SOLD. Sightron 45x45x series III Benchrest scope. 30mm tube. Sightron  ED Glass. Mounted only once but used on my Benchrest rifle for 2 years. Virtually unmarked but very fine scuffs on bottom where lower rings conracted scope. Target dot, .1 MOA Reticle. Box, unused sunshield and paperwork. More pics on request.
    $1100.00 to your door.

I've watched with interest; both videos posted on this new forum...Jack Neary-All things Benchrest. The opening comments are relevant in an important way. They are trying to make available their vast knowledge so that folks interested in shooting Benchrest for Group; will have a wealth of information to help those ew to our incredible shooting sport. Hopefully limiting the concerns one might have about getting started. When I was young, it seemed that I could find nothing more fascinating and addicting as it pertains to shooting; than shooting a group of 2 shots that actually touched each other. Perhaps it was in an Era of less avaliable TV to watch, or maybe more folks liked hunting " groundhogs", and maybe other so called Varmints from a long distance. There really wasn't even that many cartridges and rifles appropriate for this venture. As a young lad, I went with my dad to a home where the father and son had built rifles from falling block single shot actions. Chambered in .218 Bee, and 219 Zipper. Wilcatting cartridges was not uncommon. And if you hosted a Benchrest shoot, the turnouts were such that new ranges were being built to accommodate the increasing numbers of Benchrest participants. So what happened? Flash forward to today. In Ontario, at least 4 or 5 ranges that hosted big shoots..are no more. Our numbers are dwindling because the participants are aging. I'm sure Jack and hosting friends are noticing too. But yet; F-class seems to be growing. And for that I'm sure we are all pleased. It has its challenges, and rewards, similar very sophisticated equipment etc. Kelblys builds far more F-class actions than Benchrest actions. Not even close. Is it that there is no longer an interest in what some consider the apex of accuracy. Benchrest shooters are for sure very serious about shooting groups that measure less than .200" out of round. And many of us want to and do shoot groups even half that size. Regardless; I don't see much interest  anymore.
      So I see a club such as the Rosebud range in Alberta, hosting clinics and teaching sessions. And sometimes they even get a new participant. I know having shot there, that those folks took me "under their wing" and I was made to feel welcome. Shooters with significant Hall of Fame points, supplied and put out my wind flags. It works I think. And Jack and friends are trying to help feed whatever interest there is.
    I'm concerned. But I'm old!!! I'm just hoping we can continue to host shoots in this part of Ontario! I can say with certainty; that if Benchrest shooting dies here, it will leave a hole in my world that would swallow the Titanic. I can also say, that when I started shooting in competitions not more than 8 years ago, I did not know why the shooters were loading at the range. I knew nothing!!! I believed for at least a year, that it must be because the brass is hard to make, they only make a few so they can't preload. I had the desire but not the knowledge. Perhaps the greatest blessing was, I did not mind being in last place. As long as I was there. Folks started noticing I guess, and one fellow in particular, spent hours answering emails. Letters so long and detailed, that I have binder full and still refer to them. Tony Boyer's book I have read 8 times and counting.  Every spring I still go back to certain chapters.
    So if you "lurk" on this site, please consider reaching out to us. Visit a shoot and watch. Oh sure, we are busy and all serious looking when you see us at our loading benches. But we don't often have a lot if time between relays....however lunch is going to occur. And there are times when we can visit about stuff .Some of us even have guns and equipment to get a person started. I know that happened to me. Dave gave me everything I needed to start!!!!! And really reasonably priced too.
   In summary. I want to apologize for this long winded treatise. But I won't.  I really want those folks with interest, to think about trying! I'll leave it at that. Stan Walter.

SOLD...Stolle Panda, dual port, right bolt, left load, right eject, action. Bolt face accepts ppc and .308 rimmed cartridges. The rifle has the same carbon fibre paint as the rifle I sold recently and was my competiton rifle since 2022. Includes Jewell trigger and a barrel chambered in 6ppc with .268" neck. $2100 plus shared shipping cost. Price is negotiable. I'm in the Owen Sound, Ontario area.

Further to my post on the Panda...several pics didn't go through. Also contact me by text 519-376 0657

Well spoken Brian! It was an honor to have known this incredibly accomplished man. He will missed!!

Great observations Rick. I wish we had more shooters becoming involved, but I also understand their reservations. Some of that might be the high cost of equipment. I sometimes wonder if after seeing a BAT actioned, carbon Fibre, low center of gravity, stock, mounting a very expensive scope; that a person feels there is no way they could ever afford that. And you have to have "that" to be competitive. So why bother. Not so! An old school rifle with a Panda or Farley action, can be very competitive. A good barrel is a must, but all my equipment is old school, and I like Sightron scopes. They work well. And a used 36X leupold, for example,  would be an excellent choice.I have seen some great, affordable, rifles for sale on this site. Much of what I use was made available by attending shoots and asking around if competitors had items they no longer use. Just go to a shoot and watch. Or if you have some more basic equipment; attend a shoot and try. How you place is not the goal. Just trying to shoot a small group each relay; is very rewarding. And the knowledge will grow with every attempt. And if the desire is there, you can make it work!

I can't thank everyone enough for their contributions of effort to make our Benchrest Shooting happen at Elmira!  The volunteers, Brian and Jeff, but also the competitors who have taught me much, and whose friendship I value. Most have been at it for many years and have achieved incredible results. I feel fortunate to have met them all. Congratulations to Rob....a great shooter who has contributed in so many ways to this sport.
   Hope to see everyone next year. Stan.

Your note brings some old memories. In the late 70?s I owned 2 Shilen DGA rifles. They were both magazine rifles but with very nice walnut and a DGA action. The heavy varmint rifle was a 22-50 as I recall. So this class of Sporter Benchrest you write about, sounded interesting and my dad and I set about to make a very stiff action, stock setup. The DGA was already very stiff. Dad (a machinest), milled an aluminum block and a recess beneath the action in this highly figured stock. Into which we glued the block with appropriate holes for bolts already a part of the rifle. Ron Smith in 3 Hills, Alberta, had a reamer for what we called a 6X47. 222 magnum necked up to 6mm. I had a spare Hart barrel that Ron contoured so the rifle would make weight with scope. All of this was very soon after I moved out to Alberta. So many drawings, letters, and phone calls to dad in Ontario ensued. Wish I still had all this stuff.                                                                                         
   I believe the Sporter class still exists and is shot at the IBS Nationals as well as the NBRSA Nationals. Competitors shoot their light Varmint 6PPC. I may need to stand corrected as there may have been a limit on scope magnification back then. I'm only reaching into the memory banks 44-46 years.
   Just re reading this note. The bolt face I had would not have been appropriate for the cartridge I describe above. More likely it was a 22-250 necked up. Can't recall the finer details

I have a no turn Manson reamer.  .274" neck. Really sharp and cuts a nice chamber.  I've only done 2 with it. I'd like $160 shipped. Text me at 519-376-0657. Stan

FYI....I just received 3 new 700 S.A Rem. springs from Badgeridge industries. Very fast shipping, nice folks, and approx. $50.00 Canadian to the door. This is for 3. If you shoot a Kelbly action, they work well and will pull 22-23lbs when installed. .240" of pin fall and 23 lb pull on the firing pin; are essential to good ignition sequence. I Change mine at least twice in a season