I was looking at this site and find it interesting.
http://www.aihpa.com/default.htm
Anybody here shooting this type of competition?
It appears to be based in NSW but says that any club is welcome to shoot the comps.
in2anity wrote:It looks like yank CMP - all on the frame. Much Service Rifle shooting in Oz has British origins.
in2anity wrote:Blade when i said "on the frame" just means the entire comp may be shot onto a static target, which is held by a frame, not a humn marker. I.e. no snaps or moving targets. Yank CMP also uses the black circle target, whereas the brits used the running soldier target, and included snap shooting. Much more exciting IMO.
IDK about loads - but our service rifle club doesn't care about loads. In our club, if you want to shoot lead over trail boss then that's completely up to you. Just remember if the wind is not favorable on the day, your subsonic loads will be at a distinct disadvantage for the longer range stagees. It's all tradeoffs. I try and balance my loads between recoil and 300m adequacy, considering variable windage.
in2anity wrote:Yeah that's the very ones - course of fire looks very analogous to what we do. IDK where you get the targets from - online i guess, then print them yourselves? They are the typicial commonweatlth service rifle targets. I'm not sure if you'll have time to shoot multiple classes in one day - normally we only have time to shoot in one category, because everybody needs a turn, and the markers may need rotation, or only get paid for a certain amount of time. Sometimes you can squeeze in a second "not to count" at the end.
The subs do fine at 100m offhand, but not so well at 300m, unless it's etremely calm. Usually, it's best to run the one handload and become very familiar with the number of clicks required at each distance. That said, I use a 80.5gr Berger for 300m application then switch to my normal 69grSMK. Shooting a 50.* /50.10 from prone sling 300m is a lot harder than it looks - you need all the accuracy you can muster, and the 80.5grs shave off a minute of windage at that distance.
You'll need to be good with your sling from sitting and prone to be in the running.