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Introduc)ontoSmallboreF-Class(F-SBR)

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Thegoalofthefollowingpresenta)onistoprovideabasicintroduc)ontothesportofF-Classsmallbore,commonlyreferredtoasF-SBR.

INTRODUCTION

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BACKGROUNDF-SBRisaderiva)veofthecenterfirerifleversionof“F-Class”u)lizingthe.22rimfirecartridge.Itisfiredfromtheproneposi)onatdistancesbetween50and100yardsandisoneofthefastestgrowingprecisionshoo)ngdisciplinesintheUnitedStates.Newshooterscanenterthesportataminimalcostbyusinganinexpensiverestandalmostanyriflechamberedin.22LR.Astheirinterestsandskilladvance,theycaninvestinmorespecializedequipment.F-SBRisalsoanaturaltransi)onforsmallboreprone“sling”shooterstoextendtheircareers.Theuseofsupportsandop)csallowsourseasonedshooterstorediscoverthejoyofsmallborecompe))on.

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GETTINGSTARTED–THEBASICSLISTThefollowingisalistofitemstogetstartedinF-SBR.Inmanyinstances,clubswillhavesomeequipmentavailableforuseduringcompe))ons(i.e.shoo)ngmats,etc.).ContacttheMatchDirectororsponsoringclubinadvanceandinquireonequipment.F-SBRBasicEquipment:

•  Rifle&scope•  Ammuni)on(standardvelocitytargetgradeishighlyrecommended)•  Shoo)ngmatorsec)onofcarpet•  Hearing&visionprotec)on•  Sometypeoffrontsupportorrest•  Targetclips(minimumof12–usedtosecureyourtargettoaframe)•  Watchor)mer

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F-SBRRIFLES-OVERVIEWGeneral

•  Rifleschamberedin.22LRcaliberonly•  Scopesareallowedwithnorestric)ononmagnifica)on•  Singleloadingrequired

•  magazinefedriflescanonlybesingleloaded•  Semi-autoriflesareallowedbutcanonlybesingleloaded•  Rifleswith“tubefedmagazines”arenotallowed

•  Maximumrifleforearmwidthis2.992”/76mm•  Arearsupport–notaeachedtotherifle-isallowedundertherifle

bue.(i.e.“rabbitear”bag,glovedhand,sandorbeanbagthatisnotmechanicallyadjustable)

“TRRifle”TargetRifleCategory•  MaximumweightforTRcategoryrifleis18.18lbs/8.25kg(includes

rifle,scope&allaccessoriesthatrecoilwiththerifle)•  Usesabipodasthefrontsupport

“FORifle”-OpenCategory•  MaximumweightforFOcategoryrifleis22.0lbs/10.0kg(includes

rifle,scope&allaccessoriesthatrecoilwiththerifle)•  Usesamechanicalrestorbagsforfrontsupportbutarenotaeached

totherifle

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RESTS&SUPPORTS

ThetypeoffrontrestdeterminestheF-SBRclass:“Open”or“TargetRifle”•  For“Open”,frontrestscanbeintricatemechanical

engineeringmarvelsorassimpleasasandbag

•  Bi-podsfor“TR”mustbeaeachedtotherifle•  Therearbagtypicallyhas“ears”tocapturethestock

bythebueplate-howeveritcannotbeaeachedtotherifleorbeamechanicaltype

•  Setupthefrontrestheightforcomfortandbestpossiblesupport

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AMMUNITIONThereisawidevarietyof.22rimfireammuni)onusedbyF-SBRcompe)torsforbothtrainingandmatchpurposes.ItisbesttouseSTANDARDVELOCITYTARGETGRADEammuni)on.Whileitmaycostmore,standardvelocityresiststheeffectsofwindbeeerthanhighvelocity.Targetgradeammuni)onismanufacturedtomuch)ghtertolerancesandwillbemoreaccurate.Thecostoftopgradeammuni)onmaybeshocking,howeverbeginnershooterscanuselowergradeswhiletheyfurtherdeveloptheirskills.

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EQUIPMENT–SETUPThephotosdepicttypicalsetupsfor“TR”(top)and“FO”(boeom).Themaindifferenceisthetypeoffrontsupport–bipodvsmechanicalrest.Firedfromtheproneposi)on,havingashoo)ngmatorsizablepieceofcarpetkeepscompe)torsclean,dryandcomfortable.Asmalltowelisusedtoeasilycollectthespentbrass.Itiscourteoustopoliceyourownbrassfromtherangewhenyouaredoneshoo)ng.Don’tleaveamess!

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TARGETSF-SBRisfiredat50yards,50meters(whenavailable)and100yards.Atotaloftwenty(20)recordshotsarefiredoneachtargetforapossiblescoreof200.“Xs”arealsocountedforbreaking)es.•  50yards:A51target/50meters:A50target(6bulls)

•  Toptwo(2)bullsareforunlimitedsigh)ngshots•  Eachofthefour(4)boeombullsare

“record”scorewithfive(5)totalshotsineach•  10ringisaboutthesizeofadime

•  100yards:A33target(3bulls)•  Topbullisforunlimitedsigh)ngshots•  Boeomtwo(2)bullsare“record”scorewithten(10)total

shotsineach•  10ringisabout1”indiameter

Targetsaremountedtoaframedownrangeusingstandardblackor“Bulldog”binderclips.

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Everyshoo)ngcompe))onisconductedperasetofestablishedrules,andF-SBRisnodifferent.AmericanSmallboreShoo)ngAssocia)on(ASSA)hasgeneratedregula)onsspecifictoF-SBR,whicharelocatedinSec)on17oftherulebook.Therulesweregeneratedthroughdirectcompe)torinputandarereviewedandupdatedasnecessary.Inaddi)ontorestric)ononequipment,therulesalsoestablishclassifica)ons,categories,coursesoffireandmanyotheraspectsspecifictosmallboreriflecompe))on.Foreverycompe)tor,SAFETYistheFIRSTPRIORITY.Theirsecondresponsibilityistoreadandunderstandtherulesfortheirsport.

F-SBRRules

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•  Whengoingtoyourfirstmatch,arriveatleast1to1-1/2hoursinadvancetoregister,setupyourequipmentandobtainandtargets.Dressfortheweather.ReadthecurrentF-SBRrulesandthesponsor’smatchprogram.

•  ContacttheMatchDirectororanexperiencedcompe)torinadvance.Askhowthematchisconducted?Whatisneeded?Whatisexpected?Askforanygeneraladviceforaeendingyourfirstmatch.

•  Whenindoubt,askques)ons;everyonewasonceanewshooterandinthesamesitua6onattheirfirstevent.Compe))veshootersarealwayshelpingeachotherandnewaeendees.

•  Remembertobecourteousandawareofyour)ming–itisnotalwaysbesttostartaskingques)onswhenacompe)torisheadingtothefiringline.

•  HAVEFUN!Donotbediscouragedbyhowothersshootortheequipmentyou

mayseeattherange–competeagainstyourselfoneverytarget.Learnandmakenewfriendsintheshoo)ngsports!

SOME“POINTERS”

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RESOURCES&REFERENCESThefollowingareseveralreferencesandresourcesforaddi)onalinforma)ononF-SBRcompe))on,eventsandgeneraldiscussion.•  hep://www.americansmallbore.com•  Rules-heps://www.americansmallbore.com/rules.html•  Facebookgroups:

•  F-ClassSmallbore•  AmericanSmallboreShoo)ng

•  SupplierReferences•  SEBRests•  EdgewoodShoo)ngBags•  Lapuaammuni)on•  Eleyammuni)on•  RWSammuni)on•  CCIammuni)on•  Na)onalTargetCompany•  HarrisBipods•  CaldwellShoo)ngBags