The rapid-fire stage at 600 yards caught out a few competitors who failed to get off all ten rounds in the thirty seconds, this led to subsequent details rushing the string. The last stage consisted of a three minute exposure of a modified fig. 12c with ten snap exposures of either a 12b or 14 each of five seconds. The 12c had been altered to include tighter scoring rings, with ¼ MOA scoring five, ½ MOA scoring four, 1 MOA scoring three, 11/3 MOA scoring two and the rest of the target scoring one point. Some shooters opted to engage the snap targets whilst others opted for the static modified 12c, some a combination of both. The maximum score for this stage was fifty points and the best achieved thirty-five.
All in all, most competitors said that they enjoyed the challenge, even though the targets were somewhat small compared to what they were used to. Equipment choices varied but the ‘Wildcat’ calibres seemed to fair better at the extended ranges. At least one 223 shot very well against the 308s which were the largest Class. Scopes most suitable for these targets were in the range of 16 to 50 power with the optimum around 25 power. Those using lower- powered optics struggled with the fig. 14 at 500 and 600 yards. Schmidt & Bender, Nightforce, Leupold and IOR scopes were all in evidence. The actions used included manually operated AR15 platforms, Remington 700s, Surgeons, Accuracy International AWs, Desert Tactical Arms, Sako TRGs and two Tubb 2000s both in 6XC.
If we stage a similar match again we will probably change the format of Stages 4a and 5a and may also increase the score values of the more difficult targets to encourage shooters to take the risk of a high point reward. The Cold Bore Starter - although difficult - was liked by many and will probably remain.
The overall results were as follows: 308 Class:
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
223 Class: Wildcat Class
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
21
Highpower Rifle Association
Precision Sharp and Snap Shooting Match By John Morgan-Hosey
John Chambers George Eracleous David Haighton
Brian Reacher Steve Sheldon
Wesley Compton Layne Chisholm
John Morgan-Hosey Paul Tasker
322.0 points 317.0 points 301.0 points
318.1 points 274.5 points 237.0 points
380.4 points (6XC)
358.5 points (.260 Rem) 341.7 points (6.5x47)
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