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The one thing IR-50 has to offer is the Sporta class
CYA accuracy fool friends:
The one thing IR-50 has to offer Big Time RFBR is the Sporta class.....
Tony Harper has won every discipline there is in RFBR shooting, some several times over.....like the PSL for instance, and no telling how many ARA St Louis National wins and ARA Indoor Nationals wins....
But....................
I guarantee that Tony will tell you that his most beloved RFBR shooting discipline is IR-50 Sporta...
IR-50 Sporta is the most sophisticated discipline in all of Big Time RFBR....
And full-on, Class A IR-50 Sportas are the most technically refined RFBR guns in the world.
There is no adjustment to the muzzle device of an IR-50 Sporta.....
(Which by the way makes a mockery out of the compensation nonsense, and, the "tuner twisters")
All of this sophistication is why TKH ranks IR-50 Sporta shooting above all other RFBR disciplines...
And like I've said, he's won all disciplines multiple times over.....
It's a shame that ARA didn't simply adopt the IR-50 rules regarding the Sporta rifles, then simply produced a target with a broad aiming band, like the IR-50 target......same scoring, nothing would change but the ability to see the ARA bull with a 6 power scope...
If ARA would have done this, ARA Sporta would be thriving......big time......
And ARA shooters would have a whole new and exciting challenge.........
Another thing, if ARA would have done this, I guarantee that IR-50 would be forced to adopt 275 scoring.......because the attendance at ARA Sporta matches would out number IR-50 Sporta matches 5 to 1......
But now there's nothing........which is a shame.......oh what could have been...
Congratulations again Tony "TD-JUNIOR" Harper on your 2021 IR-50 Outdoor Sporta National Championship.
Your pistol fool friend, Bill Calfee
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By the way.....I don't see well enough to be able to use a 6 power scope for the Sporta class...
But..............
Because I couldn't compete in IR-50 Sporta, should never stop the folks who can see from enjoying the greatest discipline in all of big Time RFBR....
Yes TKH, Junior is a bad dude....
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Bill, Thank you for your kind words. I don't know that I deserve them but they are nice to hear.
The truth is there have been and still are some great IR 50/50 Sporter shooters. Remember Greg Davis, Jim Pepper, Mel Eck, JD Hepler. All these guys could work magic with a sporter.
Today we still have absolute killer sporter shooters. Bruce Hornstein is as tough as there is.
There has been a running battle between he and I for the last several years. I edge him out sometimes but just as often, he does the same to me.
These competitions are won by the smallest of margins. Bruce wants to win, he puts in the work to win, and you have to respect that. But he isn't the only one with that drive and determination.
Tony and Sharon Picarelli, Barry Harris, Harvey Reese, Jason Frymier, Keith Royal, Leonard Worthy, Jan Messer, Daniel Smith, Steve Pennington, Ken Mix, JD Pflager, and Gene Stroyan. (No particular order.)
All showed up at that Nationals knowing what the competition was going to be like, and they all showed up with a burning desire to win.
:Note of interest. Gene Stroyan is 80 years old and shot a 250 15X card at the Nationals. Kinda makes you think about the "I can't see through a 6.5 X scope", thing doesn't it.
All of these guys and gals want to win and are hard to beat on any day.
Competition is a funny thing . It drives some to higher performances but pushes others away.
The Sporter class offers many excuses not to compete.
First it is a 7.5 lb. rifle, including scope. The scope can't be more than 6.5X. Stock has to be made of wood with a forearm not more than 2.25 inches and it can not have a flat forearm.
It has to be shot off a two piece sand bag rest. No return to battery free recoil shooting here.
That makes the sporter class the most challenging of all the RFBR classes.
IR 50/50 also offers a 10-shot Sporter class which is for pure accuracy with the most challenging rifle, not for the weak of heart, but great for those that want an extreme challenge.
In todays world not many choose the most difficult path. But for those that do there is no greater reward than winning a USA Sporter Nationals.
Jerry, I use a Leupold 4.5X 14 30mm scope. I couldn't see those fine cross hairs either. I sent mine back to the Leupold custom shop and had them install the same dot that is their Competition series scopes.
Thanks again for the kind words.
TKH