What Do You Say?

[lensman57]

I say, lets ban all PCPs and target style airrifles from HFT comps. Bug standard springers only. I also say that resting the gun on the floor on its butt should also be banned. This is becoming a point of contention with some of my fellow shooters too. There is no skill in resting the butt on the floor and supporting the forend of the rifle on the peg wearing target gloves. Lets have it, what do u think?

A.G

[Murphy]

Did you lose?!

[lensman57]

Did you lose?!

I never win anyway but that is not the point. A chap I plink with in our club came over and I asked him to put his name down and I would pair up with him. He took one look at my rifle and all the others around me and said " with all that gear on show I'd have no chance " and walked away. I really felt sad for him. He shoots a 95 in a 98 dress with an old Bushnell on top. So no my ' not winning ' is not the issue as I am often in the low 50s anyway.

A.G

[Murphy]

They have separate sections for springer and PCP you do know?

[craig9mm]

When all this first started decades ago I read a bloke won a biggish comp with a BSA Mercury and open sights.....!!!!

[lensman57]

When all this first started decades ago I read a bloke won a biggish comp with a BSA Mercury and open sights.....!!!!

And last Sunday I counted over a dozen £1000.00+ scopes.

A.G

[BigEars]

When all this first started decades ago I read a bloke won a biggish comp with a BSA Mercury and open sights.....!!!!

and shooting Spitfires.

[lensman57]

They have separate sections for springer and PCP you do know?

They are supposed to have separate sections for over 60s as well. I just think that an even field should be there for all. Not everyone can afford a £2000.00+ gun and scope combo.

A.G

[bossmugler]

Sounds like it could be fun

[Murphy]

This just reminded me that I had my first place prize taken away from me at Tawd Vale open HFT and given to one of their members,

Reason because I turned up with an EV2.

Its the one and ONLY time I have shot HFT because of being cheated.

[lensman57]

This just reminded me that I had my first place prize taken away from me at Tawd Vale open HFT and given to one of their members,

Reason because I turned up with an EV2.

Its the one and ONLY time I have shot HFT because of being cheated.

That sucks. I have heard similar stories about some NW clubs.

A.G

[happydad]

I say, lets ban all PCPs and target style airrifles from HFT comps. Bug standard springers only. I also say that resting the gun on the floor on its butt should also be banned. This is becoming a point of contention with some of my fellow shooters too. There is no skill in resting the butt on the floor and supporting the forend of the rifle on the peg wearing target gloves. Lets have it, what do u think?

A.G

Here we go again, another lets bash the pcp brigade. Same tripe that come's around again and again.

Instead of lets ban all pcp's lets ban all spring rifles from HFT and then everyone can be the same and why not ban all multi adjustable stocks too, infact lets ban all the over 60's and junior shooter while we are at it because they just slow everything down.

Absolute crap!

HFT is open for all shooters of all abilities with any combination of equipment, so what if someone wants to spend several grand on their kit, that is up to them and why should they be punished for being able to spend that amount of money, it still doesn't guarantee them success, in the right hands an s200 or s400 is capable of winning a competition.

Oh and lets not forget that thanks to the chap that is willing to spend his hard earned cash on FTP's HFT500's, Steyrs, Anschutz, ISP's, HW100's, Daystates, BSA, and all the rest of the £900 -£2000 bits of kit, we wouldn't have the great choice of air rifles and manufacturers that we now have. We would still be using outdated crap from the 60's.

HFT is a great sport, with categories that cater for most, there is nothing to stop you from shooting a BOG standard springer with the but off the ground....its called the Recoiling class but, I don't think you will get to far as most of the top springer shooters are trying to get their springer to shoot like a pcp!

And lets not forget that the very first Air rifles were in fact pneumatics.

If it concerns you that much, why don't you start your own HFT competition something like the "Sporting Air Rifle Challange" oh wait! That happened a few years ago, and it was a great idea and a lot time and energy went into it, but unfortunately it was not well supported...I wounder why?

No skill in resting your butt on the ground, then why are you not competing along side the likes of Richard woods, Simon Vant, Mike Burgess, Vince Holland, and all the other guys who regularly shoot very competitively....I was in a shoot off with Richard and watched him use someone else's rifle and nail all three unsported standers.....so no skill then!

M.

[Tone]

I say, lets ban all PCPs and target style airrifles from HFT comps. Bug standard springers only. I also say that resting the gun on the floor on its butt should also be banned. This is becoming a point of contention with some of my fellow shooters too. There is no skill in resting the butt on the floor and supporting the forend of the rifle on the peg wearing target gloves. Lets have it, what do u think?

A.G

Why not start your own comp up, get out there, organise it, sort out the insurance, sponsored prizes, marshalling, scorecards, leauge tables, spraying the plates, putting the strings out, bringing the strings in, dealing with the detractors, complainers and target callers etc etc.

Let me know when it is and I wont come.