Stock Reborn: Second-Hand Anschutz Becomes F-Open Beauty
Here is an interesting project by one of our Forum members. Martin C. (aka “Killick”) modified an Anschutz 1411 Match 54 rimfire prone stock to become a comfortable, great-tracking F-Class Open...
View ArticleSunday GunDay: “We the People” .284 Shehane F-Open Rifle
Jason Cohen’s “We the People” patriotic .284 Shehane F-Class rifle. It has already demonstrated great promise, scoring second place in its very first match, a 3×20 at 1000 yards in Wyoming. Rifle...
View ArticleWant to Shoot F-Class? Here’s a List of Active F-Class Ranges
F-Class shooting (both F-Open and F-TR) is one of the fastest-growing forms of rifle competition. Each season many new shooters hit the line and attendance at the big matches increases every year. But...
View ArticleSunday GunDay: The Color Purple — Dad’s Gift to Daughter
“My daughter’s favorite color is purple, so I built her a purple rifle….” Here’s a feel-good story about a family that shoots together, and a father who did something very special for his daughter....
View ArticleOptimize Your Aiming — Tips for F-Class Shooters
The movie “The Patriot” gave us the phrase “Aim small, miss small”. While that’s a good mantra, aiming strategies for long-range competition are a bit more complicated, as this article explains… U.S....
View ArticleEuropean F-Class Championships at Bisley in the United Kingdom
The U.S. F-Class National Championships commence September 15 at the NRA Whittington Center in New Mexico. But, across the pond, the European F-Class Championships took place this past week (September...
View ArticleSunday GunDay: Back-to-Back Championship Winning .284 Win
With the U.S. F-Class National Championship running this week in Raton, NM, we thought we’d highlight a very important .284 Win rifle. This is the .284 Winchester rig that Charles Ballard used to win...
View ArticleRaton Remembrances — Photos from the F-Class Nationals
Michelle Gallagher is one of the nation’s top rifle shooters and team coaches. A past Long Range National Champion, Michelle is part of America’s “First Family” of Shooting, being raised by Mid...
View ArticleF-Class — Best Cartridge Options for Mid-Range and Long Range
Cartridge Choices for F-Class Competition By Emil Kovan Kovan Match Rifles LLC, www.matchrifles.com There are hundreds of cartridge types capable of winning in F-Open. For F-TR you can shoot either...
View ArticleSunday GunDay: The Modern F-Open Rifle
Emil Kovan is one of the top F-Class shooters in the world. He won the 2014 United States F-Open Championship, and finished second in F-Open Division at the 2016 Canadian National F-Class Championship...
View ArticleSunday GunDay: Seb’s Hammerhead Dual-Discipline Rifle
We first ran this story a few seasons back. Since then we’ve received many questions about this gun, so we thought we’d give readers another chance to learn about this truly innovative, switch-barrel...
View ArticleWhere You Can Shoot F-Class Matches — 100+ Ranges Listed
F-Class shooting (both F-Open and F-TR) is one of the fastest-growing forms of rifle competition. Each season many new shooters hit the line and attendance at the major F-Class matches increases every...
View ArticleAccurate Cartridges — The .284 Shehane, an Improved .284 Win
If you look at that 5-round group you might think it was shot with a 6 PPC or maybe a 6mmBR. But no, this was done with heavy 180gr Berger Hybrid bullets and the .284 Shehane, an improved version of...
View ArticleGetting Started in F-Class — Target Shooter Magazine Article
A while back, our friend Vince Bottomley in the UK wrote an excellent article for Target Shooter Magazine. Vince offers “solid-gold” advice for new F-TR and F-Open shooters. Vince reviews the...
View ArticleSunday GunDay: Berger SWN F-Open Champ Jay C’s 284 Wheeler
Report by Jay Christopherson 2020 Berger SW Nationals F-Open Champion Team Member, Team Lapua-Brux-Borden I’ve been shooting F-Class for about 9 years now. In fact, I shot my very first match, a...
View Article2020 Berger Southwest Nationals Equipment Lists
The best F-Class and Sling shooters in the nation compete each year at the Berger Southwest Nationals at the Ben Avery range in Arizona. Walk down the firing line and you’ll see the absolute “best of...
View ArticleRecoil Reduction System for F-Class Rifles — Bump Buster
Many of our Forum members have expressed interest in a recoil-reduction system for prone F-Open competition rifles shooting heavy bullets from powerful cartridges. A .300 WSM shooing 200+ grain...
View ArticleSunday GunDay: Texas Precision — Mike’s 6mm GT Rifle
The 6mm GT (aka 6GT) cartridge was conceived as a “bigger Dasher” for PRS and NRL competition. The 6mm GT’s creators wanted 6mm Dasher accuracy and moderate recoil delivered via a cartridge with a...
View ArticleRetroMOD Project — Old eBay Rimfire Stock Reborn for F-Open
Here is an interesting project by one of our Forum members. Martin C. (aka “Killick”) modified an Anschutz 1411 Match 54 rimfire prone stock to become a comfortable, great-tracking F-Class Open...
View ArticleF-Class Wow Factor — Borden Action, Cerus Stock, Brux Barrel
Note the owner’s name, “S. Limbourne” was engraved on the bolt release (and trigger guard, see below). Competition rifles don’t need to be beautiful, as long as they shoot. But who doesn’t like a...
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