Mungler Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 When down at Bisley last there were a bunch of people with their rifles strapped into rifle rests and who were shooting targets. I believe it was called "bench shooting". I couldn't believe that was a discipline - it maybe a discipline in getting your rifle properly zero'd and watching out for a cross wind. Are there any rules for example as to whether the rifle has to be "in the shoulder". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ91 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 i dont now about the rules but i have shot bench rest at bisley and at my local range it is a form of F class and its actualy not as easy as it looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 (edited) It's taken very seriously in America, if you are ever up in this neck of the woods let me know, I will take you out to do some, it's addictive though, and not as easy as those dustbin-lid sized clays that you shoot! Edited March 3, 2008 by bob300w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 I think it would be a good crack and it must be nice to know that your rifle is zeroed to take a fly at 100 yards off a rest. But it is more like dialling in a bit of artillary than rifle shooting. I got a cheap Winchester rifle bench rest off fleaby to zero the rifles I am next out - will let you know how it all goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 They were at it again at short siberia a couple of weeks ago Mung. This time (bearing in mind this is only 100 yards) they put wind flags out at 20 yard intervals right down the range I think they enjoy the physics and all the numbers involved much more than the actual shooting. With about 3k's worth of rifle and scope and the gun pretty well strapped to the bench, if they didn't go through the same hole you would have to be doing something very wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 That's exactly what I saw. Guns strapped to benches and wind flags. MartinCavie commented that it was more about the setup and the physics of homeloading etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 They were at it again at short siberia a couple of weeks ago Mung.This time (bearing in mind this is only 100 yards) they put wind flags out at 20 yard intervals right down the range I think they enjoy the physics and all the numbers involved much more than the actual shooting. With about 3k's worth of rifle and scope and the gun pretty well strapped to the bench, if they didn't go through the same hole you would have to be doing something very wrong. That's true, and generally speaking the guy who spends the most on his kit wins, but that's true of a lot of sports. There are many branches of bench rest, and the heavy rifle section that you describe, where a length of 12" RSJ serves as the stock (not kidding) does not appeal to me either. As I said Mungler, if you are ever in the civilised part of Essex let me know and we will have a crack, any day that suits you, providing there is no wind. 1000 yard Bench Rest World record is 1.654", 5 shot group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleaner4hire Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 have a look here: http://www.precisionrifle.co.uk/ i must admit i quite like the look of FTR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 it is more about home loading and proper preperation of your kit than shooting skill, having said which there is still an element of this in bench shooting with reading the wind etc.. I shoot with bench rests to work up a good handload, not using them just makes homeloading pointless, too much human error. F class is probably the most intresting form of rested shooting, although i believe they have some rules which make it more of a real to life sport than true bench rest. Fister shoots (or used to i think) F class and ChrisV, with some fairly good groups out of basically standard guns, so worth chatting to them about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulkyuk Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 (edited) You can also shoot factory sporter class,basiclly they are using standard rifles that anyone can buy - but also remeber that an Accuracy international ( british army sniper - 338 laupa) is also classed as a factory sprter that any one can buy Fister is probably the best person on here to ask about Benchrest - he does it on a regular basis - not a bad bloke either Edited March 3, 2008 by tulkyuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Yes it should be stressed it is Benchrest shooting, shooting benches wouldn't be much fun at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Yes it should be stressed it is Benchrest shooting, shooting benches wouldn't be much fun at all It should also be noted that guns may not be "strapped to the bench", as was commented earlier, but the gun rests may be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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