How did f class start in australia

[Savage]

As per the topic title. How is it that fclass came about and wAt group helped it get it going.

[DannyS]

Good question, dunno, but I do that Portland and Hamilton Rifle Clubs were both shooting belly benchrest in the early 1990s. I had an omark in 6mm rem in those days and Bill Hallam was shooting 6br and 7mm08. Im sure other clubs were doing similar things before the Canadians claimed it.

[AlanF]

I remember taking a scoped 264 Winchester Magnum to a full bore range in 1970 - does that count?

[johnk]

It's way too gray. Our club brought scoped rifles onto the mound when F&R class was launched - some shot them off bipods. One shooter ran his TR scoped for most of the nineties , with the legs suitably retained with lead shot weights strapped on (the things you use to take the fuse to the bottom of the shot hole).

[RAVEN]

I remember taking a scoped 264 Winchester Magnum to a full bore range in 1970 - does that count?

I bet you weren’t allowed to shoot it

[DannyS]

I remember taking a scoped 264 Winchester Magnum to a full bore range in 1970 - does that count?

Gee Alan, 1970, showing your age a bit now

[OuttaAmmo]

Was the scope a kahles or a pecar?

[AlanF]

Scope was a Weaver K10, action a BRNO. It was at the University of Otago Rifle Club. From memory, I didn't do particularly well - some of the 303s did better .

Alan

[Woody_rod]

I know Bill Hallam was an instigator in WA from years ago.

[RAVEN]

In the begining

In the 1860s, the newly formed National Rifle Association held its first competition on Wimbledon Common. The association and the annual competition grew rapidly and by the early 1870s, rifle ranges were established on the common. In 1878 the competitions were lasting two weeks and attracting nearly 2,500 competitors, housed in temporary camps set up across the common. By the 1880s, however, the power and range of rifles had advanced to the extent that shooting in an increasingly populated area was no longer considered safe. The last meeting was held in 1889 before the NRA moved to Bisley in Surrey.

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Here is the first F Class Shooter opening the event Wimbledon Common
when ever you have a TR shooter poo hoo you show them this its a good laugh point out that the rifle is being shot of a rest.


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The equipment



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The modern version of Queen and equipment

It is evendent to me that Royalty prefer to shoot with rested rifle so it can't be all that bad.

Now your question
I hear that F Class started in Canberra what year I'm not sure
sorry I have no pictures of that
Cheers
RB