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  1. Thread: F-Class

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    Nothing wrong with that bully. 2moa elevation,...

    Nothing wrong with that bully. 2moa elevation, with a good lot of those (3-7) within the 1 Moa band.

    The mid range targets tend to be slightly easier. Shorts are quite hard, a lot of people...
  2. Thread: F-Class

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    Kurt, what does the dolphin bipod weigh on its...

    Kurt, what does the dolphin bipod weigh on its own pls...?
  3. Thread: F-Class

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    What are you buying ? :D

    What are you buying ? :D
  4. Thread: F-Class

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    yup, supressors/moderators are fine. Not very...

    yup, supressors/moderators are fine. Not very common though, because with string fire, they get very hot and cause issues with mirage in your scope.

    For recoil reduction, a good buttpad like a...
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    WallyR, startup cost is just one side of it. ...

    WallyR, startup cost is just one side of it.

    FTR is cheaper than FO, it is possible to get some decent 2nd hand 308 target rifles and put a fairly basic scope on it to start. Learn to read wind,...
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    Bit more to it than that steven... The only...

    Bit more to it than that steven...

    The only thing that is still the same on the Omark is the action. In real money terms it has had a Nielsen adapter added, 2nd hand TF match barrel put on, been...
  7. Thread: F-Class

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    WallyR, some very, very good shooters over at...

    WallyR, some very, very good shooters over at Brancepeth, you could do a lot worse :thumbsup:

    Nice range as well, we shoot superlongs there once a year. Hopefully see you amongst the competitors...
  8. Thread: F-Class

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    Hey Kurt, nice to see you on here. You had a good...

    Hey Kurt, nice to see you on here. You had a good run at Chelty, solid improvement over Wairarapa.

    Epic brain failure on my part that day, cruising along nicely at 300 & 500, then shot on the...
  9. Thread: F-Class

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    Andre is still around, dropped off some stuff...

    Andre is still around, dropped off some stuff with him this morning :D He is also the driving force behind electronic targets...

    He is now shooting TR with an outrigger sight system. Part of the...
  10. Thread: F-Class

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    Perazzi, pretty much yes. Most of the clubs take...

    Perazzi, pretty much yes. Most of the clubs take a break over winter, and the serious season starts around Sept.

    Welcome to the NRA NZ | National Rifle Association of New Zealand has all the club...
  11. Thread: F-Class

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    zimmer Bugger That Can you guys fill in some...

    zimmer Bugger That

    Can you guys fill in some blanks for me regarding F-class history in NZ.

    I read an article in GB Target Shooter magazine recently that gave the following info:

    2001 : 1st...
  12. Thread: F-Class

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    scoped, nothing stopping you from bringing your...

    scoped, nothing stopping you from bringing your hunting rifle and having a go. You can also use one of the club rifles and see if that makes a difference. You might learn a thing or three...

    very...
  13. Thread: F-Class

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    steven, if NZ decides to go 155, it will be a...

    steven, if NZ decides to go 155, it will be a move backwards. 185s give you a good 10% margin in heavy wind, and at international level it would be crazy to use something that is not optimal. To be...
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    Bugger That, you seem to use the term "F Class"...

    Bugger That, you seem to use the term "F Class" to refer to FO. That might have been the case in the past, as some in the NRA still seem to do this. With the move to 6.1 scoring, we have hopefully...
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    yup, very good move imho, we (informally) shot...

    yup, very good move imho, we (informally) shot 1/2 moa super-V at last year's hamilton F event, and it showed a massive difference between those that had some overseas competition experience and the...
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    Yup, and the funny/ sad thing is that whenever it...

    Yup, and the funny/ sad thing is that whenever it is raised, they turn around and say "well, you need to sort yourselves out, f class is like herding cats"...

    The fundamental problem is not having...
  17. Thread: F-Class

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    depends on the depth of your pockets :D ...

    depends on the depth of your pockets :D

    probably looking at $2k cheapest option to $10K easy for high-end.

    single shot, rigid action : cheap - Omark, expensive - Barnard etc
    decent barrel : $...
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    hahahahaha, sorry. mate, you have no idea how...

    hahahahaha, sorry.

    mate, you have no idea how difficult it is to get f-class to make inroads into the "tr" mentality. the entire NRA council is still completely TR focussed, most of the clubs are...
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    The Taranaki range is still closed, closest range...

    The Taranaki range is still closed, closest range would probably be Otorahanga or Whatawhata in Hamilton going north or Cheltenham going south.

    There seems to be quite a swing to more moderate...
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