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Tony Gauthier:
Just wondering if the interest is out there for some sort of rimfire matches. We would like to get some more competition stuff happening at Rosebud and I am hoping we can add some rimfire competitions. Anyone have some suggestions?

cyanchycki:
Tony maybe Dwaynce Cyr will pipe in hear.  He has an idea kicking around for there club at Kenora that may be just what you would be looking for at Rosebud.  It is a format that shooters can use off the shelf rimfires and still shoot decent.  I like the idea as there are some lower priced off the shelf rimfires that are pretty darn accurate.  CZ's being one of them.

Calvin 

Tony Gauthier:
Yes Dwayne please! I think it would be a low cost entry into the world of accuracy.

Dwayne Cyr:


Yes Tony we are considering rimfire matches of some sort every second month alternating between our Hunter/VFS centerfire matches.

The emphasis would be on participation of shooters and try to pick up those who have never shot a rifle match.

We are considering 2 formats. At this time we don’t have a 50 yard backstop on our rifle range or moving backers. The easiest is to use 200 yard Hunter targets with a 1 inch 10 ring at 100 yards. Testing we have done shows a Weatherby XXII can score about 235/250 with decent ammo.

If we get our concrete bench project finished by July, we are negotiating with the Pistol Division to move our wooden benches to the back of the Pistol range and have a 50 yard match using the IBS target with 25 scoring bulls and 4 sighter bulls shot in 25 or 30 minute time limit. The IBS target has a ½ inch 10 ring. The match would be 500 or 750 points, (2 or 3 targets per match).

There would be 3 classes based on caliber. In .22 LR there are some 64MS rifles around from our Silhouette matches. The higher grade rifles here are Brno #4’s, 10/22 Target, 541T. There are three or four Savage 17HMR’s and there are a few .22 Magnums. Click on this link and scroll down to sheffieldshooters post for an equipment list we have in mind. http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=224653&page=3


There would be 1st, 2nd, 3rd place cash prizes for each class. A good turnout would be 14 shooters or 2 relays. Click on this link http://rimfireshooting.com/index.php?showtopic=3975 and you will see 10 different rimfire benchrest targets. We tried to find a target not impossibly difficult for the average shooter and easy to obtain.

We have until the end of May to refine the idea. Right now its any gun, any scope, come out and have fun. I could build an all out bench gun or buy one from Jefferson but only Phil would follow me down that road.

Dwayne Cyr:
Speaking of a low cost entry, here is the link to the USBR Alabama State Match equipment list. The Sporter class rifle cost $360 in Canada.

http://rimfireshooting.com/index.php?showtopic=4285

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