the weather is ok.
Out of interest is there a handicap put on clubs that use internal ranges or is in all based on gun score regardless?

James

That's an interesting question to which the direct answer is "no". The first thing to look at is the definition of an "outdoor" range:

NSRA Rules
1.10.4 An outdoor range is one that is open to the skies for at least 90 per cent of the area of the range between firing point and butts. Targets may be fired in natural or artificial light.

So anything else is "indoor".

As there are (or were) very few indoor ranges over 25 yds/mtrs it is usually assumed that competitions shot at distances in excess of that figure would be shot outdoors. However there do seem to be a few more indoor 50m and the occasional 100yd range these days so it would be the responsibility of the competition organiser to specify in the Conditions section of their rules whether or not shooting had to take place on outdoor ranges only. If shooting on indoor ranges was permitted; the norm for 25yds; then the conditions should state this although there would be nothing to stop you shooting outdoors if you so desired.

Rutty