These new UKAHFT rules

[pumpygun]

Cheers Chilly.

I'm guessing it will be 3x30mm are effectively replacing 3x35mm?
Everything else including those lovely 25s at 40yards staying the same?

I quite like this new idea. I.M.H.O if it went to 4 unsupported instead of two aswell then the rules would be perfect

[Lol Moore]

Cheers Chilly.

I'm guessing it will be 3x30mm are effectively replacing 3x35mm?
Everything else including those lovely 25s at 40yards staying the same?

I quite like this new idea. I.M.H.O if it went to 4 unsupported instead of two aswell then the rules would be perfect

...and bring the 15mm into 8 yards

[Amac]

.....maybe bin all of the 8-10 yard shots and take the full range out to 50?

[Rotherham Owl]

I'd leave it as it is. How many courses were cleared in the series this year?

[Wheelieneilie]

I'd leave it as it is. How many courses were cleared in the series this year?

Exactly. Why change any rules, unless you want less clubs to bother with UKAHFT rules and then just set then to UKAHFTish next year!

[LANKY MK]

What's the official reasoning for 30mm out to 45 yards?

[scutter]

There's no official reason, we like to try things in the off season to see if we can improve the rules and competition. We ask clubs to try them out and give us feedback.

We stated that the 25mm were coming back to 35 yards, but we had loads of people say they should stay out at 40, so we listened and this amendment was scrapped.

We are listening to the feedback about the 30mm and a decision will be made in the new year.

Hope this helps

Gary

[simmmo]

What's the official reasoning for 30mm out to 45 yards?

In my opinion taking 30mm to 45yds is a positive. I do agree that it would be good to bring the boys with high mounts and 40yd zeros back into the pack. Personally I see 15mms as the answer. Years ago they were 8 to 25yds but because of the difficulty people said they had seeing them they were pushed back to 13yds no clue why that distance. Bring them closer watch the calculators come out and the cribb sheets become books. Needn't be 8 maybe 10. Incorporate them into pipe shots got to be a good way to even the field.

Monkey.

[Smarriott]

Hi all and ukahft committee,
Shooting southern hunters has given rise in my eyes to questions on courses.
5 people tied on 59 in round 3. (great shooting by them) but should we not have more mini kills.
Having 4 to 8 kill sizes in each bracket (average of 6 of each) 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34 and 35+ using the new 3 30mm kills at 45yds and maybe 3 25mm kills at 40yds rules.

The ukahft has the best shooters in the United Kingdom competeting for the top honours. I understand that you are covering different types of shooters juniors, veterans recoiling but at some stage to enter the best series in the UK or the world championships we all need to step up.

Simon.

[Smarriott]

Hi all and ukahft committee,

After shooting the southern hunters series this year a question has arisen in my mind.
Following round 3 where 5 people tied on 59 (top shooting by them) but should we not have more mini kills.
Maybe a change to 4 to 8 kills from each bracket size (average of 6 of each kill size) 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34 and 35+ with the new 3 30mm kill at 45 and maybe 3 25mm kills at 40 max.

I understand that you are trying to cater for all shooter juniors, veterans, recoiling. But the ukahft is the top series in United Kingdom
With the best shooters and of course the world championship shot as well. We all shot to our best but sometimes you have to up the game.

Regards

Simon

[Gisaname]

Exactly. Why change any rules, unless you want less clubs to bother with UKAHFT rules and then just set then to UKAHFTish next year!

We always say our course is "based" on UKAHFT rules which means its probably more fun to shoot and we can mix things up for interest. UKAHFT is to sanitised. We've been doing it this way for years with no complaints.

[EwanH]

Not all rules related but:-

30mm to 45 yards - great
25mm to 40 yards - great
10mm from 8 yards - 20 would be good, even better as a kneeler.
Mini kills, oversized & undersized targets are all good ideas.
I guess if the course is 'too hard' it could put people off, or will it, maybe they want the challenge & can't wait to get back to try again, it's a tough middle ground to find by course setters & I appreciate the work taken to make a good course a great course.

Up the peg shots are a good idea and having seen Gabriel grow a fair bit in the short time he's been shooting there can be issues for smaller youngsters, he has never taken a shot on a lane in a position not allowed & a few times his pellet has gone straight in the dirt because he couldn't get high enough OR he just couldn't see the kill zone, having said that I guess you could always come off the peg with an elbow, knee or leg. Case in point was a lane @ SHS yesterday (around lane 5 somewhere), there was a prone shot around 45 yards, you had to shoot between the juncture of two high tree branches in a V shape to a target even further behind, the lad in the group ahead of us was a very small junior & could not see over the V to even see the target so took the shot about a foot from the peg, we didn't hear any of the group suggest coming 'off peg' either (the last thing you think of, I also felt rotten for thinking of it too late to say anything), anyway he missed the kill as he wasn't supported by the peg.

I find that targets around 9 yards tend to catch a lot out as it can be half a mil diff than an 8 yarder, elevated, long & short shots, also thin the heard, tunnel or tube shots especially with the rear end covered over (cheers Simmmo)with braches then leaves make quite a tough target to see but I thought it's based loosely on 'hunting' in which case that scenario would happen 'out in the field' (also it's a fun shot )

Not telling people how to suck egg's so sorry if it sounds it but if you have trouble seeing close up shots this may help, when looking through the scope move the kill zone in the field of view from the centre to one of the outside edges, it will become a lot less blurry or get your team mates to 'flap the target string'.

Atb

[Rex&Amy]

Cheers Chilly.

I'm guessing it will be 3x30mm are effectively replacing 3x35mm?
Everything else including those lovely 25s at 40yards staying the same?

I quite like this new idea. I.M.H.O if it went to 4 unsupported instead of two aswell then the rules would be perfect

you leave those poxy unsupported donut collectors out of this discussion. If thats what you want then do the masters.