This club is affiliated with The FREEDOM BENCHREST ASSOCIATION and follows Freedom Benchrest Rules
for 1,000 Yard Matches.

For Additional Information, Match Rules, Guidance, go to The Freedom BENCHREST ASSOCIATION Website.
https://freedombenchrest.com/.
You may Download:
Freedom Benchrest Association Official Rules for Long Range Competitions.
Long Range Match Rules Download
Short Range Match Rules Download
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Additional Information

1000-Yard Competition

Freedom Benchrest Membership.   All match participants must be Freedom Benchrest Association Members, except that in Factory Class only, a new shooter may participate for no more than two club matches before joining Freedom Benchrest. Non-Freedom Shooters may shoot in Club Matches; however, they will not earn Freedom Points for group or Score or place in Aggregates and will not go on to a shoot-off should they win their relay. Freedom Benchrest Memberships are non-transferrable.

Rules and Definitions

HEAVY GUN (HG) CLASS

Heavy Gun (HG) Class.   There are no restrictions for the rifle being used as to weight, except that no weights or other parts may be assembled onto the rifle at the firing line or on the bench. The intent is that the rifle is an integral whole, no “rail guns”, and the gun will not be so heavy as to have no recoil and remain in battery during firing. There is no restriction as to sights. Caliber is restricted to .409 or less. Muzzle brakes are allowed. Rifles are fired utilizing sand bag front rests which may be supported on a pedestal that does not co-act with the sand bag to restrict upward and/or rearward movement, and rear rests comprised of a sand bag which may be attached to a pedestal, may be mechanical in nature, and that supports the rifle between the rear of the pistol grip and the toe of the butt stock.

LIGHT GUN (LG) CLASS

Light Gun (LG) Class.   Guns shooting in the Light Gun Class must weigh no more than seventeen (17) pounds (7.711 kg), including bolt, scope, diopters and muzzle brake. The rear rest must not be mechanical in nature. Bunny ear type bags are acceptable. Muzzle brakes are allowed. • Light Guns in all Freedom Benchrest-Registered Tournaments, including Regional, National and International Championships, must be weighed at the conclusion of every Relay in the first Light Gun Match of that day as shooters come off the line. Shooters may weigh Light Guns before the Match to ensure they will make weight. Still, all shooters must weigh Light Guns as they come off the firing line. The rifle will be weighed exactly as it was fired, with bolt (removed), muzzle brake (if used) and scope. Any guns not in compliance will result in the competitor’s disqualification. • If a shooter changes Light Guns, or the configuration of a Light Gun for subsequent matches that day, this Light Gun must also be weighed/re-weighed.

FACTORY GUN (FAC) CLASS

Factory Class Competition   A factory rifle is defined as any standard production rifle - not a custom shop rifle – with a 1801 Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) maximum of $2000.
For 600-Yard and 1000-Yard Factory Class competitions, the rifle and rests must conform to the following rules:
• Commercial bolt action - commercially produced rifle, using the commercially installed action, factory installed barrel, and factory stock. A new barrel may be installed provided it is done by the factory who manufactured the rifle
• Must be fired single shot.
• No stock modifications except that the action and breech end of the barrel may be bedded
• and up to 2 inches of the breech end of the barrel may be glass bedded.
• Any safe trigger may be installed in the rifle
• Any scope may be used.
• Front rests may be used provided the rifle stock has not been modified or augmented in any way where the stock contacts the front rest. No one-piece rests.
• Monopods and Bipods are legal; in which the fore-end of the stock may be modified.
• A rear sand bag and front pedestal authorized
• No mechanical rear rests. Rear rests must be a sandbag type rear rest.
• Sling swivels and sling swivel screws may be removed from the stock
• Maximum rifle weight is 17 pounds, weighed in the as-fired configuration, including any bipod or monopod. • No modification of the factory action or factory barrel may be made, except that a muzzle brake may be installed. The barrel may be removed from the action to thread and install the muzzle brake. Head spacing may not be changed from the factory head spacing.
• The action/barrel may not be re-chambered or be modified in any way.
• Silencers, suppressors, or other components may not be added to the as-produced factory configuration unless specifically noted above.
• A tied-on or taped-on cheek riser may be used.
• One layer of bench rest stock tape may be installed on the fore end and toe end of the stock.
• A bag rider may be installed on the butt stock of a chassis rifle.

Except as noted above or specifically noted in the rules for 1000-yard competition for factory class the rules for factory class for 1000-yard competition are the same as defined for Light Gun.

Except as noted above or specifically noted in the rules for 600-yard competition for factory class the rules for factory class for 600-yard competition are the same as defined for Light Gun.

TACTICAL (TAC) CLASS

Tactical Class Competition   For Tactical Class competition the rifle and rest must conform to the following rules:
• A tactical rifle is essentially a custom-built rifle that is single shot or has an external or internal magazine.
• In competition, the rifle must be fired single shot.
• Any bolt action
• Any barrel
• Any scope
• Flat stock fore-ends less than 2 1/8” wide are allowed when using a front rest. When using a front rest with a fore end wider than 2 1/8”, there may be no vertical flat sides on the stock, and the bottom of the stock must be radiused, except that one flat section on the bottom center of the stock not greater than 1 ½” wide is allowed. The purpose of this rule is that Light Gun stocks may not be used in Tactical competition.
• Any safe trigger may be installed on the rifle.
• Bedding of the action and the breech end of the barrel
• No one-piece rest
• Monopods and Bipods are legal provided the stock complies with the rules above.
• Muzzle Brakes, suppressors, and other barrel modifications are allowed except that clam shell type muzzle devices are not permitted.
• No mechanical rear rests. Rear rest must be a sandbag type rest.
• Maximum weight is 27 pounds, weighed in the as-fired configuration, including any bipod or monopod

Except as noted above or specifically noted in the rules for 1000-yard competition for tactical class, the rules for tactical class for 1000-yard competition are the same as defined for Light Gun.

Except as noted above or specifically noted in the rules for 600-yard competition for tactical class the rules for tactical class for 600-yard competition are the same as defined for Light Gun.