Thread: "Hunter Class" ?

Originally Posted by Tentman

Hello all - we are framing up a summer plate series and want to offer a "hunter class" I've looked at the NZDA and NRANZ definitions but Im not really liking them.

My thoughts at this stage are to keep it very very simple. Under 6.00kgs all up and all scopes set to 18x or less.

The series will be shot off mounds at 525Y and 625Y, prone. So maybe saying no F class style bipods but ??

@Tentman. With regard to your origin post I gather you are proposing only shooting prone at %25 and 600+ yards. Your concern zeems to beumitatuons of rifle supports and scope power. I think you also need to consider the actual purpose of your event. I.e.; is it to create a precise scoring competition or to test for acceptable kill accuracy for deer- pig sized game in the real world? The two are poles apart. My earlier posts assumed rge latter by use of 10 inch kill zone sized plates.with a1 point hit, zero point miss scoring system. By using this the potential advantage of those with high end equipment is to some extent nullified compared to more common hunting rifles carried.
There are many shoots and other competitions geared to reward those who can place a bullet in a central scoring bullseye bbut this does not actually reflect the fact that a slightly lesser setup can still successfully achieve a hit in a vital area of the game being hunted. Hence the hint to level the playing field as much as possible. In-field hunting usually does not include sophisticated supports either so skill using a basic bipod or pack and sling and no rear support is a fairer test of huting shooting skill than allowing setting up as if shooting for a high scoring ring as at many range shoots. Your decision of course and I guess your shoot format will ultimately be decided based on what you really define as "a hunter" shoot. Good on you, and i wish you every success for your event. ")