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Welcome to........ 

.......Our new magazine. 

12 Pheonix Meeting 2009 

Sections 

6 Shooting Sport News 

8 Shooters Calendar 

34 IWA 2009 

Report by Vince 

Bottomley 

64 FT and HFT 

Shooting Positions by 

Tim Finley 

20 Switch Barrel Rifle by 

Vince Bottomley 

40 Swedish 

m/41 

the most 

accurate WW2 

Sniper Rifle 

58 Gallery Rifle 

Competition Report by 

Gwyn Roberts 

84 Optical Booster for 

Target Shooting by 

Carl Boswell 

17 Support Your Local 

Gunshop 

26 Choosing an Air Rifle - 

Initial thoughts for 

beginners by Stanley 

Shaw 

29 Choosing Antique Guns by 

Graham Lay 

46 Scopes on a Budget 

by Carl Boswell 

49 Cooking up a Tube Gun 

by Laurie Holland & 


71 AGI Video Review 


76 Unique Alpine - The 

Ultimate in Modular 

Magic by Rob Hunter 

82 Shooting Website of the 

Month 

86 New Barrel Tuners 


90 Your Rimfire Gallery Rifle 

Part 1 by Gwyn Roberts 

96 Gun of the Month 

100 Club Feature 

4 Target Shooter

Association Pages 

102 NRA 

103 UKBRA 

104 UKBR22 

105 FT UK 

106 Gallery Rifle 

108 Letter Page 

Editor(s). 

Carl Boswell and Vince Bottomley 

Advertising and Office Manager 

Andy Dubreuil. email; admin@targetshooter.co.uk 

Contributors 

Vince Bottomley Graham Lay 

Laurie Holland Tim Finley 

Carl Boswell Rob Hunter 

Nigel Greenaway Gwyn Roberts 

Stanley Shaw 

Webetorial 

Welcome to Target Shooter, a new monthly magazine that will only appear on the internet and will be free 

to all. 

Following the demise of Target Sports as a stand alone magazine, which sadly could no longer sustain itself 

in today’s economic climate, a group of your favourite writers banded together and this is the result. Most of 

their names will be already familiar to Target Sports readers and we are grateful for their input. 

The magazine will appear around the first of the month, every month, just like a normal magazine and will 

stay on-line until the following month’s edition appears. We will carry equipment reviews, in-depth tests, 

event reports and your favourite shooting associations are welcome to contribute and several already have. 

Hopefully, we will build up an archive of some of the content so that you can always revisit our 

reviews of scopes and rifles and the like. 

All our writers are - first and foremost - shooters just like you. They write because they are passionate about 

their sport and they will be free to make their articles as long or short as they wish. We are not bound by 

any of the normal editorial constraints imposed on other magazines! However, we have no paid staff, no 

proof readers or art editors so inevitably the occasional ‘typo’error will occur. We ask for your indulgence 

and sincerely hope that it will not spoil your enjoyment. 

Although the production of an on-line magazine is far less costly than for a conventional one, there are 

significant costs involved in web-hosting and our advertisers are critical to our success. We thank them 

for their support and we hope that you will, in turn, support them and remember to mention Target Shooter 

when contacting advertisers. 

Finally, most of all we want this magazine to be a voice for target shooters and promote the sport we all 

love. We welcome your input and your suggestions for future articles in Target Shooter. 

Vince Bottomley - vinceb@targetshooter.co.uk and Carl Boswell - carl@targetshooter.co.uk 

Copyright © Target Shooter Magazines 

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written authorisation is provided. 

Information, prices and data is believed to be correct at the time of posting on the internet which is on or around the 1st of each month. Advertisements that are firearm 

related are from companies or individuals that Target Shooter magazine believes are licensed to hold such firearms and accepts no responsibility if companies or 

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Letters and photographs submitted by members of the public to Target Shooter magazine will be accepted on the basis that the writer has agreed to publication unless 

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The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily the views of the publishers and relate to specific circumstances within each article. These are the opinions 

and experiences of writers using specific equipment, firearms, components and data under controlled conditions. Information contained in the online magazine or on the 

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Shooting Sport News 

Sports Survey 

All the major associations, such 

as the BASC and NRA, are 

recommending that shooters take 

part in the ‘Sports Survey’ that is 

now on line. As shooting sports 

have taken major hits recently with 

fund cutting this is the time that 

people like us can let our voices 

be heard, again. By doing this 

survey we can help show that these 

sports are important to people who 

practice them in the UK and to 

the retailers, distributors and 

manufacturers in this country. We 

are actually contributing positively 

to the country in a number of ways 

including sustaining parts of the 

economy. 

The survey only takes a few 

minutes to complete and can be 

found online by clicking here or 

via the BASC website. The results 

should open up insights and 

thoughts to the amount of 

shooting sports that 

take place in this 

country and how these contribute to 

sporting success we can all be 

proud of. 

MORI are the company 

taking this survey for Sports 

England and the latter has 

information about the survey here 

on their website or by clicking here. 

When you take the poll think about 

all the shooting sports you have 

taken part in over the last year 

and how much you have actually 

done. There is a part of the survey 

that also looks at the disciplines 

you shoot as your main sport. 

Whatever your thoughts about 

yet another survey on shooting, 

this will help shooting sports and 

potentially funding in the future. 

See more information from 

Sport England in the next 

column. 


Fox Firearms have just received a batch of Robertson stocks from 

Canada which are ideal for building an F Class rifle. They 

are designed to use the Barnard bedding-block system, 

enabling you to put together a custom rifle without the hassle 

of stock-inletting, Devcon bedding and the like. The Robertson 

stocks are better finished than any I’ve seen and do not require 

any painting or finishing of any kind. See www.foxfireamsuk.com 

New Magazine 

One of the best bits of news 

hopefully, is the launch of this 

magazine. We are trying to ‘hit 

the spot’ for target shooters within 

the UK. Obvioulsy as we progress 

then things will develop, change 

and get even better. So if you are 

any type of ‘paper puncher’, with 

pistol or rifle then this is the 

magazine for you. If you wish to 

ensure that you have this 

magazine each month then 

check out the website on 

the first of each month. 

Please pass on the good 

news about the magazine to all your 

colleagues who shoot. Our thanks for you support. 

Sport England has announced new funding for rural areas who 

need to develop sporting areas and amenities. If you live in a rural 

area and need to develop a shooting facility then please look at 

this documentation via the NRA website here or http://www.nra. 

org.uk

new forum has just come online for air rifle and rimfire benchrest 

A shooters. This is designed for all shooters world wide. The idea 

behind the forum is to discuss issues, the World championships, 

European Championships, National Championships, other events, 

techniques, equipment, etc, etc. 

From what has been heard this is a trial run through, so use it or loose 

it. It is also meant to support and answer a few questions that have 

been asked about developing this community a little further, so maybe 

this is a start. 

The address for the forum is; 

http://benchrestdirectory.forumup.co.uk 

If you pay a visit to 

North West Custom Parts have a look at the superb 

McRees Precision stocks from America. These are CNC machined from 

billet aluminium and will make your Remington barrelled action (and a 

host of other popular actions) look and shoot like a ‘big bucks’ custom 

rifle thanks to the precision-machined bedding-area. Fore-ends and butts 

are interchangeable and options are offered to suit the F Class, mag.fed 

tactical and a variety of other target shooting disciplines. Stocks come 

in a variety of anodised colours! The US military are currently evaluating 

these stocks and their website at www.mcreesprecision.net is worth a visit. 

Bisley and the Olympics. The saga 

continues...... 

As I sit putting the finishing touches to parts of this magazine the 

television is playing in the background as I wait to watch Question Time. 

Sad I know but it can be very funny at times. Just before the program we 

get the local news and my ears picked up as the news came on about 

Bisley; the home of British Shooting losing out as the venue to the 

shooting events at the 2012 Olympic games. Yes it has gone to 

Woolwich. It beggars belief but this is the situation and any chance of a 

lasting legacy for British shooting seems to have gone out of 

the door with this final statement for the Olympic committee. 

What happens next is any ones guess but it seems to be a done 

deal. All we can wait for is the reaction of any organisations and 

political personalities that feel this situation is as cumbersome as 

it seems. We watch and wait , but I would not hold you breath for a 

sensible conclusion in what seems to be a more erratic world by the day. 

Entry now open for The 

National Rifle Association’s 

2009 Phoenix Meeting 

The National Rifle Association’s 

Phoenix Meeting has grown to 

become a major annual national 

shooting event. With over 75 

competitions across a growing 

multi-disciplined shooting event, the 

2009 Phoenix Meeting opens its 

doors to competitors from 22 – 24 

May at Bisley. 

Assistant Director of Shooting, Brian 

Thomas says: “Over 500 competitors 

take part each year shooting a range 

of firearms including shotguns, air 

rifles and pistols, gallery rifles, 

sporting and full-bore rifles, plus a 

range of black powder pistols and 

revolvers. We have already had a 

record number of entries and hope 

that 2009 will be the best Meeting yet. 

Brian added: “At a time when every 

company is watching very closely 

how it spends its marketing budget, 

we’re delighted that so many shooting 

manufacturers and equipment 

suppliers are showing their support 

by sponsoring the NRA’s Phoenix 

Meeting. 

“Midway UK has proved their 

commitment to this established 

Meeting by coming on-board as 

the headline sponsor along with a 

number of other companies keen to 

benefit from being associated with 

the UK’s biggest multi-disciplined 

shooting event. 

“One of the significant improvements 

we’ve been able to make this year 

is that we substantially improved 

the Phoenix Meeting Booklet by 

including the Gallery Rifle and Pistol 

Handbook. The generous 

sponsorship means we’ve been able 

to print over 5000 copies which will be 

distributed free to competitors and to 

shooters in clubs throughout the UK.” 

Running alongside the two-day 

competition is a very successful Trade 

Fair which regularly attracts over 400 

visitors who come to see over 50 

traders who exhibit and sell all types 

of shooting equipment, accessories 

and supplies. For entry forms go to 

www.nsc-bisley.co.uk. 


Calendar of events over the next two months 

If your club or association has events you want to publicise here then email us. 

Sat 04 April to Sun 05 April 

Train the Trainer course (National Shooting 

Centre (NSC), Bisley) 

The NRA will be introducing a new course in April 

to train Club Instructors. It will be called the Club 

Instructor (General Skills) course. 

Contact training@nra.org.uk to receive an 

application form for this course or to request 

further information. 

4th April 100 yd Benchrest Diggle Ranges 

5th April 1000 yd Benchrest Diggle Ranges 

Contact via UKBRA website 

Sat 11 Apr to Mon 13 Apr 

Bisley Clubs Easter Meeting (National Shooting 


This year the Easter Meeting will be run by the 

Surrey Rifle Association 

Contact(s): Surrey Rifle Association 

(Easter Meeting) 

Sun 12 Apr 

NRA Shooting Club Day (National Shooting 


Multi-discipline NRA Shooting Club Day. Targets 

have been booked on Melville and at 100, 200, 

600 and 1000 yards. All disciplines welcome. 

Open to all full members of the NRA who have 

completed and returned the registration form 

which is available by clicking on the link below. 

Contact Heather Webb. NRA 

12th April 100yd Benchrest Bisley 


Sat 18 and Sun 19th April 

3 Nations Rimfire Benchrest match held at 

Portishead Club. Ireland, Germany and UK teams 

competing in friendly international match. Contact 

via UKBR22 website. 

Thu 23 April 

NRA Shooting Club Day Multi-discipline NRA 

Shooting Club Day. All disciplines welcome. 

Contact Heather Webb NRA. 

Sat 25 April 

Clubs Mini Palma Match (National Shooting 


A Mini Palma Match will be held on Saturday 25 

April 2009 for teams of eight from any club, school 

or county affiliated to the NRA. 

Karen Robertson NRA 


Sat 02 May 

NRA Open Day (National Shooting Centre (NSC), 

Bisley) 

Visitors will be able to try shotgun, air rifle, fullbore 

rifle, sporting rifle, laser clays, precision snap, 

practical and historical rifles to name but a few, all 

with one-to-one coaching. 

Contact(s): Libby Gendall NRA 

2nd May 100 yd Benchrest Diggle Ranges 

3rd May 1000 yd Benchrest Diggle Ranges 


Sat 09 May to Sun 10 May 

The English Eight Club, National Rifle Club of 

Scotland & Welsh Rifle Association Spring 

Meeting. Match Rifle (F-Class Rifles may be used 

if desired but cannot take any of the prizes except 

for the Cash Sweep) 

2+15 at 1000, 1100 & 1200 yards on each day 

Contact(s): English VIII Secretary 

10th May 100 yds Benchrest Diggle Ranges 


Sat 16 May to Sun 17 May 

Range Conducting Officer Course (National 

Shooting Centre (NSC), Bisley). Two day course - 

successful candidates will be qualified to 

conduct live firing on MoD or TAVRA ranges. 

Contact: Maureen Peach NRA 

Wed 20 May NRA Shooting Club Day (National 

Shooting Centre (NSC), Bisley) Multi-discipline 

NRA Shooting Club Day. Targets have been 

booked on Cheylesmore and at 100, 200, 600 and 

900 yards. If you would like to attend you must 

book in at least a week in advance by contacting 

Heather Webb. 

Fri 22 May to Sun 24 May Phoenix Meeting 

(National Shooting Centre (NSC), Bisley) and 

Arms Fair. This multi-discipline meeting has its 

roots in pistol calibre firearms but there are also 

plenty of competitions for Black Powder, Air and 

Fullbore from 15 yards to 1000 yards. As well as 

all this shooting you can visit the Arms Fair held 

in the Bisley Pavilion. Contact(s): Brian Thomas 

NRA 

25th May Egg Shoot 100/300/500 yds Diggle 

Ranges Contact via UKBRA website 

Sat 30 May 

Start of NRA Probationary Members Course 

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It’s the time of the year when 

The Phoenix Meeting is 

coming up rapidly; from Friday 

22 May to Sunday 24th May. 

It has been said a number of 

times by a numbers of writers, 

that going to the Phoenix is a 

pilgrimage for a lot of people; 

those who go each year just 

to shop or for those shooters 

who take part in the array of 

competitions. I think I have 

missed one meeting since 

1997 and that was last year 

as I was training for another 

The speed steels are 

great fun to shoot! 

It would be nice to have 

more ladies and juniors 

come along to show some 

of the guys how to shoot! 

event. It felt odd not going as 

I like the Phoenix; to see the 

matches and do several tours 

around the Pavilion Trade 

Show. I usually have a list of 

wants that I am looking for in 

the Pavilion and come away 

smiling that I have got these, 

although leaving quite a bit of 

stuff that I would like behind. 

Whatever reason takes you 

to Bisley, over the Phoenix 

weekend, it is always a 

worthwhile visit; some 

spending the whole four days, 

while others just going up for 

the day. It is great to go up 

and support colleagues who 

are shooting or selling. For 

Plenty of action in the Bianchi match to keep you 

happy! 

If you are looking for a 

challenge The Phoenix A & 

Multi Target matches will test 

you! 


to have positive effects and 

we all look forward to seeing 

links with the shooting industry 

develop over the coming years. 

Try to beat this guy in 

The Man v Man speed 

plates! 

me it is always a time that 

brings lots of fellow shooters 

together as they mass around 

tables and talk about the 

day’s events in the Pavilion 

canteen. (With much grub to 

be had I just happy that my wife 

cannot see the calories that I 

If you are looking for a 

challenge The Phoenix A & Multi 

Target matches will test you! 

The Phoenix weekend is a 

pilgrimage I would suggest 

to any and all shooters. By 

doing this you are 

supporting your colleagues 

who are shooting and the 

trade fair that encompasses 

sellers from around the 

It’s nice to meet up with many of our Irish & German 

friends at the Phoenix! 

tuck away at this place each 

year). 

The competitions themselves 

are varied …………… There 

is something for everyone, 

whatever your game is; 

precision, action, long range, 

short range, black powder, 

air rifle & pistol, centerfire, 

gallery rifle, rimfire. You name 

it and it is probably shot at 

the Phoenix in one form or 

another. The competitions are 

too numerous to list here, so 

it is worth visiting the NRA 

website to view these and get 

your entry in. As there are both 

team and individual matches, it 

may be that you want to bring 

some of your mates along with 

you. This year the whole event 

has some good sponsorship in 

the form of Midway UK. This 

level of sponsorship has got 

country. More than ever in this 

ever growing recession we 

need to support one another as 

buyers and sellers. I know I 

will enjoy the weekend yet 

again as I plan to go up in 

May on my annual visit. A few 

colleagues are going to pick 

up items they have ordered, 

a few that are looking for 

specific firearms with others 

looking at shooting and/ or 

supporting. What I end up 

taking away with me could 

be anyone’s guess, probably a 

few more mates and I know it 

will be enjoyable to have that 

hunt around the stalls. 

The UKBR22 and UKBRA also 

have a stall at the event - in 

the Pavilion so come and see 

us. As we are also promoting 

this magazine it would be a 

good chance to come and see 

us and have a chat about what 

you think - or is that too much 


Does anyone have a 

gauge for slug? 

Everything is covered from 

air weapons to long range 

pistol events! 

of an opening?? 

A few of the writers from 

Target Shooter will be at the 

show, as I know that Gwyn 

Roberts is competing at a few 

of the events. 

If you are thinking about 

attending the Phoenix 

Meeting to shoot or shop it is 

towards the end of May on the 

weekend of the 22nd to 25th. 

Hope to see you there. 

There’s plenty to shoot 

with your section 1 

shotgun whether it’s a 

pump or auto loader! 

Black powder pistol shooters have a wide variety of 

matches to compete in! 

The Phoenix is a multi-discipline 

meeting has its roots in pistol 

calibre firearms but there are 

also plenty of competitions for 

Black Powder, Air and Fullbore 

from 15 yards to 1000 yards. This 

Meeting has over 75 

competitions to enter, giving 

you enough chances to earn 

yourself one of the much sought 

after 'Grandmaster Medals'. As 

well as all this shooting you can 

visit the Arms Fair held in the 

Bisley Pavilion. This meeting has 

a friendly atmosphere and is a 

must for your shooting diary. 

Contact Brian Thomas via the 

NRA website 




Support your local gun shop 

‘South Yorkshire Shooting Supplies’ 

Back in the mid eighties South 

Yorkshire was fairly light on 

gunshops catering for pistol 

shooters, but Roger Francis 

was a very keen pistol shooter 

travelling all over the country to 

enjoy his sport. Some of the 

country’s top Police and Service 

competition shooters were also 

members of the same club and 

had noticed that Roger cast and 

swaged a pretty mean bullet. 

The upshot of this was that 

Roger was asked if he would 

make some bullets for sale …….. 

and the rest, as they say is 

history! 

So in 1985 Roger and his wife 

Sheila decided to start a small 

business supplying reloading 

components including of 

course their own brand of Ace 

bullets. The intention was to 

supplement Roger’s income 

as a microbiologist at a local 

hospital. In 1989 they made the 

decision to apply for the 

appropriate RFD to extend sales 

into ammunition and of course the 

firearms themselves. Slowly but 

surely, just like Topsy….things 

just grew. By 1996 Roger’s 

health problems had led to 

early retirement from his day 

job but the business was getting 

better each year….until of 

course the tragic shootings at 

Dunblane. This event saw 85% of 

their business disappear 

virtually overnight. At that time it 

looked as though the business 

would come to an end as the 

Government at first said that no 

compensation would be paid to 

dealers, a decision which only 

rightly was altered in due course. 

The easy way out would have 

been to take the money and 

run, but Roger refused to let the 

government finish his dream, 

and at this point he made what 

turned out to be a very, very 

good decision. This was to 

turn to the ubiquitous Ruger 

10/22 which was seen by many 

pistol shooters as their saviour. 

Roger and Sheila had already 

been importing quite a few 

specialist parts from the US but 

now this became a vital part of 

the business. 

By 2005 the business had 

grown so much that it was 

becoming hard for them to cope, 

compounded by Roger’s need 

for two hip replacements due 

to a worsening of his arthritis, 

and they talked of cutting back 

or even retiring. Naturally, 

being as perverse as ever…they 

decided to expand and at the 

start of 2006 they took on a 

part time worker by the name of 

Dave Wylde (better known by 

many as his alter ego of “baldydave” 

on internet forums) 

Dave’s machining skills meant 

that the next phase in the 

company’s development could 

now begin….their foray into the 

world of centrefire rifles. Now, 

the order book is so full that 

Dave’s two days a week has 

become at least four, and Roger 

and Sheila have “cut down” to 

around 50-60 hours each 

per week! Last year saw an 

agreement with Surgeon Rifles 

to be their sole importer for their 

superb tactical actions, and this 

year has seen an approach by 

Lawton Rifle in the US to 

appoint SYSS as their sole UK 

distributor. 

The shop continues to sell 

most things for the Section One 

shooter and SYSS are also 

distributors for Volquartsen, 

Power Custom, Hogue stocks, 

Rifle Basix triggers, Barska 

scopes, Boyds stocks, Bell and 

Carlson stocks. Many other 

specialist items are imported, but 

the current difficulty in getting 

gun parts out of the US has 

led to the latest chapter in the 

history of SYSS and they now 

have more and more parts 

manufactured locally in 

Sheffield, including rimfire 10/22 

style actions, bolts and a new 

trigger housing, muzzle brakes, 

scope bases, tactical bolt knobs, 

and a host of smaller parts are in 

the pipeline. 

The only problem now facing 

this family run business is that 

they are finding it extremely 

difficult to keep up with the 

demand for their products and 

services. A nice problem to have, 

many people would say …… 


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North Ayrshire Shooting Ground, a first class 

all-weather facility for the Skeet, Trap and 

Sporting disciplines. 

We welcome customers to our shop, where a 

friendly chat and expert advice are always 

available. 

You can also purchase goods from us by mail order. 

Our online catalogue can be viewed at 

www.continentalshooting.co.uk and orders placed over 

the internet. 

We carry an extensive range of products covering all 

aspects of shooting including: 

Calls and whistles 

Cartridges and cartridge cases 

Clothing and footwear 

Decoys 

Dog training equipment 

Gun care materials and repair service 

Gun cases 

Hearing protection 

Knives 

Lamping equipment 

Optics 

Rifle accessories 

Recoil reduction pads 

Shotguns and firearms (both new and second hand) 

If you are looking for something and can not see it on 

our web site please give us a phone - we usually know 

where things can be found! Also keep an eye out for 

our special offers each month. 


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The Switch Barrel Rifle 


The prospect of a ‘custom’ rifle 

represents a serious financial 

commitment for most shooters 

and not surprisingly, having made 

that commitment, we need to get 

as much use out of the rifle as 

possible. One way of extending 

that use is by having two barrels 

– more expense yes but it means 

two rifles for say an extra 25% 

outlay. 

Not surprisingly, the prospect of 

swapping barrels will discourage 

some shooters. Many don’t like 

to mess with their rifles, even to 

the extent of normal maintenance. 

Some have never taken their 

barrelled-action out of the stock – 

why should they? Well, once you 

have gained a little experience, 

a basic understanding of what 

makes your rifle ‘tick’ is always 

useful and ideally we should be 

familiar with the basics. 

Our rifles get wet, cleaning-fluid 

works its way under the action, 

triggers get dirty, bolts get cloggedup 

etc. so it’s a good thing to 

occasionally maintain the things 


that you can’t easily see. Too 

often, a shooter only becomes 

aware of a problem when it causes 

a failure of some kind – usually 

in the middle of a competition. 

Taking the barrelled-action out of 

the stock from time to time and 

stripping the bolt is just good 

house-keeping. (If you would like 

Target Shooter to run an article 

on basic rifle maintenance 

then just send me an e-mail on 

vinceb@6ppc.fsnet.co.uk and if 

there is enough interest we’ll sort 

it.) 

If these simple tasks seem 

daunting, then you may well 

be less than enthusiastic at the 

prospect of changing a barrel. 

With the proper tools however, 

it is a relatively straight-forward 

operation and it is a familiar sight 

at major benchrest shoots. 

With a factory rifle, the barrel is 

normally fitted really tight by the 

factory and its removal is not 

practical for the owner and is 

best left to the gunsmith with the 

proper equipment. Similarly, a 

recoil-lug sandwiched between 

barrel and action, as favoured by 

most manufacturers, makes barrel 

swapping a bit more complicated. 

Factory rifles therefore will not 

generally form part of a switch 

barrel system and factory barrels 

will normally only be removed 

when shot-out. The one exception 

is Savage – their barrel-nut fixing 

makes home barrel-swaps a 

possibility, providing you have the 

correct spanner and headspace 

gauge. 

A custom rifle is a different matter. 

Many custom actions have a 

built-in recoil-lug and the fit 

between barrel and action is a 

precision joint and it does not 

rely on extreme torque to hold it 

securely in place. It can be 

removed and replaced quite easily 

with the minimum of equipment 

but nonetheless there are a few 

precautions that must be 

observed. 

Cleanliness is the key and the 

action-threads and barrel-threads 

must be kept scrupulously clean. 

The tiniest particle of grit could

ifle to 600 yards and maybe 1000 

yards for F Class and benchrest 

competition. But what to choose 

for a cartridge - which will perform 

out to 1000 yards? 

The existing 6PPC bolt-face 

is marginally smaller than the 

popular 308 head-size but we can 

easily open it out to accomodate 

a larger cartridge. We cannot 

however contemplate a magnumsize 

cartridge - this would require 

a completely new bolt. Opening 

up the Stolle bolt face slightly is a 

straightforward job for your 

gunsmith and the modification will 

not affect accuracy or functioning 

with the 6PPC cartridge. 

The 6PPC and 6x47 Lapua with 308 for comparison 

cause the thread to seize – with 

catastrophic consequences but 

keep it clean and it won’t happen. 

After cleaning, both threads must 

be lightly lubricated. Several 

suitable greases are available for 

this purpose but remember, in use 

this joint will get very hot and an 

anti-seize grease which will stand 

the temperature should be used. 

Although the threads are the 

means by which the barrel is 

attached to the action, the joint is 

made on the action-face and the 

barrel-shoulder. These surfaces 

must be equally clean and free 

from any detritus and again, lightly 

greased. 

the bolt-raceways - rather than 

clamping around the action - are 

normally used with custom rifles. 

Excessive torque is not required 

and I use a very short tommy-bar 

in the action-wrench and just nip it 

up by hand as tight as I can. (See 

pics). 

It probably sounds more involved 

than it really is but as long as you 

keep everything clean, you can’t 

really go wrong. 

Our a switch-barrel rifle will be 

based on an exisiting 6PPC Stolle 

actioned benchrest rifle which our 

shooter is already using for 100 

yard benchrest competition but he 

is anxious to extend the use of the 

With our new bolt-face, we have a 

wide range of cartridges to choose 

from and the largest of these would 

be the 6.5-284/284 Win. We would 

however have a problem ejecting 

a loaded round based on the 284 

case via the Stolle’s tiny PPC size 

port, so my choice would be for 

one of the smaller ‘accuracy’ 

cartridges – the 6BR, 6mm Dasher, 

6.5x47 Lapua, 6mm Swiss Match 

or even the 6XC. The 243Win. and 

the 260 Remington could also be 

considered. 

Remember, for 600 and 1000 

yard benchrest competition, the 

criteria are slightly different in 

that we can’t see our shot-holes 

and there is little point therefore 

in ‘holding-off’ whilst watching the 

wind-flags. Our requirement is to 

get our five shots off as quickly as 

possible and a low-recoiling rifle is 

a great help in achieving this. This 

is why the tiny 6BR still holds the 

It’s important that excessive 

grease does not ooze into the 

action during the barrel-changing 

process, so be careful to check 

and clean as necessary before 

attempting to chamber a round. 

Grease in the chamber could raise 

pressures to dangerous levels. 

Action-wrenches which fit inside 

The fabulous Stolle action – note built in recoil-lug, small 

ejection-port, massive flat underside for bedding. 


NBRSA record for five, 10-shot 

groups at 1000 yards. 

Any of the small ‘sixes’ would 

fulfil our requirements and none 

are what could be described as 

serious ‘barrel-burners’ and all can 

be accommodated in our Stolle 

Panda action. We eventually 

settled on the 6mm version of 

the 6.5x47 Lapua. This cartridge 

is very close to the Swiss Match 

cartridge that I have previously 

used out to 1000 yards so I 

can personally vouch for its 

effectiveness at all ranges. Dies 

(Forster) and good quality brass 

are readily available (unlike 

the 6XC and Swiss Match) and 

case-forming is minimal (unlike 

the Dasher) so, a sensible choice. 

Why not simply go for the standard 

6.5x47 Lapua? On paper, the 6mm 

105/107 grain factory bullets, have 

a marginally better BC and less 

recoil than say the 123 grain 6.5 

bullet but in practice, the 6.5 would 

be just as effective. It really comes 

down to the personal choice of the 

shooter. 

Unscrew (and replace) barrel with rifle vertical. 


Swapping barrels. Crack the joint in the barrel-vice 

I already have a 6x47 reamer 

so the next job was to obtain a 

suitable barrel-blank. In this case, 

we went for a Bartlein. Bartlein is 

a relatively new American barrel 

maker and rapidly gaining a 

reputation for producing accurate 

barrels but any of the popular 

makes of match barrel would 

suffice, including the New 

Zealand True-Flite or a homegrown 

Border. Twist was specified 

as 1 in 8.5 and the bore as 0.237 

inches. 

Bores can 

be obtained 

as standard 

or tight (0.236). 

I’ve tried both 

and found little 

difference but 

some shooters 

have 

p r e f e r e n c e s 

and if the 

barrel makers 

are willing to 

offer a choice, 

then we can 

hardly 

c o m p l a i n . 

There is a theory 

that when 

using fast twist 

barrels, the 

lead bullet 

core can ‘spin’ 

in the jacket – 

fact or 

fiction – it could 

never be proved but a tight barrel 

will ‘swage’ the jacket into the lead 

core and reduce the risk of spinning. 

Profile will be medium-heavy 

– 1.25 inches at the breech 

tapering to 0.9 of an inch at the 

muzzle. 

This slightly slimmer profile will 

help with balance. We have spec’d 

our blank to be 31 inches in length 

and this will give us the option 

to finish at something between 

28 and 30 inches. Weight-wise, 

we will be comfortably below the 

17lbs maximum for 600/1000 yard 

Light Gun class and so well inside 

the F Class 22 lb. limit but to some 

extent, balance is more important. 

Our rifle is in danger of 

becoming too front-heavy, which 

won’t help the rifle to ‘track’ properly 

during the rapid-fire sequences that 

must be employed in long-range 

benchrest competition. 

In the eyes of the law, a rifled 

barrel which is not chambered or 

threaded does not constitute part 

of a firearm, so you may order 

your own barrel-blank but please, 

do not turn up at your gunsmith’s 

door and be surprised if he is 

less than happy. Please discuss 

it with him first before ordering a 

barrel yourself. Most gunsmiths 

will work with one barrel maker 

and it will normally be cheaper 

and quicker for you to allow your 

gunsmith to supply the barrel. It

was a full six months before our 

shooter received his barrel and 

this is another reason for going 

with your gunsmith – his order will 

likely take priority as he is a major 

customer or he may even have a 

suitable barrel-blank in stock. 

We started talking about this 

project at the beginning of 2008 

and the season was almost over 

before our shooter got the chance 

to use the rifle in long-range 

competition. Best results to 

date are a seven-inch group at 

1000 yards and just under three 

inches at 600 yards. We eventually 

finished the barrel at 28 inches 

and final all-up weight was 15 lbs. 

The rifle is not too front-heavy 

andrides the bags quite well. We 

could use a heavier scope - like the 

Nightforce - or even add weight to 

the butt to improve tracking. Recoil 

is minimal. 

The 6x47 cartridge – or 6-6.5x47 

Lapua to give it its correct 

nomenclature - gives good 

results with one or two powders 

and the favourites seem to be 

Vihtavuori’s N560 double-base 

powder or Hodgdon’s H4350. We 

have the option to use bullets 

in the 90 to 105 grain range and 

we might even try the 115 grain 

DTACs but stability in our 1 in 8.5 

twist barrel could be marginal. 

How is the switch-barrel system 

working in practice? ‘Very well’ is 

our shooter’s answer and he now 

swaps barrels without a second 

thought. 

One problem we hadn’t 

considered with our project was 

the scope. For 100 yard benchrest, 

the 36BR Leupold is the king. Our 

Leupold weighs in at under a pound 

so, in 100 yard BR where weight 

is an issue, it’s a great choice. 

Problem is, we need a lot more 

elevation for 1000 yard work - around 

28 MOA more to be precise and 

unfortunately, the Loopy ran out 

of clicks long before we reached 

it. The answer was a tapered 

scope-rail from Kelbly’s – 

makers of the Stolle actions. This 

rail has a built-in 20MOA taper and 

slips over the Stolle’s integral rail. 

(See pic) Now, the scope can be 

left in place after a 100 yard BR 

shoot and simply winding-on 12 

MOA gets our shooter ‘on’ at 600 

yards. A further 16MOA is needed 

for 1000 yards. 

So, for the outlay of another 

barrel, our shooter now has a top 

quality switch-barrel rifle which 

covers multiple benchrest 

disciplines from 100 to 1000 

yards, plus the occasional F Class 

competition. Yes, there is the 

hassle of barrel-changing and 

it’s not something you want to be 

doing every week but maybe once 

a month is not too bad. The initial 

outlay may have been more than 

our shooter initially had in mind 

but the action/trigger/stock/scope 

will never wear out and he can 

have as many switch-barrels as 

he likes. 

Here’s what it all cost: 

Second-hand 6PPC Stolle rifle 

incl. 36BR Leupold scope. 

$1650 

Bartlein barrel blank 

£275 

Tapered scope-rail 

£60 

Barrel-vice & action wrench 

£50 

The switch-barrel in action in 600 yards benchrest competition. 


Total: £2035 

On top of this you would of 

course need to add the cost of 

gunsmithing but don’t forget, that 

price includes the Leupold scope. 

Since putting this article together, 

another of our shooters has gone 

the switch-barrel route, this time 

using a Barnard P action and 

Robertson F Class stock. He 

has chosen the 6BR chambering 

for out to 500 yard work and the 

7mmSAUM for long range stuff. 

This requires two separate bolts, 

as the SAUM is a magnum bolt 

face. Fox Firearms of Manchester 

(TS advertiser) supplied this rifle 

and the True-Flite barrels and the 

rifle brought its owner his first win 

in the UKBRA’s last 600 yard shoot 

(see UKBRA page). 



Outdoor Air Rifle Sports - Starter Equipment 

The HW97K an excellent starter air rifle for 

all outdoor shooting disciplines, the blue 

laminate also gives the air rifle an extra 

sporty look. 

Are you interested in starting 

Field Target, Hunter Field Target 

or maybe Bench Rest? 

What type of air rifle shall you 

get? Maybe an all rounder air 

rifle to get you started? How big a 

hole is this going to burn in your 

pocket? 

All of these questions come into 

the mind of a beginner at target 

shooting. Most of us learn by 

mistakes! On many occasions we 

will burn an even bigger hole in 

our pockets to get a second air 

rifle just because we made the 

wrong choice in the first place. 

Firstly, decide on your budget 

but when you shop around, 

dare to look at more expensive 

models as well. Maybe it is worth 

it to wait a few more months, to 

save a bit more cash and get 

decent all rounder air rifle. If you 

cannot wait and must stick firmly 

to your budget, then move on. 

However, it might not be the best 

option. A warning from personal 

experience and that of others! 

When looking can we find a 

good all rounder air rifle for 


outdoor sporting 

disciplines? The 

answer is YES. A 

trip to a local air 

rifle shooting club 

will certainly answer 

your questions. The 

calibers allowed, 

distances, air 

rifle categories, air 

rifle specifications 

and limitations, 

the target size etc, 

are all questions one must ask 

to start to visualize the basic 

specifications required to 

practice your sport. The best way 

to start shooting and learn the 

fundamentals is to start with 

a spring air rifle. If you’re on a 

starter budget remember that a 

PCP needs additional equipment 

to operate – a scuba tank or 

pump. A spring air rifle will keep 

your spending down. Spring air 

rifles are self sufficient, power is 

Stanley Shaw 

always available by breaking 

the barrel or the lever. If target 

shooting is your main 

interest then always go for a 0.177 

caliber. This caliber is definitely 

more forgiving then a 0.22. If your 

legal limit is 12ftlbs and if outdoor 

shooting sport is what you want to 

do, then don’t get a 7ftlbs air rifle. 

There are a couple of spring 

air rifles which are worth 

considering as starter rifles. They 

can even give you results as you 

progress in these sporting 

disciplines. Weihrauch offers 

two excellent spring air rifle the 

HW77S/K and HW97K. They 

don’t come cheap, but they are 

excellent air rifles. The trend is 

that you always turn to and shoot 

them, even after you upgrade to 

more sophisticated models. In 

the same level playing ground 

is the British Air Arms TX200. A 

typical setup including a 

The British engineering classic the TX200 very popular with 

FT and HFT 

spring class shooters.

minimum 6-24 x 44 Mil dot 

scope, is what you need to 

experiment in Field Target, 

Hunter Field Target and Bench 

Rest. For this kit expect to fork 

out at least £400 to £450, but you 

will purchase an air rifle for life. If 

that’s a lot for you, look around 

for second hand ones. A lot of 

spares and upgrade springs and 

seal kits are available for these 

models, so no need to worry about a 

second hand air rifle not being in 

‘top’ condition. Definitely these 

The Air Arms S200 the ideal starter PCP air 

rifle especially for juniortarget shooters. 

Don’t let the size fool you this is a very 

accurate all rounder air rifle. 

are not to only spring air rifles 

available on the market, but if you 

want to enter the world of target 

shooting, then you must have 

an air rifle still capable of giving 

you results. Many other spring air 

rifles are either plinkers or 

hunting air rifles. These can still 

be accurate but work within the 

specifications of their intended 

use. 

If a PCP is what your after, one 

of the best entry level PCP’s is 

an Air Arms S200, this will cost 

you as much as the Weihrauch 

HW77/97K or the AA TX200 

but remember the additional 

scuba tank. An AA S200 might be 

too tiny for adults, 

but that’s only a 

matter of looks. With 

regards to target 

shooting this little 

gun has potential. If 

you fancy a bigger 

P C P , m o r e 

adequate for your 

size, with some 

serious intentions 

in target shooting 

then go for its bigger 

brother the AA400 

or the HW100. Again secondhand 

rifles will be available, and spares 

are plenty. Usually a seal kit will 

get an unused or maltreated 

The HW77S offers same 

quality and accuracy of the 

HW97K with more classic 

lines. 

PCP’s back in shape. 

The decision is all yours, however 

if you consider these tips, you will 

certainly invest your money into 

a piece of kit that will lead you 

to progress in your favorite air 

gun shooting sports. You will not 

regret your investment and own 

an air rifle which you will never 

discard for many years to come. 

Remember….. ask questions to 

those who shoot this sport.! 

AIRGUN SPECIALIST IN HEREFORD 

Located close to Hereford’s City 

Centre, Bromsports is your one-stop 

shop for airguns and accessories as 

well as Lamps, Camo Clothing, 

Archery, Paintball, Replicas etc. 

We offer a reliable ‘old- fashioned’ 

service and you are assured of a 

warm reception whether in the shop 

or on the phone, so why not give us 

a try, you may be surprised! 

We offer a fast mail-order service by phone or 

via our website www.bromsports.co.uk. A map 

link to the shop can be found on the site. 

BROMYARD SPORTS. 66 Widemarsh Street, Hereford, 

HR4 9HG. Tel: 01432 344610. Shop opening: Tuesday to 

Saturday 9am ‘till 5pm. Adjacent car parking available. 

Airguns usually in stock include brands 

such as: WEBLEY, BSA, DIANA, 

WEIHRAUCH, COMETA, AIR ARMS, 

THEOBEN, LOGUN, SMK, CROSMAN, 

UMAREX, NORICA, REMINGTON Etc. 

Other products from: BUFFALO RIVER 

ARMEX, PETRON, BARNETT, BISLEY, 

GARLANDS, BUSHNELL, ANDUJAR 

JACK PYKE, LIGHT FORCE, DENIX, 

CHRONY, RANGE RIGHT, Etc. 



Firearm Collectables - Buying Antique Guns 

Graham Lay 

As one of the two arms and 

militaria Experts on the BBC’s 

Antiques Roadshow, I frequently 

get asked advice about what 

to look out for when buying an 

antique rifle, pistol or gun (by 

gun I mean sporting long-arm, 

something for shot rather than 

bullet). For as long as I can 

remember, antique firearms have 

been great investments and 

at the moment, with next to no 

interest being earned in banks 

and with shares hardly being 

worth a bean, they are proving 

to be very popular objects to 

buy. In fact, even though we are 

in one of the worst recessions 

we have seen for decades, 

prices seem to be holding up well. 

Just think of it, here are 

beautiful things to handle and 

maybe even use occasionally. 

Holt’s £1050 BP20% 

Objects that you can enjoy and 

cherish and they will increase 

in price too if you buy right. It 

really is 

better than 

m o n e y 

in the 

bank. But 

how do 

you ‘buy 

right’? What follows are a few tips 

on what to look out for if you are 

thinking of buying a gun (with 

apologies to pedantic so-andso’s 

out there I am going to use 

the word to cover all firearms). In 

addition, I have included a 

few items that have 

recently come up for auction to 

give you an example of what 

you can get for your money. 

Napoleonic Royal Navy 

Blunderbuss Bosleys £1100 BP15% 

Although many collectors buy 

from dealers a growing number 

attend the several specialised 

antique arms, armour and 

militaria auctions that take place 

up and down the country. One 

of the comments that I often 

hear about auctions is that there 

can be such a wide variance in 

J.W. Edge, Manchester, a rare .451 

Wilson Patent breech-loading 

percussion sporting target rifle, 

saleroom prices. Why is that? 

Well, many factors can affect 

the final price, condition being 

the most important, and this is 

something that is often difficult to 

portray in detail in a brief catalogue 

description. Other things that 

affect price are the number of 

buyers in attendance (although 

the Internet has made absentee 

buying at auction easier these 

A wonderful cased miniature of 

a Colt Paterson percussion 

revolver, 6¼-inches overall, 

engraved with scrollwork and 

inlaid with gold lines. Cased with 

accessories. 

Holt’s £3000 BP20% 

days). 

Just as there are many pitfalls 

when buying at auction, there 

are pluses and minuses when 

you buy from a dealer. The 

very first thing to do, if you 

are serious about a particular 

gun, is to give it a really good 

inspection. You should see 

immediately, from the 

overall condition, how well it 

has been treated by its previous 

owners down the years. Don’t 

worry at all if it has been 

refinished, as it’s rare to find 

a gun these days that hasn't 

been. Any chequering 


A fine 10-bore percussion multi-groove sporting rifle by James 

Purdey, serial no. 2184 for 9th July 1832, 28-inch barrel with 

rear leaf sights to 200 yds, in its green baize lined mahogany 

case with full compliment of accessories, retaining most of its 

original brown, case colour and good amounts of blued 

finish with a good bore. Sworders incorporating Olivers £6000 

BP17.5% 

a time and works in conjunction 

with another ‘pawl’ under the 

cylinder, which lodges in a curved 

slot to keep the cylinder firmly in 

position when the pistol is fired. 

You can, of course, buy new 

parts for most mass-made 

American revolvers, and also 

a few ancillary parts for some 

English guns. Peter Dyson 

(www.peterdyson.co.uk) is one 

gunsmith who supplies parts for 

many muzzle-loading guns. You 

will be amazed at the variety 

of spares and parts he stocks. 

should be crisp and not worn 

smooth. Metal edges should be 

angular with a nice ‘sharp’ feel 

and not rounded and worn. 

A fine single barrelled 

percussion 70-bore 

two-groove ‘Pea’ rifle for rook 

and rabbit by James Purdey 


The most important things 

to check, especially if you 

want to use the gun, is the 

condition of the moving parts 

and most particularly the barrel. 

Make sure the half-cock 

position works and ensure that, 

when at full cock, the hammer 

will not fall; unless it’s meant too! 

(Experienced shooters will know 

this, but anyone new to muzzle 

loading must remember not to 

‘dry fire’ any muzzle loading gun). 

Revolvers are more complicated 

of course. Look at the cylinder 

in particular and make sure that 

the chambers line up with the 

barrel. The ratchet on the back 

of the cylinder can often be quite 

worn, as this locates against 

the ‘hand’ or ‘pawl’ to move the 

cylinder round one chamber at 

Above all, whatever it is, if 

you want to shoot it, then the 

barrel, particularly the interior, 

has to be good, with no pitting. 

The system of proving barrels has 

been around for several hundred 

years. Gunsmiths had to submit 

each gun they made to the 

London or Birmingham Proof 

House, where it underwent 

several tests, including being 

fired with an over 

charged load. The subsequent 

stamps on the barrel were 

proof that it was safe to use. 

As with an MOT, however, just 

because it was safe when it was 

proofed does not mean that it 

is safe now, so it may be better 

to have a gunsmith inspect it. 

These days it is very difficult to 

find a pistol, in particular, that is 

A Hawksley 12-bore Trade 

Mark ‘Despatch Recapper’, 

also stamped ‘J. WILKES, 

LEEDS’. 

Sworders incorporating 

Olivers £75 BP17.5%

A cased 54-bore Webley 

patent wedge frame five-shot 

double-action percussion 

revolver. Holt’s £2400 BP20% 

Wood of Worcester, a cased 

54-bore Tranter patent second 

model double-trigger five-shot 

self-cocking percussion 

revolver. Holt’s £1800 BP20% 

mint, and of course it will cost you 

considerably more if you do find 

one, but sacrificing exterior finish 

for a good bore is more important 

if you are going to be shooting 

your purchase rather than 

hanging it on the wall. In 

fact, because the majority of 

collectors don't want to shoot, 

with the hassle of having to 

obtain a firearms certificate, 

many of them will be put off by a 

scruffy exterior, keeping the price 

down for those of us who do. 

A good pair of 48-bore percussion duelling pistols by John 

Manton, serial no. 9133 for 1825, 10-inch octagonal barrels, 

in original green baize lined mahogany case with full 

compliment of accessories. With fine bores. 

Sworders incorporating Olivers £18,000 BP17.5% 

One thing to do to check 

prices is to have a look at the 

several antique gun dealers who 

have websites, such as Henry 

Krank (www.henrykrank.co.uk) 

who has an enormous variety 

of stock. Use a search engine 

to find them or look at their 

adverts for the web address. 

There you can see their retail 

prices and maybe compare them 

with similar guns that you have 

seen at other dealers or at auction. 

If you want to find lots of 

dealers in one place, then an 

Arms Fair is the place to go. 

There are a number around the 

country, mainly the London Park 

Lane Arms Fair (at The Marriott 

Hotel, Grosvenor Square, 

London; the arms fair at the 

Bisley Pavilion, which mostly 

specialises in classic guns (29th 

March and 22nd to 24th May), 

The London Arms Fair (not to 

be confused with the Park Lane 

Fair, 24th & 25th April at Hotel 

Ibis, Lillie Road) and The 

Birmingham Arms Fair (14th 

June at The National Motorcycle 

Museum, Bickenhill, Solihull). 

Be sure you check the dates 

with the organisers for accuracy. 

Finally, remember that you 

may pay less at auction than 

from a dealer but at auction the 

motto is ‘buyer beware’. There 

is no come back if you are 

unsatisfied with your purchase. A 

dealer may be more sympathetic. 

He will certainly spend time 

helping you if you tell him what you 

are looking for and will not want 

you to walk away having bought 

a gun that you will be unhappy 

with; after all, word of mouth is 

very powerful in our community. 

Here are some objects that 

recently came under the 

auctioneer’s hammer. To the price 

quoted here you have to add a 

Buyer’s Premium (BP) 

percentage plus VAT to get the 

final prices. 


Brunox 

Cleaning Kit 

Offer 

1x Roll 4x2 

1 x Brunox 

100ml Gun Oil 

1 x Brunox 

300ml Gun Oil 

Henry 

Krank 

100 - 104 Lowtown, Pudsey 

West Yorkshire, LS28 9AY 

Tel: 01132 569 163 / 565 167 

Fax: 01132 574 962 

Email: sales@henrykrank.com 


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IWA Report 2009 


For the first time in five years, I 

didn’t go to IWA with my Target 

Sports hat on – this time it’s for 

Target Shooter! 

On arrival at the Messe – the 

ultra modern exhibition centre 

on the outskirts of Nurnberg (or 

Nuremberg if you prefer the 

English spelling) where the IWA 

show is held, the first job is to 

check in at the Press Centre 

and convince the German press 

girls, Petra and Beate that I am 

now representing a new on-line 

magazine. 

The formalities completed, it’s out 

into the exhibition. The Messe is 

massive and not all of it is used, 

even by the 1100 plus exhibitors 

(a 10% increase on last year) 

but the seven halls will take me 

the whole of four days to explore. 

Although the show is nothing like 

as big as the US Shot Show, at 

least two-thirds of the Shot Show 

is devoted to camouflage clothing, 

such is the US market for the stuff. 

All of the big US manufacturers 

do however support IWA and the 

Americans have almost taken 

over Hall 5. 

In addition to guns, knives are 

also a big feature of IWA and 

every year, the International Knife 

Show takes place. Like ‘em or not, 

knives are an essential part of 

our daily lives and this exhibition 

takes it to a new level with some 

incredible examples of 

craftsmanship, ranging from 

tableware to hunting and tactical 

knives. 

Every hall has its own refreshment 

areas and these range from a 

simple sausage baguette 

consumed ‘on the hoof’ to a 

full-blown champagne & smoked 

salmon sit-down meal – you 

pays your money and takes your 

choice, as the saying goes. Prices 

are however reasonable and you 

never have that ‘ripped-off’ feeling. 

At the end of a long day – 

usually eight hours, it’s back to the 

tranquillity of the Press Centre 

for a fruit-juice or coffee before 

heading back to the hotel for a 

shower, followed by an evening 

out and a meal in the old city. It’s 

a hard life being a press hack - 

good job it’s only four days! 

Hopefully that’s set the scene for 

you and we can get on the floor 

and find out what’s new for 2009. 

Hall 4A was closest to the Press 

Centre and was also the location 

for many of the scope makers. As 

usual, there were lots of Chinese 

scopes on offer and they do get 

better every year and are terrific 

value for money - especially for 

the beginner. But, you know as 

well as I do, that this is no place 

to economise if you take your 

sport seriously. Yes, you may like 

to think that your Chinese scope 

will do the job as well as any 

Leupold but don’t kid yourself – 

like most things today – you get 

what you pay for. What’s worse, 

I’ve seen Chinese scopes which 

can be had for less than 100 

Euros, on sale in UK gunshops 

for two and three times their 

worth. 

Of course, we are always 

looking for value for money and 

New F Class rifle from 

Keppeler of Germany 


Sightron scopes are certainly 

worth a second look, price-wise 

they are very competitive. If 

you shoot serious benchrest or 

– most famous for their Leupold 

scope boosts and reticle options 

so they know as much about 

scopes as anyone. I was really 

and March have beaten them to 

it, though supplies of the Schmidt 

are painfully slow in reaching the 

UK but Target Shooter will have 

Savage’s new tactical rifle ticks all the boxes 

F Class, Sightron have plenty 

of quality stuff at the right price. 

Weighing just 17 ounces, their 

36X fixed-power scope is already 

a hit with BR shooters in the 

USA and they had on display an 

upgraded ‘Big Sky’ version. 

Target Shooter will soon have 

an example for review and 

better still, you will have the 

chance to actually buy one – 

keep your eye on Target Shooter 

one for test very soon! 

This year, we had over 50 UK 

exhibitors and one of the best 

of the Brit. stands is always 

Jackson Rifles of Dumfries. 

Peter Jackson is best known for his 

moderators and this year he had a 

couple of new ones. The pic shows 

Peter with his latest rim-fire mod. 

fitted to a pistol but it is also 

suitable for rifle use. These mods 

are beautifully made and can be 

A triangular barrel! You’ve got to be 

kidding Remington! 

for more details! Their 8-32 would 

make a great F Class scope and 

of course, they have plenty of 

stuff for the hunter. 

Whilst we are talking scopes, we 

must mention Premier Reticles 

excited to discover that they are 

actually making their own scope. 

The scope is a true tactical 

optic in the same vein as US 

Optics and at the moment it’s max. 

power is 25X. It’s a big heavy 

scope like the Schmidt but for a true 

tactical rifle, it would certainly be 

high on my shopping list. If they 

can bring out a 50 power version it 

will be well received by the serious 

F Class shooters. www.premierreticles.com 

Unfortunately, Leupold had 

nothing new to excite the 

target-shooter and it’s high 

time they upgraded their 8.5-25 

scope with a 50 power version – 

unfortunately Schmidt & Bender 

dismantled for cleaning. A 

couple of years ago, Peter started 

making his own triggers and I 

thought he was a little mad but 

he has broken into the American 

market and firms like Eliseo, who 

make the tube-guns, are now 


using Jackson triggers. 

Peter also carries a large 

inventory of McMillan and 

Robertson stocks. It’s always 

worth giving Jackson Rilfes a call 

as the McMillan delivery time is 

currently horrendous. 

www.jacksonrifles.com 

Have a look at the BCM 

website – 

rifle engineering 

doesn’t get better 

Many of the other British 

Exhibitors are remnants of once 

famous names like BSA and 

Webley and aIthough it’s sad 

to see the demise of our gun 

making trade, at least they are here 

and surviving in a very difficult UK 

anti-gun climate. 

One of the exhibitors who excited 

me last year was the Spanish 

firm of Bergara Barrels. Bergara 

is a small Spanish gun-maker 

who decided to set up their own 

in-house barrel-making facility to 

save money. They went to the 

top of the tree and enlisted the 

help of Ed Shilen. They ended 

up with a super facility capable of 

making far more barrels than 

they needed – which is good 

news for us! The downside is that 

their blanks are only 28 inches 

max. so not suitable for serious 

long-range target stuff. We do 

have a UK importer however in 

the form of Jager Sporting Arms 

located in Yorkshire and if you were 

building a tactical rifle or maybe 

even a rimfire benchrest rifle, 

Bergara are worth considering. 

Their honing process results in 

a superb internal finish which 

can only help accuracy and, 

although the pound is weak 

against the Euro, prices are 

competitive. www.bergarabarrels. 

com 

Golmatic of Germany always 

RPA were also exhibiting and 

always have a good selection of 

their stuff on display including a 

new tactical rifle. They also had a 

‘show’ rifle with walnut stock and 

gold embellishments to 

commemorate 40 years in the 

business of building accurate 

rifles. The rifle will be auctioned 

on June 25th by Holts of London 

with a percentage of the proceeds 

going to charity. 

www.rpainternational.co.uk 

New joystick rest from 

Golmatic of Germany 


have an interesting display. This 

talented engineer makes his own 

actions, competition triggers and 

stocks and this year he had his 

own joystick rest on display (see 

pic). If you shoot benchrest or F 

Class and you don’t already own 

a joystick rest, you probably want 

one. At least this one is closer 

to home than either the Farley, 

Caldwell or Seb so maybe worth 

a look. www.golmatic.de 

Mentioning front-rests leads me 

onto the Smart Reloader stand. 

I’ve road-tested a couple of their 

products for Henry Krank of 

Pudsey – the portable scales 

and kinetic bullet-puller – both 

great products at bargain prices. 

I saw a few new products on their 

display. More electronic scales and 

a decent-looking front rest. The 

rest is very heavy and the top 

looks good – unlike the Caldwell. 

You can be sure the price will 

be right from this Swiss firm. 

www.smartreloadermfg.com 

Fox Firearms have imported 

Keppeler rifles for a couple 

of years now and they are an 

impressive bit of kit. A couple of 

the guys shooting F/TR on the 

GB circuit, Steve Rigby and Paul 

Dobson have demonstrated how 

effective their 308 target rifle 

can be and now Keppeler are 

offering an Open F Class rifle 

Smart Reloader’s new front-rest from Switzerland 

(see pic) featuring their stainless 

steel action in a well designed 

laminate stock. 

www.keppeler-te.de 

However, if you want to see some 

real innovative engineering, 

have a look at BCM Europarms. 

Vittorio Taveggia is a very talented 

guy and loves to push things to 

the limit. This year, he had his own 

actions on display, stocks CNC 

machined from aluminium-billet 

and rifles chambered in some 

outrageous cartridges – like 

the 460 Styer (see pic). 

Vittorio shoots 1000m benchrest 

in the Dolomites and he does 

lots of other nice bits for the 

accuracy nut including a nice line in 

reloading presses, scope-rings and 

rails. Take a look at his website at 

www.bcmeuropearms.it 

Tactical rifles continue to be 

popular with UK shooters and 

there were plenty on display. 

For me, Unique Alpine set the 

standard and they had a new 

rifle to show us (see pic) which is 

aimed at the 300m ISSF shooter. 

Their serious tactical kit is now 

supplemented with electronic 

gismos for the genuine military/ 

police user. The Blaser R93 

tactical with its quick-change 

barrel is a very desirable rifle 

except that the price has risen to a 

staggering 3000 Euros! The Steyr 

tactical continues to improve and 

now has a decent 10-round mag, 

Premier Reticles’ new scopes 


Peter Jackson’s new rimfire sound moderator 

whereas Remington appear to be 

struggling tactically. Their choice 

of a Bell & Carlson stock can’t 

be faulted but have you seen the 

barrel? For some inexplicable 

reason their tactical rifle barrel 

is triangular in section (see pic)! 

‘Bonkers’ is the only word I can 

find to explain it. On the other 

hand, the new Savage tactical 

looks great and if we can only get 

it on sale in the UK at the right 

price, it will be a huge hit. 

Armed with your press card, it’s 

often possible to blag the odd 

item for review and I have one or 

two things lined up for readers of 

Target Shooter in the coming 

months. Yes – you even get stuff 

offered there and then but if you’re 

flying, transporting a rifle can be a 

problem! 

This year, I did come home 

with a few ‘pocket-size’ bits and 

pieces. Have you ever heard of 

Slick 2000? I read a test of 


this bore-cleaner and copper 

solvent in the American Precision 

Shooting magazine and it received 

a very good report. Copper in your 

barrel is one of the quickest ways 

to lose accuracy and if you don’t 

own a bore-scope it’s difficult to 

know if you have got all the copper 

out, so I’m always on the look out 

for good copper solvents. “Pity you 

don’t have a UK distributor.” I said 

to the rep. “But we do.” He replied. 

Now I’m not going to do someone 

else’s job and tell you the name of 

this distributor but what’s the point 

in taking on an agency, if you don’t 

advertise it guys? 

This is actually quite a 

common scenario – the main 

importers often take on an agency 

– then sit on it. OK, it stops your 

competitors from selling the 

product but that doesn’t help us! 

Come on UK Importers – get your 

finger out and tell us exactly what 

you are importing! 

I hope I’ve given you at least a 

flavour of IWA – even if I’ve 

covered less than one percent 

of the 1141 exhibitors! I could 

talk about lots of other stuff – like 

pistols, semi-auto rifles – there are 

dozens of AR15 clones sprouting 

Picatinny rails from every surface 

and of course hunting rifles and 

shotguns but I thought it best to 

stick to what Target Shooter is all 

about. As I get a few follow-ups 

from companies throughout the 

year, maybe we’ll get the 

opportunity to mention more stuff. 

Every year a group from my own 

club visit IWA and when IWA 

2010 approaches – which will be 

the same weekend in March, we 

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in more detail - just in case you 

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can also visit the museum on the 

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Swedish m/41 – the most accurate WW2 Sniper Rifle 

Nigel Greenaway 

I must confess that, although 

a long standing admirer of 

the humble .303, my quest for 

accuracy led me to sniping 

rifles and soon in to competition 

against a very rare beast – the 

6.5mm x 55 Swedish Mauser 

m/41 Sniper rifle. Whilst its bolt 

manipulation was not as quick 

as the Lee Enfield, the Swedish 

Mauser’s slow fire accuracy was 

phenomenal – probably the most 

accurate long range sniper rifle of 

WW2. It took me five years to find 

one for myself, no doubt helped 

by the fact that the Swedish 

Home Guard only disposed of 

their m/41’s in the early 1990’s. 

York Guns imported six and I was 

lucky enough to pick the best of 

the bunch. 

This article will trace the history of 

the Swedish Mauser Sniper rifles, 

their distinguishing markings, the 

different scopes and how to zero 

them. Finally I will give some 

reloading information for possibly 

the most accurate military round 

of all time – the 6.5mm x 55. 

As a neutral nation during WW1, 

Sweden did not experience trench 

warfare and the emergence of 

sniping and therefore never felt 

the need to develop their own 

sniper rifle. However, as close 

neighbours of Finland, Sweden 

witnessed the terrific fight put up 

by the Finns against the Russians 

in the Winter War of 1939-40. 

Sweden even sent 8,000 

volunteers and supplied 77,000 

rifles to help their Finn 

neighbours. The returning 

volunteers were quick to point 

out how the Finns had used 

sniping tactics and dedicated 

sniper rifles to exact a terrible toll 

on the Russians. Individual Finn 

snipers notched up tallies as high 

as 550 in six months! 

By 1941 Sweden found itself 

with two potentially aggressive 

neighbours – Russia (via 

Finland) and Germany (via 

Norway). Ironically Germany 

needed iron ore from Sweden 

and Sweden needed a telescopic 

sight in order to build their own 

sniper rifle A deal was struck 

and about 3500 sets of high 

quality Ajack 4x90 scopes and 

mounts were supplied to the 

Swedes who fitted them to m/96 

Swedish Mauser rifles 

previously selected for 

their accuracy. There is no 

particular date range and even 

some early 1899 German 

Mauser and Swedish Carl 

Gustafs made m/96 rifles were 

used, the latest being 1925 dated. 

m/41B Swedish Mauser Sniper with Ajack scope above an 

earlier m/41 with m/42 AGA scope. 


The base m/96 rifle has a 

barrel length of 29 inches with 

a five round capacity magazine 

holding the improved m94/41 

6.5mm 139 grain spitzer bullet, 

fired at a velocity of around 2625 

fps. This round is renowned for 

its accuracy and typically carries 

a very high ballistic coefficient – 

making it rather forgiving when 

the wind blows! The Ajack four

Elevation dial of the Ajack scope with the two small 

locking screws. 

power scopes were hand fitted 

using short side rail mounts of a 

type also used by the Germans 

on their K98k sniper rifles. The 

scopes also have the German 

three post reticule, focus 

adjustment and an elevation ring 

graduated from 100-800 metres. 

Windage for zeroing purposes 

is catered for in the mount and 

once set is best left alone – you 

have to aim off if the wind blows. 

The objective lens is 44mm 

with a 26mm tube and the 4x90 

designation is a calculation based 

on its light gathering capability – 

which is fantastic and light years 

ahead of the British No.32 scope. 

I can testify this is the case 

having shot on a dull day with a 

fine drizzle on Magpie Alley at 

Bisley whilst shooting the 

McQueens Sniper competition. 

With my No.4(T) it was difficult to 

see the Fig.14 target whilst with 

the m/41 the target was as clear 

as day! 

the rifle or the scope. Hence it is 

quite easy to “make-up” an m/41 – 

however there is one mark on the 

underneath of the butt – a Crown 

over an S which indicates that 

the rifle was converted to sniper 

specification, as they all were, at 

the Stockholm facility. In 1942 

the Germans invaded Russia and 

suddenly found that they needed 

all the sniper rifles they could get 

so the supply of Ajack scopes to 

Sweden stopped abruptly! 

Sweden then developed their own 

scope called the AGA 3x65, the 

military designation being m/42. 

This was a much smaller scope 

of 22mm tube diameter with 

26mm diameter ocular and 

objective lenses. The light 

gathering capabilities were not 

as good as the Ajack and the 

100-800 meter elevation 

adjustment was carried out by 

an annular ranging ring which 

was susceptible to water ingress. 

This scope was fitted using the 

same short side rail mount as 

the m/41. Its service life was only 

about two years before it was 

replaced by the AGA 3x65 m/44 

– a simpler scope with a 

conventional elevation turret 

which meant it was more 

waterproof and had better light 

gathering due to a 27mmm tube 

and 30mm objective and ocular 

lenses. Total production of all 

three types of scope was 5,300. In 

1955 the final version of the m/41 

came in to being as the m/41B. 

The Ajack scopes were 

refurbished and their lenses 

chemically bloomed before 

remounting on the rifles with a 

slightly modified mount which 

had a stop screw to prevent 

the dovetail mounts becoming 

too tight under recoil. 

Fundamentally there was little 

difference between the original 

m/41 and the m/41B but the 

latter had a new sling designed 

for it which could be used like the 

The original m/41 sniper rifles 

were built during 1941 and 1942. 

The dates are engraved on the 

side of the elevation turret along 

with the serial number of the 

scope. On the other side is 

engraved Ajack 4x90. The mount 

base and upper have 

matching serial numbers but 

neither of these number match 

Elevation ring on the m/42 AGA scope 


ound this problem. Equally the 

elevation zeroing for the m/42 is 

a bit more complicated but space 

does not allow me to explain the 

how – contact me necessary 

via the editor and I’ll explain all. 

900 yard target 75.9 ex 75 on the current NRA target 

American Springfield sling. 

Zeroing the scopes 

All three scopes had the same 

method of zeroing for windage. 

Step I is to remove the scope 

with upper mount from the rifle. 

On the underneath of the mount 

is a large screw, this secures the 

front ring, and acts as a pivot 

for the windage adjustments. 

Loosen this screw a quarter turn, 

there is no reason to remove 

it. Then replace the scope and 

mount on the rifle. To adjust for 

windage fire a two shot group 

at short range, about 50 yards. 

A slight adjustment to either of 

the screws on the left and right 

sides of the rear of the mount 

will have dramatic effect at the 

target. If your group is left, l 

oosen the right screw about 

1/4 turn, and gently snug the 

left screw. Shoot again. Keep 

adjusting until you are centered 

left/right. Then move out to 

longer range, as you move out, 

it will take smaller adjustments 

to move your point of impact 

the same amount. Keep fiddling 

until you are centered at 300 

yards. Once you are happy with 

the windage, remove the mount 

from the rifle, and retighten the 

front ring main screw and 

hopefully you will never have to 

touch it again! You may gather 

from this that it might be best to 

develop your accuracy loads 

before you settle on your final zero. 

A correctly paired scope and rifle 


should only require minor 

elevation adjustment if your 

ammunition is shooting to 

military velocities. Preferably 

shoot at 100 meters and shoot a 

three round group. Adjust the 

elevation dial and shoot groups 

until your group is on the same 

elevation as your aiming point 

(ignoring what the elevation 

reading is). When you are 

satisfied with the zero, tighten 

the thumb locking screw. Then 

loosen (but do not remove) the 2 

small screws on the plate at the 

top of the elevation knob. It will 

now be possible to rotate the 

outer range dial (not the knob) 

until the number lines up at 

whatever range you are 

shooting. Hold the range dial in 

5 shot , 100 yard group , 4 shots 

in under half an inch. 

this position while you retighten 

the 2 small screws. If you plan 

on doing most of your shooting 

at 200 yards then check your 

zero at this range – it might not 

exactly match the number “2” on 

the elevation dial but no matter. 

If your Ajack scope reaches the 

stop point during elevation 

zeroing (where you can’t turn the 

dial any further) there is a way 

Adjusting the elevation of the 

m/42 scope is completely 

different! The scope has a large 

screw on the brass elevation ring 

which needs to be removed 

after you have set the range to 

approximately 680 meters. A hole 

in the scope body should be 

visible – you might have to adjust 

the scope elevation ring so the 

holes are aligned. Shine a bright 

light into the hole and you will 

notice a tiny set screw on the 

opposite side of the scope body. 

Using a 2mm jeweler’s 

screwdriver you should be able 

to manually adjust elevation. Be 

careful inserting the screwdriver 

into the scope body as to not 

damage the cross hairs and other 

delicate parts. The pain with this 

method is that you can only get 

at this internal screw when the 

scope is off the rifle – you have to 

keep making small adjustments, 

remounting the scope, test 

firing with a couple of shots and 

so on. I foget which direction you 

turn the screw but you will see 

the reticule moving up or down. 

Down will raise your elevation 

and up will lower your elevation. 

Reloading for the 6.5mm x 55. 

There are many manufacturers 

of brass and bullets for reloading 

but when it comes to this caliber 

there is no better than Lapua 

(some would say there is no 

better manufacturer for any 

caliber). I use Lapua brass and 

the Lapua Scenar 139 grain HPBT 

bullet. The brass requires 

virtually no preparation and, 

because it is a popular caliber, 

it is very good value for money. 

The same applies to the bullets 

and for those that wish to argue 

the point I will simply say that the 

ballistic coefficient for the Lapua

ound is .615. There is nothing 

wrong with Sierra bullets but their 

6.5mm 140 grain bullet has a BC 

of .526 and their 142 grain has 

a BC of .580. Just to put these 

figures in to perspective the 

Sierra .308 155 grain Palma 

Match bullet, that was designed 

for 1000 yard performance, has 

a BC of .450. Now you know 

why the 6.5mm x 55 has such a 

will not match the point of impact. 

When shooting in the British 

Army’s 2004 Sniping 

Symposium I was tasked with 

demonstrating some of my 

sniper rifles and then letting any 

of the snipers who expressed an 

interest have a go. The Dutch 

KCT Special Forces team (Korps 

Commando Troepen – organised 

along the same ines as our SAS) 

Fig11 – about 2 inches lower than 

the first shot. I gleefully pointed 

out to my Dutch friends, who had 

not yet hit the four foot backer, 

that my rifle was built in 1941. 

The same rifle scored a 75.9 

ex 75 in the 900 yard Hesketh 

Prichard Sniper competition at 

the 2005 Trafalgar meeting and a 

74.7 in 2008. It regularly shoots 

possibles at 600 yards and will 

Pages from two Swedish military manuals, 

Lapua brass and Scenar 139 grain standing 

tall next to a Sierra 155 grain Matchking 

great reputation for long range 

accuracy. 

The powder I use is 46 grains 

of Reloder 22 which combined 

with the 139 grain Lapua Scenar 

bullets gives 2640 fps in my rifle 

- almost identical to the service 

load. All the usual reloading 

caveats apply as I have found this 

to be a safe load in my rifle but it is 

towards the top end of the scale 

so readers should start at least 

10% below this load, especially 

if using different brass or bullets. 

The first time I used my m/41B 

at long range I found that the 

modern Scenar bullet shoots 

flatter so at the longer ranges the 

graduations on the elevation dial 

were keen to have a go and 

were soon achieving head shots 

at 600 meters with my m/41B. 

We went back to 900 meters 

where I figured that moving the 

elevation dial to 800 meters (the 

highest setting) would at least get 

me on to the four foot backer with 

my flatter shooting bullets. I had 

to aim off by about seven feet 

but found a patch of grass on the 

butts that was shoulder height 

to the Fig.11 target. My Dutch 

KCT colleagues next door were 

using Accuracy International 

sniper rifles in .300 Winchester 

Magnum. My first shot clipped 

the shoulder and the second 

adjusted shot hit the chest of the 

shoot under ¾” at 100 yards. If 

you can find one of these fine 

rifles – grab it quickly! 

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Scopes on a Budget 

‘Never skimp on the scope 

and rings’! Sound advice, but 

obviously when we are all on 

a budget, a sub £200 budget 

to be exact, we may have to go 

for what can be afforded rather 

than what we want. To start off in 

target shooting sports it costs a bit 

and I, like others in the UK, I have 

bought and used budget scopes; 

with great success in some 

cases I might add. Scopes for 

target shooting is something I 

tend to find difficult to talk about; 

as scopes for general shooting, 

target shooting or hunting can 

differ. There are many scopes on 

the market and some of these 

can be very expensive. 

Therefore, some in the UK tend 

to make use of what is available, 

unless we go hunting on the 

internet or have a friendly RFD 

that can order anything you want. 

Take the March scope, one of 

the best on the market. There 

are very few in this country and 

we would have to get it from the 

USA via Kelbys, which is the only 

world distributor outside Japan. 

They are ultra expensive, but the 


best! 

So what are we looking for 

on the opposite end of the 

spectrum? For a number of 

Tasco parallax adjustment with sunshade 

shooting sports a key 

consideration is the magnification 

offered by the particular scope. 

Obviously clarity of optics and 

sound working mechanisms 

are also key factors. At the 

budget end of the market, (and buy 

saying budget I am serious when 

saying you are looking at just 

Carl Boswell 

below £200), most scopes on 

offer will be around a 20-32x 

magnification mark. 

Although I have used other 

brands such as BSA before, the 

one I have for review at this time is 

the Tasco Target/Varmint. When 

reviewing the scope in this 

article, it was mounted on the same 

Anschutz 1407 rifle, which has 

been modified. (Some of you 

may have read about this rifle 

project in the ‘From the Bench’ 

column a few years ago in Target 

Sports). 

The Tasco Varmint/ Target 

The Tasco Varmint/ Target has 

been on around for some time; 

even with custom models being 

produced before the sell off to 

Bushnell a few years ago. The 

custom models sadly are no 

longer easily available, but they 

can be picked up second hand 

occasionally. The 10-40x50 

varmint/ target model, with a 1” 

tube, has serviced me on and off 

over a number of years, since I 

replaced the x32 magnification 

Tasco magnification adjustment at the rear 

of the scope

Tasco turrets that are easy to adjust and 

friendly to the user 

BSA Contender I was using when 

I first started precision forms of 

shooting. The latter was a good 

scope and went on to shoot in 

other competitions with a 

colleague. The only reason for 

the swap was the perceived 

need for higher magnification. 

With some scopes being used in 

competition that are going up to 

x45 and x50 magnification, this 

need for me was a reasonable 

conclusion to come to. However, 

anything over x20 magnification 

would be a prudent purchase 

if you are shooting out to 50 

meters. (Lets face it some people 

are shooting very high scores 

in competition with far lower 

powered scopes). Our ‘Tasco’ 

weighs about 25 ounces, which 

makes it usable for just about 

anything. It presently comes in 

a well under £200 (Cheaper in 

fact than when I bought my own 

five years ago) and I have used 

this model on and off for about 

four years. (Winning my first 

major competition with it in 2006). 

For a budget scope the optics 

are very good, even at the full 

magnification of x40 and out to 

50 meters. This particular model 

has 1/8 MOA adjustments for 

windage and elevation; again 

this is particularly good for 

precision shooting, as these fine 

adjustments allow exact 

adjustments. The large 50mm 

objective lens allows quite 

impressive brightness, even 

in dull conditions; which we 

sometimes suffer from in the UK 

during the winter months. The 

crosshair is very fine with a 1/8” 

dot at it centre; perfect for both 

rimfire and some forms of air 

rifle shooting. The adjustment 

turrets are marked for easy use 

and are clear to read. Focusing and 

parallax adjustment is 

controlled via a ring at the front of 

the scope, with the magnification 

control set near the rear eyepiece. 

Once this is on your desired 

magnification I would lock this off 

so it does not move. With an overall 

matt black all weather rubberised 

finish – this can pick up 

debris - the scope presents 

itself pretty well from the package. 

On the range, the Tasco is easy 

to set up to different distances 

and to adjust the elevation and 

windage turrets; allowing you to 

concentrate on the shooting 

you need to do! This scope 

works and been a good ‘friend’ 

over the years in a number of 

competitions. If one criticism 

did come to mind I would 

like a choice of reticule when 

purchasing this scope – and a 

mildot may be my choice, rather 

than the one 1/8 min dot at the 

centre of the reticule on offer. 

There are a number of 

‘copycat’ scopes out there that 

emulate this Tasco model with its 

excellent magnification and 

precise adjustments. Some of 

these are good while others 

fall short of what you will want. 

Have look before you leap in 

and buy. The Tasco can be quite 

hard to find at the moment, but 

being there and buying a scope 

personally is a matter of choice. 

For me is an essential. 

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COOKING UP A .308W TUBE-GUN FOR F/TR 

Cooking up an accurate rifle needs 

consideration of recipes and 

ingredients before firing up 

the oven, or in our case the 

gunsmith’s lathe. We don’t 

contemplate herbs and sauces, 

rather bullets and MVs; barrel 

lengths and rifling twists; actions 

that guarantee consistent results; 

‘scopes capable of resolving a fly 

walking across the target frame 

at 1,000yd. The choice of stock 

can be the hardest decision, 

there being so many designs on 

offer and what’s ‘in’ varies from 

season to season running from 

‘traditional’ to the futuristic HPS-TR 

‘System Gemini’ chassis design. 

They’re expensive too, and you 

have to remember to factor in the 

gunsmith’s bedding job, not to 

mention any fancy paint or 

varnish job. 

I (Laurie, that is) wanted 

something with a ‘straight-line’ 

Laurie Holland and Vince Bottomley 

layout, being a fan of Eugene 

Stoner’s AR design. I don’t know 

how many uncomfortable, often 

The stock kit as received. 

The handstop is 

superfluous in an 

F-Class rifle of course. 

poor, shoots I’ve had over the 

years thanks to me having to fit 

the rifle rather than the other way 

round! There are two elements to 

the AR that make it work so well – 

the ‘straight-line layout’ and raked 

pistol grip. Everything falls right 

for the eye and trigger finger and 

the rifle recoils straight back into 

the shoulder. Stock designers, 

particularly HPS-TR with its 

‘System Gemini’, have lowered 

bore-lines in recent years, but 

there is a limit to this while the 

action is bedded on the stock. 

Further improvement sees the 

action and barrel inside the stock 

which becomes a cylinder, hence 

‘tube-gun’. 

Origin of the Species 

It has diverse origins, but one 

has to be American High-Power 

Service Rifle, or more precisely 

its ‘Match Rifle’ variant that uses 

a repeating target rifle rather 

than a modified service model. 

MR competitors traded in their 

bolt guns during the 1990s for 

futuristic looking AR15s 

nicknamed ‘space guns’ before 

moving to the Armalite AR10 and 

Knight’s Armament Co. SR25 in 

order to use larger cartridges with 

better ballistics, but these rifles 

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disappointed reliability-wise. Top 

shooter David Tubb decided the 

answer was to return to bolt-action 

operation but retain the straigh 

line layout – enter the Tubb 2000, 

or T2K, detachable-magazine 

rifle jointly designed with Rock 

McMillan of McBros Rifles. A 

circular assault rifle style 

receiver has the bolt hidden inside, 

invisible apart from its handle 

which runs through a slot. The 

action is all-new and while 

optimised for effortless, rapid 

manipulation, still produces 

remarkable accuracy. This 

doesn’t come cheap though, and 

others looked at getting there at 

lower cost, hence tube stocks for 

factory actions. 

In this shot, Vince has just 

started to cut the chamber 

in the superb Bartlein barrel. 

You can see the shape of the 

barrel-shoulder, also note the 

‘spigot’ nearby. 

had been looking for. There are 

downsides with the MAK: it only 

accommodates the Remington 

700 action which lacks the rigidity 

of a single-shot target job and it is 

glued into the stock; you don’t get 

a buttstock or pistol grip, so add 

£250 for an AR15 Magpul PRS 

that will ride the rear-bag. I’d have 

to buy a Remy just for the action, 

and good secondhand examples 

command fair prices, a match 

trigger needed too. 

Then I heard of CSS 

well as the Remy and doesn’t 

need the glue-job. While more 

expensive than the MAK at $880 

including carriage and 

insurance, that includes a 

pistol grip, handstop (for prone rifle 

shooters), and fully adjustable 

buttstock assembly. With a 

10-MOA sloped Picatinny rail 

supplied, you only need the 

barrelled action, riflescope 

and rings to be in business. 

Gary went out of his way 

to answer every query and 

facilitate the export of a stock-kit, 

an all-round really nice guy. 

There was a final decision – 

colour. My inclination was black, 

but Vince who was going to build 

the rifle tried to persuade me to 

order the stock in a lurid violet 

purple hue. With increasingly 

colourful F-Class rifles on the 

firing points, I eventually 

reconsidered, but ‘violent purple’, 

no way! Red would suit black stock 

components at one end of the rifle 

and a stainless barrel at the other, 

and I must say I’ve had no regrets 

thanks to the shade and superb 

powder coated finish. In fact, fit 

MAK and CSS 

Bill Wylde designed and built 

himself a Remy 700 based 

Prone-Rifle tube-gun, the 

‘Funny gun’. A couple of Indiana 

shooters he loaned it to came 

first and second in a major 

competition and others took note. 

Indiana shooters Mike Idlewine, 

Archie Kappel, and gunsmith 

Kevin McDonald then built 

copies for themselves and friends, 

but demand from other state 

shooters grew so rapidly they 

soon set up MAK Enterprises 

to develop and manufacture 

kits. I found MAK on 6mmBR. 

com and knew this was what I 

(Competitive Shooting Stuff), 

Californian engineer and 

shooter Gary Eliseo’s company, 

also courtesy of 6mmBR.com. His 

B1 kit accepts the Barnard ‘Model 

P’ single-shot match action as 

The action is retained in the 

main stock-tube by the usual 

three screws on the underside. 

The brass grub-screws on either 

side of the ejection port provide 

additional support. 

and finish are superb throughout, 

everything slotting together easily 

but without the slightest trace of 

slop, or displaying gaps between 

abutting edges. 

The stock is designed for prone 


Vince slipped a plastic tube onto the buttplate mount to ride 

the rear-bag. Gary Eliseo now offers an alternative 

buttstock form with a rail for F-Class and benchrest. 

handle, twin port (loading one side, 

ejection the other). The bolt is large 

diameter, has three large locking 

lugs, and a deeply recessed face 

for safety with a hefty ‘Sako-pattern’ 

extractor. A spring-loaded button 

ejector is normally used, although 

I specified a variant that lacks this 

device, picking the fired case out 

of the action after each shot. You 

get Barnard’s own three-lever 

match trigger assembly with this 

action. It’s popular with TR / Palma 

shooters worldwide, and appears 

increasingly frequently in F-Class. 

Top rifle builder Norman Clark 

recommends it for any single shot 

precision rifle and has used it in 

many fine TR, Match Rifle and 

F-Class rifles. 

shooting off the elbows, so we 

need some adaptations for F/TR 

– a tube on the buttplate mount to 

ride the rear-bag, and a custom 

‘bipod’ from top F/TR 

competitor Ian Dixon including a 

bespoke mounting bracket for the 

forend tube. The final component 

is a heavy profile Bartlein barrel, 

the twist specified on the slow 

side as the rig will be restricted 

to using one of four 155gn HPBT 

An integral element 

of tube-gun design is 

the easily removable 

rear-end / buttstock 

assembly to allow 

bolt removal and 

barrel cleaning. It’s 

also valuable for 

transporting and 

storing Palma and 

F-Class examples 

fitted with very long 

barrels. 


bullets, the new high-BC 

Sierra MK, Berger’s VLD and 

155.5gn ‘Match Target Fullbore’ 

designs, and the Lapua Scenar, 

final choice depending on 

performance. I’d intended to use 

a Sightron SIII 8-32X56 ‘scope, 

but a problem arose here. 

Moving onto the action, my 

‘P’ is right bolt-right port, but 

you can specify left hand 

operation, port opposite the bolt 

Over to Vince for the build. 

Laurie’s tube gun kit arrived 

quite quickly and he handed over 

the vivid red Eliseo chassis and 

Sightron 8-32 six months ago. 

Little did we know that our barrel 

would take somewhat longer to 

arrive - a lot longer! While 

finding a Remington donor action 

for the tube gun would not present 

a problem for the typical American 

shooter it’s a different story over 

here, but fortunately the Eliseo kit 

can be specified for other actions 

from Stiller, Savage and Barnard. 

Laurie wisely chose the Barnard, 

a more practical proposition than 

finding a second-hand Remmy, 

then having to blue-print it. 

Fox Firearms is our local 

Barnard supplier and always keep 

a selection in stock, so no 

waiting here! Laurie had opted for 

the ‘P’, but could have chosen the 

smaller, lighter ‘S’, which 

has the same ‘footprint’ as a 

Remington. If you prefer a 

magazine-fed Eliseo, the ‘S’ can 

be obtained with a magazine 

cut-out (designated ‘SM’) and, no 

matter what you do to accurise a 

Remington, it will never be in the 

same class. 

This action is circular and one 

tenth of an inch larger in

diameter than a Remington and 

the small ejection port makes it 

immensely stiff. The three-lug 

bolt is a massive 0.865 inches in 

diameter and bolt-to-body fit is 

hand-lapped to ensure a close 

fit. Barnard’s trigger is offered in 

several pull weight options with 

single or two stage configuration. 

Also, it has a decent barreltenon 

thread, offering superior support 

to a heavy barrel. 

This is one impressive chunk of 

metal. The receiver is made from 

chrome-moly 4340 steel and 

is machined after hardening to 

ensure perfect concentricity. 

With its blue/black finish, it will 

never win a beauty contest when 

pitched against the likes of BAT 

and Stolle but in the accuracy 

department I’m certain it will hold 

its own. It weighs in at a hefty 

three-pounds however. 

I must admit this is the first 

Barnard I have worked with, so 

the first step was to contact the 

manufacturer in New Zealand 

The Ian Dixon designed and fabricated F-Class 

bipod with a custom mount for the handstop 

slot in the tube-gun forend. 

Having said that, the drawing 

did reveal one or two anomalies 

you won’t find on any American 

custom action. A recoil lug is not 

required when using a Barnard 

with the Tube Gun but if you are 

using a conventional stock, Barnard 

offers the option of a lug let into the 

underside of the action - 

preferable to the type which fits 

between barrel and action. 

Laurie and I like the 308 155 Lapua 

Scenar bullet for 1000 yard work, 

but a downside is the Scenar 

being significantly longer than 

the Sierra Palma MatchKing, so 

if we were to use it in a ‘Palma’ 

requires the whole case capacity. 

Our reamer therefore needed to 

be ground with extra free-bore to 

accommodate the Scenar bullet 

so it doesn’t protrude below the 

case-neck. As Laurie is building 

the rifle for F/TR GB League 

shoots, the chamber must be 

within SAAMI specs, so no 

tight-necks or anything fancy. 

The barrel is a four-groove, cut 

rifled, stainless-steel, 33 inchlong 

Bartlein and the heavy profile 

follows a straight taper from 

1.25 inches at the breech to 

one inch at the muzzle. As all of 

Laurie’s competitive shooting will 

The F/TR weight limit saw the Sightron SIII 8-32X56 scope and steel Leupold QRW mounts 

replaced by a Weaver T36 and Burris Signature rings with offset inserts to get enough elevation 

adjustment for 1,000 yards. The Eliseo adjustable cheekpiece went too, replaced by polystyrene 

foam and Scotch ‘Magic’ tape! 

and request a tenon drawing. 

This is not strictly necessary as 

dimensions could be taken from 

the action, but it’s nice to have the 

reassurance of the designer that 

you are working to the tolerances 

he intended. 

chamber cut for this bullet, it 

would need to be seated deeply 

compromising powder capacity. 

GB F/TR competitors are pushing 

the 308 cartridge to new limits, 

attaining spectacular velocities 

around 3,100 fps, and this 

be at 800 to 1000 yards, we are 

aiming for a finished length 

around 32 inches, to maximise the 

long-range performance of our 

308W cartridge, but weight 

constraints may dictate the final 

length. 


chop off that barrel. 

Chambered barrel (at 33 

inches): 8 lb 14 oz 

Eliseo Chassis c/w Picatinny 

rail: 4 lb 12 oz 

Bipod: 

1 lb 2 oz 

There are three rounds in this 

100 yards group obtained during 

initial ‘shoot-one-and-clean’ 

barrel run-in taking an hour! 

Sadly, the velocity from what 

was a starting load is too low for 

long-range shooting. (Half-inch 

aiming mark in one-inch grid.) 

Our 1 in 13.5 twist errs on the 

safe side, as I’m convinced that a 

1 in 14 twist would be adequate to 

stabilise the Scenar. However, 

Frank Green of Bartlein Barrels 

was very helpful and warned 

that 1 in 14 could be marginal – 

especially in our cold climate. I’m 

more than happy to take Frank’s 

advice, though I know from 

experience that a 1 in 14 twist will 

handle the shorter Sierra bullet. 

The Bartlein is now spinning in the 

lathe and, as always we have a 

few things to consider. Normally, 

the tenon length will be dictated 

by the distance from the actionface 

to the bolt-nose – plus an 

operating clearance. 

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Action & trigger: 

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Scope and rings: 

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14 oz 

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We are 1 lb 9 ounces overweight! 

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Event Review 

Gwyn Roberts 

Following on from last years first 

fully sanctioned Gallery Rifle 

Home Countries National Match 

during the British Championship 

in August at Bisley, it was 

decided that this year we 

would also introduce a mini 

series called the Tri Nations 

competition. As the HCNM is 

restricted to teams of 10 

shooters, this new format 

would allow more shooters the 

opportunity to shoot for their 

respective countries whilst also 

giving the newer members of 

the teams some vital big match 

experience to learn from. 

This is always good practice 

because as we saw on the day, not 

everyone can perform on the big 

stage, every time! 

The first Tri Nations match was 

to be England versus Wales 

at the excellent Bristol ranges 

in Failand and everyone who 

took part on the day would like 

to extend our sincerest thanks 

to the BDRPC Committee for 

allowing this event to take place. 

From memory the 25m range 

has around 10 firing points but 

it’s the 50m range set into a well 

sheltered quarry that we used 

on the day which has 18 firing 

points, with turning targets on 

all of them. The base is made 

Chris Webb (E), Gary Hearl (W), Geoff Seymour (W) 

& Charles Murton (E) 

up of a generous layer of gravel 

which means you can always 

adopt a good level stance on it, 

and it also gives you the added 

benefit of not getting 

covered in mud when you have 

to shoot from a kneeling or sitting 

Team England 

position, as any rain that falls 

simply drains through it. To get 

there it took some of the Welsh 

guys up to 4 hours but in the end 

it was well worth it as the weather 

turned out to be very warm and 

sunny, with very little wind around 

either meaning that everyone 

would have to cross that one off 

their list of excuses should they 

need one later on! Chris Farr had 

kindly agreed to do the stats 

for the match so we knew we’d 

have no problems on that side of 

things. 

The CRO for the day was 

going to be our UK team mate Alan 

Whittle who is more used to 

standing on the line rather 

than behind it, but he does 

do both jobs rather well! The 

opening match would be the 25m 

Precision event and a bit of an 

eye opener for some that turned 

out to be! Most of us don’t shoot 

this match and having 5 minutes 

for sighting shots, then three lots 

of 10 minutes to shoot ten rounds 


English Captain 

Norman Brown 

onto a single target seemed to 

cause more than a few people 

problems. I really took my time 

on the first detail but still only took 

3½ minutes with only one person 

taking slightly longer than that. 

For the following 2 details I went 

with the flow and we had all shot 

them around the 2 - 2½ minute 

mark and it felt much easier, and 

the scores were just the same. 

Trying to slow us lot down would 

probably prove just as hard as 

speeding up the Precision guys 

and in the end we just shot at 

our usual controlled speed. I 

personally think this is a very 

good match and it certainly 

shows up any bad habits or 

trigger control issues that you 

may have, which was reflected 

in many of the final scores in the 

competition. 

Luckily for Wales though Taff 

Wilcox didn’t have any problems 

and finished top overall with a 296 

ex 300 shooting his underlever 

with myself 3 points behind him. 

Also on 293’s were Englands 

Mike Chinery and Steve Lamb 

whilst in the rimfire class Andrew 

Summers (W) was 26 points 

ahead of his nearest rival 

going on to make sure Wales 

comfortably won the opening 

match. 

I shot 300 28x with 

Taff & Steve Lamb 

(E) on 25x then it 

was Peter Watts 

(E) with 21x. 

Probably the most 

rewarding to see 

on the day though 

shooting really well 

on their 

I n t e r n a t i o n a l 

debut’s were 

John Lynch (E) and Gary Hearl 

(W) both with 300’s and 18x 

a piece so well done to those 

guys! Just one point shy of the 

maximum was Julian Fox who 

was also making his debut with 

the highest rimfire score of 299 

and 16x. with Andrew, Darren 

Digby (E) and Jon Avetoomyan 

(W) all finishing up on 298’s. 

Having printed out all of the 

scorecards in advance then 

checked, and double checked the 

amount before handing them out 

for the morning’s matches Chris 

Farr couldn’t understand why 

people were asking for more 

as they hadn’t got enough 

to go round. It started to 

become clearer after shooting 

this match though as he started to 

receive a small but steady flow of 

completed scorecards to be 

processed, filled out in the wrong 

calibre card. Enough said on that 

one I think! 

The end of the T&P1 match gave 

us a nice break of around 40 

minutes for lunch and our new 

UK Gallery Rifle Team Captain, 

Sharon Bowden was on the ball 

ready to dish out a good supply 

of freshly made hot sausage and 

bacon rolls, so many thanks to 

Sharon for feeding the herd. 

Thankfully she left the garlic bread 

at home, but that’s a different 

story! Just before the afternoons 

proceedings got under way stats 

master Farr handed me a set 

of results from the last match 

that we had shot, with the look 

he usually gives me when I’ve 

done or said something wrong. I 

could only think of a few things 

(general range banter / 

diplomatic relations with the 

English boys during the last 

match) but I soon realised what 

it meant when I saw that Wales 

had won the first 2 matches 

overall. Err…. Sorry boys! 

After seeing the expression on 

some peoples faces having just 

received a very loud wake-up 

call, it was then onto the 2nd 

main competition, the Multi 

Target match and I for one was 

starting to get a bit excited! 

Thankfully no-one ate too many 

rolls (weeks before maybe but 

not during lunchtime though) 

and the first honours of the 

afternoons shooting with their 

underlever’s went to Peter 

Watts (E) and mister consistent 

The first of the day’s main two 

matches (those shot in the 

HCNM) followed next being 

the Timed & Precision 1. This 

really should be a simple ‘bread & 

butter’ match to clean at this 

level for the top boys but only 6 

actually managed it on the day, 

and all of them with an underlever. 

Good scores 

for Geoff 

Seymour & 

Taff Wilcox 

in the Multi 

Target match 


Winning 4 man team Wales 1 

Andrew Summers, Jon Avetoomyan, Gwyn Roberts 

(Captain) & Taff Wilcox 

Wilcox (W) again dropping just 

one point for a pair of 119’s which is 

a very respectable score indeed! 

I doodled around for a 117 with 

Phil Stead (E) and an ever 

Team Wales 

improving Geoff Seymour 

(W) shooting a 116 each. 

Topping the rimfire side of things 

this time was pistol specialist 

Chris Webb (E) who must have 

been very pleased with his 114, 

followed closely by our own Andrew 

Summers (W) on 113. This 

match is not that easy to shoot 

a good score on as it requires 

some very well aimed shots within 

some quite tight time frames. 

The small bore match is certainly 

harder as the target isn’t that big 

to start with. After maybe going 

to sleep a bit in the morning 

session it would seem that some 

alarm clocks still weren’t set on 

maximum volume as once again 

some people failed to shift up 

a gear and things were starting 

to look very good for the Welsh 

team. 

Moving on to the fourth event of 


the day and this was going to 

be the Phoenix A match. It’s a 

great match to shoot but it will 

trip you up if you haven’t got your 

thinking head on. It has a 

mixture of forward movement 

(with an empty chamber) and 

has you shooting from the 

kneeling, sitting and strong hand 

positions. This, combined with a 

set number of target exposures 

with various timings will require 

you to shoot at either 1 or 2 

targets depending on the 

distance you are shooting at. 

This isn’t a match that many 

of us shoot regularly and Alan 

thankfully gave us the idiots 

guide once he had given us the 

proper range procedure and 

we gladly followed his advice, 

rather than trying to figure it out 

for ourselves as we went along. 

Unfortunately, some people 

still had issues with it though 

once the targets turned 

but Taff went on to shoot 

another excellent match dropping 

just one point to equal my British 

Record of 199 with his 

underlever. Another top 

performer in this match was 

Mr Chinery who was just one 

point behind him with a 198. 

No-one could beat England’s Neil 

Francis in this match with a 

rimfire rifle, as he went on to 

shoot a very credible score of 

192 which is only 4 points off the 

record so well done on that one 

mate! Next in line in rimfire was 

Andrew on 188 whilst Mr Webb 

posted a 184 to place third. 

The final event planned was 

the 50m Precision match which 

would mean around another 1½ 

hours of shooting to complete 

it and it was getting a bit late in 

the day. The whole atmosphere 

of the day had been one of good 

friendship and enjoyment, with 

plenty of friendly rivalry thrown in. 

A quick show of hands decided 

that we would call it a day instead 

of having to rush around trying 

to squeeze one more match in. 

This seemed like the sensible 

solution as we had enjoyed 

plenty of shooting in a relaxed 

and pretty informal manner, so 

there was no need to spoil it just 

for the sake of it. 

By the time we had put the range 

John Lynch on his way to a 300 18x in the T&P1 match

Mike Chinery & Andrew Summers 

equipment away and loaded 

up the cars for our homeward 

journey, Chris Farr had printed 

out the final set of results and 

was ready for the prize giving. A 

special mention must go to our 

friend and fellow GR shooter 

Andy Witheridge from Sidford 

in Devon for donating our 

special Gallery Rifle Three 

Nations Shield. It was hand 

crafted locally by Willy Booth who 

as it happens, is a pretty good 

shot with a prone rifle, and a very 

nice job of it he made too! 

Another big thank you must 

again go to Sharon Bowden for 

Neil Francis 

d i s c u s s e s 

the 

proceedings 

with CRO 

Alan Whittle 

conjuring up a variety of nice 

bottles of wine and fizz to grace 

the prize table. The highest 

scoring individuals from each 

match (small bore & centre fire) 

were called up one at a time to 

take their pick. If someone had 

won more than one match on 

the day then the second placed 

shooter was called up to ensure 

that as many people as possible 

got a share of the goodies, which 

I thought was definitely the right 

thing to do ! 

To add a bit of variety and 

provide different challenges at 

these Tri Nations Imternationals 

some of the matches will 

be changed or rotated 

periodically, depending on the 

size and regulations of the 

ranges to be used. However, 

the two matches that will always 

decide the overall winners of 

any such International will be the 

aggregate of the Timed & 

Precision 1 and Multi Target 

matches, as it is at the HCNM at 

Bisley. 

With this in mind and at the end 

of a very enjoyable the day the 

final results were called out, 

and it wasn’t how many people 

had perceived the script was to 

be written, as Wales had won 

the 25m Precision, Timed & 

Precision 1 and Multi Target 

matches, with England taking the 

honours in the Phoenix A match. 

Overall this was a very satisfying 

result for us when you think 

of the actual numbers of shooters 

that we have to choose from. 

Out of the 550 plus shooters who 

attend the Phoenix there are 

around 15 Germans, slightly less 

Welsh, and even less Scottish, 

so for us to get one over (well 3 

actually) on the English is quite 

a result! It may well be a different 

result next time we meet, but 

for now, we’ll definitely take what 

we’ve got! This result also meant 

that I didn’t have to get the rugby 

ball out that I had stashed in the 

boot of my car. Just in case of 

course……! 

Our next adventure will be up 

north to visit our Scottish friends 

but as yet the date and venue 

has yet to be finalised, so we will 

get practicing in the meantime 

as they certainly have a few 

handy shooters as we saw at 

last years HCNM. For anyone 

wanting to see the full list of 

results or who are interested in 

finding out more about shooting 

for your National Gallery Rifle 

Team please visit the Galleryrifle. 

com website where you’ll find 

everything you need. 


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FT AND HFT SHOOTING POSITIONS 

Tim Finley 

sitting position is always used on 

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kneeling and standing shots. It 

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FT RIFLE back HFT RIFLE front 

Field Target shooting or as it is 

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rifle shooting sport. 

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differences too, FT allows 

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waterproof seat to sit upon and to 

place under the back foot when 

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kneeling shots found in FT 

courses. The now classic FT 

FT rangefinding using a 

scope 

is operating/adjusting their high 

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the distance to the target. The 

basic position is the same for 

most shooters, the forward hand 

cups the forward knee, with the 

rifle resting on the first finger of 

the forward hand as well as the 

Classic FT sitting position 

in SFT 


top of the knee, this takes all 

the weight of the rifle, unless it 

is a spring rifle, but more of the 

peculiarities needed with 

recoiling rifles later. Most FT 

shooters use a target glove on 

their forward hand. The rear or 

trigger arm then rests on the thigh 

of the rear leg, I say rear leg as 

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90 degrees to the target, but at 45 

degrees. With the rear shoulder in 

line with the forward knee, in a line 

pointing directly at the 

target. Spring or recoiling rifle FT 

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more normal “on the knee” 

position, but with the major 

difference that the spring rifles 

fore-stock is never, ever 

rested directly on the knee, but is 

cradled be the forward hand, 

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with a padded target glove. FT 

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butt hook position to take up-hill 

or down-hill targets. Be it from 

the sitting standing or kneeling 

positions. A simple rule to 

govern which way you move the 

butt hook is, if the target is higher 

than horizontal then lift the 

relative position of the hook on 

the butt. If the target is lower, then 

drop the butt hook. The greater 

the angle up or down to the 

target the more you need to a 

djust the position of the butt hook, 

Anschutz type multi positional 

buttpads/hooks are extremely 

Free standing elbow on 

hip 

FT sitting shot NOTE the bean bag 

FT kneeling shot 

popular in FT and all FT rifles 

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position. There are no real tricks 

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hook, although it surprises me 

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actually do it. FT rifle’s 

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suit the three shooting stances, 

sitting, kneeling and standing. 

Pull length of stock (butt to 

trigger), forend stock depth and 

cheek piece height should all 

be different for each shooting 

position. However, wooden 

stocks cannot be altered and to 

move the forend and pull length 

for each target even with a 

modern 10m style aluminium 

modular stock can take some 

time. The only practical option 

is to move the butt hook/pad 

position up and down, it does 

help to stabilise the shooting 

position. The FT stock 

dimensions are then a 

compromise between standing, 

sitting and kneeling. My Steyr 

LG-110 FT rifle is set up 

biased slightly towards 

standing, but is still usable for 

sitting and kneeling, although 

not perfect. FT kneeling can be 

as stable as the sitting position if 

you take the time to master it. The 

front rifle supporting hand must 

be clear knee, the rule being if 

you can drop your hand down 

Normal HFT prone peg shot 

and it touches the knee, then 

the hand is not forward enough. 

The deep FT stock must not be 

Foot on the peg prone 

resting upon the forearm either. 

The back foot must be vertical 

and the bean bag can be placed 


under the shin/ankle of the rear 

foot to transfer the weight of the 

shooter to the ground. I also 

alter the position of the butt hook 

for kneeling, again moving it 

even more if the targets are not 

horizontal to the ground at the 

lane marker. The most stable 

standing position is to have the 

front elbow resting upon the front 

hip and the front hand drawn 

HFT supported standing 

shot 

back to right in front of the trigger 

guard. FT shooters do not use the 

shotgun type lock arm stance for 

standing shots, unless forced to 

by extreme angled shots high in 

trees. 

With HFT there are two main s 

HFT supported stander 


shooting techniques used in FT 

that are completely banned. One 

is the classic FT sitting position 

either on the ground, on a bean 

bag or on a turned foot when 

kneeling and other is the use of 

a supporting bean bag under the 

rear foot/ankle when kneeling. 

Also you are not allowed to alter 

any settings/positions of 

equipment on either your rifle or 

scope once you start shooting. 

Which means no rangefinding 

using the parallax, no 

magnification changes, no 

elevation changes, no eye bell 

changes on the scope and 

no butt pad or stock depths 

alterations on the rifle. In place of 

the sitting shooting position the 

prone shot is the norm in HFT 

with some lanes having posts or 

pegs driven into the ground to act 

as both lane markers which must 

be touched by the shooter or 

their rifle and a convenient solid 

platform to use as a rifle support. 

Up to five of the 30 lanes now 

have a flat to the ground 

marker instead of a peg/post. This 

must be touched but provides no 

support to the shot. An 

important rule in HFT is that the 

trigger must not be forward of or 

over the demarcated firing line. 

To start with the peg shot, a lot 

of shooters use a target shooting 

glove on their supporting hand, 

as is done in FT. If the peg is 

short enough the index finger can 

be placed on top of the peg and 

the thumb held upright to form 

a channel to rest the rifle forend 

in. The other three fingers wrap 

around gripping the peg. The 

rifle for a right handed shooter 

is down the left hand side of the 

peg. The variations on this are 

down to the length of the peg, its 

diameter and if you need to shoot 

down one side or the other of the 

peg to get a clear shot moving to 

the other side of the peg means 

you have to grip the peg with the 

thumb and rest the rifle on the 

index finger. The newly introduced 

flat lane marker is something I 

liked about HFT when I shot it in 

Allowed in HFT 

HFT flat rear foot kneeling 

Sat on turned foot 

not allowed in FT or 

HFT 

2004. Pegs soon took over on 

every lane, but in the 2008 

season up to 5 “non peg” shots 

are on each 30 shot course. 

This type of shot relies upon the 

shooting skill of the shooter, 

rather than hanging on to a solid 

peg. Its this shooting position which 

I feel the use of a target glove is 

essential, as is good trigger 

control and breathing technique. 

Now for a good prone position 

trick, some course designers 

place pegs that do not have a 

clear sight on the target. These 

force the clever shooter to move 

off the peg to clear obstructions 

up or down the firing line. These 

“off the peg” shots have the 

HFT shooter adopting a unique 

shooting position where the foot 

or knee touches the lane marker 

and the rifle if supported by the 

gloved hand on the ground. Look 

for other competitors using this 

position as a clue as to the 

best way of taking on a target. I 

have even used this position left 

handed (I am normally right 

handed) the ambidextrous stock

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allows me to do this. Practice 

these odd stances before you 

get to a national UKAHFT shoot. 

There are two supported and one 

unsupported standing/kneeling 

shots on a 30 shot course. These 

supported shots have a tree or 

a post as the means of support. 

The key to using a support is if 

the target placement and lane 

marker allows the shooter to get 

into a tripod stance. Both feet 

should be spread apart 

parallel to the targets faceplate 

with the third leg of the tripod 

being rifle resting with a 

target glove on the tree/post. 

Cushioning the rifle against 

the solid object with your 

target glove is essential, 

making for a good hold as well as 

protecting your precious rifle a 

bit. If you stand in the normal 

unsupported standing position 

with the feet in line with the flight 

of the pellet the lighthouse 

Supporting hand in FT and HFT 

effect happens. That is where the 

rifle constantly swings left and 

right, across the target, making 

an aimed shot almost 

impossible. Kneeling in HFT does 

not allow any form of 

artificial support under the back 

foot/ankle. The rear foot 

cannot be turned and sat upon, 

but some shooters can place the 

top of the foot flat on the ground 

without turning the foot, which is 

allowed in the rules. For those 

not supple enough to do this the 

bean bag can only be used 

under the knee to keep it clean or 

protected from stones/tree roots. 

Again the supporting hand must 

be clear of the knee as in FT, in 

the UKAHFT shoot rules it goes 

to describe that if the forward 

HFT disc shot 

supporting rifle hand is dropped 

and it touches the knee then 

the hand is not forward enough, 

targets will be marked as misses 

and you could be thrown off a 

course for repeatedly breaking 

this rule. Often trees are placed 

near on are the lane markers for 

kneeling shots and it is good to 

take advantage of these stable 

platforms as long as it does not 

comprise your shooting position 

too much, weigh up the benefits 

of using or indeed not using any 

support. Often a clearer 

unrestricted view of the target 

can be taken off the tempting 

support, the use of such 

supports often induces sideways 

movement into the aim, and the 

lighthouse effect can happen 

in kneeling shots too if you are 

not careful. Angled shots high in 

trees in HFT happen in all three 

shooting positions. With prone 

you need to move as far up the 

peg as you can, if there is a peg. 

In standing the rifle can be resting 

on the fingertips or even adopt a 

shotgun style lock are position, 

where the lead arms elbow is 

not touching the body as normal. 

Kneeling has the forward hand 

moving back towards the trigger 

making it a very lighthouse shot, 

do not try to fight the swing too 

much, just time the trigger let off 

with the crosshairs of the reticle 

passing the point you want to aim 

at. These are just a few of the 

major tricks of the trade when it 

comes to HFT, the shooter needs 

much more of a technical thought 

process in judging the best 

shooting position than in FT. The 

body too needs to be more supple 

for some of the contorted shooting 

positions HFT competitors get 

into. I shoot both disciplines 

and enjoy both immensely, FT 

has helped my HFT shooting 

of that there is no doubt. The 

unsupported standing and 

kneeling position in FT is a bread 

and butter shot, however for 

many HFT shooters they strike 

fear into their hearts even before 

they get to the lane. My advice is 

to practice the shots you fear and 

the fear will disappear, or do as I 

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AGI; Videos for the descerning viewer 

I, like many of you out there, want 

to learn about the firearms I use. 

As I am ever 

inquisitive, 

in some 

r e s p e c t s 

I want to 

know 

everything 

about them! 

Front cover of 

the videos 

Hence the 

r e a s o n 

why I went 

back to a 

f a v o u r i t e 

source for information about 

firearms over the years; (AGI) 

American Gunsmithing Institute 

video's. I say videos, but these 

are also available in DVD format. 

AGI make a wide range of 

digital media that cover many 

Winchester screenshot 

topics; even doing full on 

gunsmithing courses and how to 

build a number of firearms from 

scratch; if that takes your fancy! I 

personally love to ‘tinker’, 

reading about gunsmithing and 

doing it; if only to the level of my 

own competence. (One of my 

favourite all time book s is 

Clyde Baker’s Gunsmithing; it is 

however, very old and rare to 

find it these days; shame!). This 

is not that hard in some cases, 

such as with firearms like the 

Ruger 10/22. While I do go for 

heavy work on the lathe or milling 

machines when I can get access 

to them, I tend to take on much 

smaller projects that I can handle 

in a reasonable amount 

of time. Anyway back to 

these videos. AGI has 

been around for some 

time (as have a few 

other companies) and 

you may have seen 

these ‘videos’ before 

in your local gunshop 

or at a national show. 

Predominantly for the 

US market, AGI does 

have something to offer 

the UK shooter, as they do deal 

with gunsmithing techniques and 

also firearms we have and use on 

a daily basis. 

They do contain a disclaimer 

about working on firearms and 

making alterations; this is learning 

material only!! This is sound 

advice to be honest, as altering 

any firearm can jeopardise the 

warranty and in some cases can 

cause the firearm to be 

dangerous. If you are ever 

unsure, first don’t do it; but 

always seek help or advice from 

a qualified gunsmith, even if they 

just check what you have done. 

This does not take the fun out of 

these ‘videos’ 

however, as they 

are extremely 

useful, allowing 

you to see the 

inner workings 

or your chosen 

firearm and how 

to maintain it for 

peek performance. 

In some ways 

these ‘reference’ 

videos can be 

better than reading 

a gunsmithing 

Carl Boswell 

book, as a qualified gunsmith on 

screen is showing you in, ‘real 

terms’, what is happening!! 

The prolific Ron Dunlap in a Marlin 

underlever clip 

The Range of Videos Well where 

do we start? AGI make a variety 

of video ‘learning’ and ‘reference’ 

material and do offer an online 

and electronic media course for 

becoming a qualified gunsmith; 

all be it that this is geared to 

our colleagues in the US. The 

courses themselves break down 

into a number of areas, such as 

the professional courses, that 

relate to specific techniques for 

gunsmiths; the build your own 

courses to produce a specific 

firearm from scratch; and the 

series working on triggers of 

specific firearms. The most 

appealing of the videos for the 

Marlin 1894 detail clip 


Ron Dunlap in theTaurus video with a long barrel revolver 

UK market are the armourer’s 

courses. These target a specific 

firearm and show the basics and 

advanced techniques of working 

with it. The videos I obtained to 

watch varied from armourers 

courses on some of the more 

popular, or most widely used 

firearms in the UK; like the 

Marlin 94, Winchester 94, Taurus 

revolver (for the LBR owners 

amongst us) the and the Ruger 

10/22; to the Enfield professional 

course, Pillar Bedding, 

Professional Cleaning Techniques 

and the Ruger 10/22 Trigger 

course. So therefore a few to keep 

me going, but a fraction of what is 

available! As these came directly 

from the US – and by the way my 

thanks to AGI for supporting this 

article – I had to look at what would 

be good to review for the UK 

market and limit myself to a few 

choice videos. 

Armourer’s courses. 

The video’s that really stand out 

are the ones for Gallery rifles such 

as Marlin Winchester and the 

Ruger 10/22; although there are 

courses for the Taurus revolvers 

for those of you out there with the 

long barrelled versions. I liked the 

latter video, having just bought 

myself an LBR a few years ago; 

it felt good to work with a revolver 

again. A good aspect of these 


video ‘programs’ is the ease at 

which topics are explained, from 

Taurus video clip 

the working mechanism of the 

firearm to the easy disassembly/ 

reassembly. As a visual learner I 

personally tend to learn better by 

seeing and doing, rather than just 

read about it. With video materials 

to support this I find working with 

firearms a lot easier. (A word 

to the wise though, if you are 

unsure about disassembling any 

part of your firearm you really 

ought to go to a qualified gunsmith, 

as we don’t want any potentially 

dangerous firearms out there). 

The range of videos I watched, 

(noted above), were very 

informative and in some cases fun 

to see what is out there to ‘trick’ up 

your firearm. The variety of add on 

bits for each firearm is discussed, 

with pro’s and con’s explained. 

I did find that I learnt a lot from 

some of these programs, but with 

others they were reaffirming 

information I have read over the 

years. This is not necessarily a 

bad thing, as for me it just goes to 

clarify specific points. 

I have over the years bought these 

Taurus detail clip of the 

mechanism 

Enfield Video and the range of rifle worked on 

videos for most of the firearms I 

use (If the video is available) as 

they help with a variety of aspects 

of cleaning, maintaining, etc. The 

one topic in the armourer courses 

that I do think is missing is for the 

CZ range of rifles. I know few that 

like the full bore models, but the

Pillar bedding video clip - the video 

does it from start to finish 

rimfire CZ 452/3 has been around 

for a number of years and could 

do with a well conceived digital or 

written ‘course’ about it. AGI did 

say they may do a video on the CZ 

452 a few years ago, but obviously 

this rifle still has yet to get the 

attention it needs or deserves. 

Overall I found the Armourers 

course’s the most useful to watch 

as they dealt with a specific 

firearm I wanted to look at. 

These, I believe, would be 

the popular choice for those 

out there that would be 

looking at purchasing material 

like those manufactured by AGI. 

Extension or ‘Professional 

Course’ Videos 

There are of course the extensions 

to the armourer courses, where 

you can look specifically at lathe 

work, stock work and using metals 

for instance; although some 

courses go into vast amounts of 

detail. I found looking through 

there catalogue that most areas of 

gunsmithing were covered; but I 

have not seen every video as this 

would cost thousands of pounds. 

Each video retails on average 

in the UK for about £26; slightly 

more if you get a DVD. Some 

may be more in sets, or with 

parts or chemicals supplied with 

them. (There may be issues with 

importing if chemicals/ parts are 

included in the course, as these 

may require an import licence?) 

The Professional Courses 

themselves are as good as 

the armourer’s courses but 

relate to subjects that are quite 

specific and specialised, such as 

trigger work or stock work. 

The few I selected were very 

informative; such as the Ruger 

10/22 trigger course and the 

pillar bedding course. Both had 

positive instruction, including the 

does and don’ts of working; such 

as if you are not sure don’t try to 

polish the sear on any firearm, 

get a qualified gunsmith to do it 

for you. Or in case of the Ruger 

10/22 buy the kit. This will be 

cheaper and safer in the long run 

and let’s face it there are lot of kits 

and bits out there. 

The Enfield also comes under the 

Professional course title, I am not 

sure why! This has a very good 

history element to it and explains 

the development and identification 

of the rifle through its many 

stages. The video also covers 

the assembly/ reassembly of the 

rifles; with further viewing of some 

rarer items for this prolific range of 

rifles. Overall the Professional and 

Gunsmithing courses are 

excellent, but may be more 

for those with engineering 

experience and/ or a few years of 

working on firearms. 

Final Thoughts 

These videos and DVD’s can be 

found in gun shops around the UK, 

at some gun shows on a variety of 

stalls and are sometimes available 

via mail order in the UK or from 

the US. I have even seen them 

on Ebay, but make sure they are 

suitable for UK machines if DVD’s 

or that your video plays NTSC 

tapes if on video. Overall they 

are excellent viewing and a good 

resource to know a little more 

about your firearms, gunsmithing 

techniques and other firearms 

related issues; such as the 

one on Cowboy Action. Further 

information, support and trial 

information can be found on the 

AGI website at; http://www.americangunsmith.com/ 

They even 

have their own E-newsletter that 

you can subscribe to. On average 

the videos/ DVD’s are about 2 

hours long, so if you get a few 

you may have square eyes at 

the end of it. Good viewing. 

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Rob Hunter 

I have to admit it, when it comes 

to rifles, I’m biased. For me, if a 

rifle isn’t inherently accurate (for 

accurate read half MOA or less) 

then it’s not for me. Lets face it, 

the job of any rifle is to put a bullet 

into the last bullet hole - each time 

every time. If not, then there’s no 

room for it in my cabinet. 

I know that’s quite a 

sweeping statement because rifle 

performance can be dependent 

on several factors. If we put our 


A great piece of ‘out 

of the box’ kit and 

beautifully made 

rifle into a 

shooting test-rig, it 

will probably group 

better than it does 

when we try the 

same experiment 

ourselves. That 

is of course down 

to the ‘human 

element’ - that 

living, breathing, 

constantly moving, 

fallible thing we call 

the ‘nut behind the 

butt’ - who screws 

up the group. 

So, in order to wring 

the best out your 

rifle, it’s down 

to you to hone 

your technique, 

shooting-position, 

breathing, sightpicture, 

trigger 

release, followthrough 

and lots 

of other factors. 

I’ve lost count of the times I’ve 

heard people say ‘I can’t get 

it this rifle to group’ or ‘I don’t 

know what’s wrong with it’. Well, 

you need to address all of the 

fore-mentioned points before you 

even start to blame your rifle. 

Rifles are no different from 

everything else in life - you tend 

to get what you pay for. Yes, you 

can buy accuracy but bringing out 

a given rifle’s inherent accuracy is 

ultimately down to you. 

Unique Alpine of Germany 

have come up with a truly 

innovative rifle design that goes 

further than most to help you in the 

quest to improve your shooting. 

The TPG 1 rifle is pretty well the 

ultimate in modular systems. That 

is to say, it can be easily stripped 

down into its component parts for 

transportation or even allow 

the operator to change major 

component-parts, including the 

barrel. 

At a glance, the TPG 1 is 

obviously designed with 

ergonomics in mind but the use of 

CAD technology and high-grade 

materials means that it shoots as 

good as it looks. 

Art or Science 

Starting at the rear of this 

work of art, the stock is semi 

skeletonised and is in its self an 

amazing piece of workmanship. 

The stock and fore-end handgrip 

are made from a high-impact 

synthetic plastic which comes 

in a range of single or multi-mix 

colours that are molded through, 

so no problems with scratches or 

dings. 

The grip is a thumbhole 

design which is quite straight - or 

upright - with molded textured 

anti-slip finger grips and a wrist 

shelf at the base, all of which 

makes for a very comfortable 

shooting position. The stock

The Unique Alpine 

can be dismantled in 

a couple of minutes 

with just three Allen 

keyseys 

itself can be adjusted to fit 

almost any size or shape of 

shooter. The length of pull, butt 

plate, cheek-piece height and 

lateral movement are all fully 

adjustable and if all that wasn’t 

enough, hidden within the stock 

is an adjustable ground spike to 

help control movement with the 

off-hand whilst shooting. 

However, the really unusual 

feature of the butt-stock is the 

ability to detach it from the 

action simply by slackening-off 

a socket-head screw at the top 

of the grip and sliding the stock 

assembly rearwards. A handy 

feature if transportation space 

is at a premium. There is one 

more advantage of the nylon 

stock; I know of at least two other 

manufactures who use an 

aluminum chassis system and 

both give off a metallic ring when 

fired, which is very irritating. The 

nylon stock deadens any such 

residual noise from the metal to 

metal transfer at the action. 

Moving forward to the action - a 

standard turn bolt set up - the 

body is made from an high-grade 

aluminum which is finished in 

a mil. spec matt-black coating. 

The bolt has three large locking 

lugs and a ball handle for easy 

operation. The action is smooth 

without any bolt wobble and the 

lock up on the action has a good 

solid feel. On top of the action is a 

steel multi slotted scope rail with 

a built-in 20 MOA rake. 

Multi-adjustable butt-stock 

The action fits snugly into the 

full-length aluminum chassis 

which extends forward the full 

length of the fore-end. This is 

where the use of CAD technology 

comes in. In order for this mating 


Butt-stock is quickly removed for compact 

transportation 

single-stack, feeding is clean and 

positive with no hang-ups. The 

trigger-unit for which you have the 

choice of single or double stage - 

this one had a single stage - had 

a crisp clean break which was 

every bit as good as any aftermarket 

replacement. Both units 

are break adjustable from 600g 

to 1500g and can be adjusted 

for pull-length depending on the 

length of shooters finger. This is 

another nice feature - the amount 

of people that I see trying to 

operate a trigger using the joint of 

the finger instead of the ball still 

amazes me. 

of metal to metal surfaces to work, 

this fit has to be perfect - which 

of course it is and because the 

action and the chassis are made 

of the same high-grade F33 

aluminum billet, they provide 

the same expansion properties 

thus avoiding any distortion 

between the two parts when 

heated - whether this is by ambient or 

firing generated temperatures. 

The use of a metal chassis and 

the solid nylon stock does add 

to the overall weight and the rifle 

weighs in at 6.2 kg. This is slightly 

heavier than average but I like 

this, it gives a sense of quality and 

security and makes the felt recoil 

seem a lot less than it actually 

is. The other plus with a heavier 

rifle is the degree of muzzle-flip - 

and thus loss of sight picture - is 

greatly reduced. 

The action holds a 5-shot singlestack 

drop out magazine made of 

pressed-steel and because of the 

When I first saw pictures of this 

rifle, the only thing that I wasn’t 

too sure of was the safety 

catch. This is part of the bolt 

assembly and is positioned on 

the rear of the bolt and at first 

glance has the look of a 

pistol hammer. In practice, its 

placement works very well and it’s 

easy to see if you have moved it to 

the ‘safe’ position without any head 

movement from the shooting 

position. 

The CNC machined aluminium action 

is built to a very high standard 


The barrel can be swapped in a couple of minutes - 

including headspacing 

Changing the barrel 

Moving to the barrel, which is 

arguably the most important bit 

on any rifle, the medium-weight 

650mm stainless-steel tube is 

fully free-floating. The profile 

tapers from 1.135 inches at 

the breech to 0.945 in. at 

the crown. Fluting comes as 

standard on all Unique Alpine 

barrels and there is an optional 

factory muzzle-brake for larger 

calibers. Speaking of calibers, 

U-A offer all the standard 

chamberings from 223 Rem. 

to 338 Lap. Mag as well as 

specials like .22 PPC, 6mm BR 

and 6.5x284. 

Now, here’s the best bit - as this 

is a modular system, the barrels 

are easily interchangeable! By 

simply loosening a small internal 

socket-head bolt and three smaller 

locking screws, the barrel and 

the screw-on bushing that 

holds it in place, simply slides 

forward and out. Simple and quite 

brilliant. The process of 

removing and replacing a 

barrel can be accomplished in a 

matter of minutes without a major 

change to the point of impact. The 

‘bushing’ actually houses the bolt 

locking-lugs and it is this unique 

feature which makes the barrelswap 

and head-spacing possible. 

I had three barrels to test - 6mm 

BR, 308 and 6.5x284. All were 

brand-new unfired barrels, plus 

the ammunition used was a 

mixture of home-loads from other 

rifles that I had to hand. I testshot 

the three-shot groups off a 

bi-pod resting on a bench at 100 

yards in a moderate cross-wind. 

I’m sure the groups shown would 

improve once the barrels had 

been broken-in and with a bit of 

load development. 

In theory you could have a 

6mmBR, 243, 308 and 6.5x284 

all on the same bolt face. This is a 

really big selling point - no waiting 

months or longer for a gunsmith 

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Half-MOA accuracy with any barrel 


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Maintenance of this rifle is 

designed to be done by the 

owner, without any special 

training and the whole rifle can be 

field-stripped for cleaning or just 

changing parts with a few simple 

tools. If you have something you 

can’t handle then Russ Moorse 

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of this rifle than just about anyone 

and have been extremely helpful. 

The versatility of this uniquely 

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best out of the box accuracy 

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affect shooters who 

spend their hard earned 

cash to develop the 

equipment range they 

have, hoping to 

enhance their shooting. 

However, it does not 

all have to ‘break the 

bank’. 

The products that I am 

reviewing here are a 

couple of items that 

have been mentioned 

on one or two benchrest 

specific forums over the 

last few months or so. 

Both of these products 

start at a reasonable 

price around the £100 

mark. 

The Bulzeyepro is an optical 

booster lens for generic or 

specific scopes associated 

with those that are used in both 

Booster # 1 on my Leupold Competition scope 

centerfire rimfire and air rifle 

benchrest. The website for the 

Carl Boswell 

company is; www.bulzeyepro. 

com/ and the cost of the optic 

starts at $125 . 

However, these are 

now brought into the 

UK by Brain at Fox 

Firearms www.foxfirearmsuk.com/ 

The price will depend on 

the model, coating and 

magnification you get. 

The one I have on loan 

is a Booster # 1 Ultra 

Bright for my Leupold 

competition X45 scope. 

(Now why would I want 

any magnification over 

x45?? Well the answer 

is that I have used a 

number of scopes up to 

x60 magnification 

and all have their 

uses for specific 

conditions, light levels, 

etc. I wanted something 

that would give me the 

opportunity to experiment with 

The basic range of products that has now increased with new lens coatings and a wider range 


greater magnification while using 

the Leupold I have and like. 

The booster is easy to fit and 

use so I don’t have to change 

the scope, just ensure that the 

parallax is set up 

appropriately each time you 

use it. When setting up the 

#1 booster, I played around 

with it for quite a while. You 

know what it is like when 

adjusting parallax, as 

you want the scope to be 

perfect in every way! I 

would not play the role the 

archetypical man in this 

case – read the instructions 

as they are clear and 

precise. The job takes 

seconds and the scope with 

booster is ready to use. 

These and other important 

facts are on the bulzeyepro 

website. 

The Bulzeyepro boosters come 

in three different models, easily 

named #1. #2 and #3. The #1 

booster is design for specific 

scopes only. These are; Leupold 

Competition series, 

Weaver T series, Sightron 

BR series, Nightforce BR 

series and the very 

expensive March scopes. 

The one I have is designed 

to boost your scopes power 

X3 times, so a X45 scope 

will boost to approximately 

X58. The housing is 

machined aluminium and is 

made to fit onto threaded 

specific threaded scopes 

named above. All in all it 

looks the part! 

Number 2 is a generic 

model for 1 inch or 30mm 

scopes and does offer 

greater magnification for longer 

distances if required. The lens 

housing is made from rubber for 

safety if used on heavy recoil 

rifles. 

Number 3 booster like the # 2 

model fits all scopes with an 

eyepiece from 1.43 inches to 1.8 

inches in diameter. The profile of the 

housing is slimmer if the 

requirement is for compact 

features. 

The documentation also suggests 

that the booster alleviates 

Before..... 

using the booster, as seen through 

a Leupold x45 Competition scope 

or helps with the effects of 

mirage which is something a lot of 

shooters will tell you are hard to 

read. 

Shooting in Milan, at the world 

championships, really did bring 

After..... 

using the booster, as seen through a 

Leupold x45 Competition scope 

this issue to the forefront of 

everyone’s minds, as reading the 

mirage and/ or even seeing it was 

a problem. This is an interesting 

element to the design. I observed 

that the model I used did help a 

little with this when shooting as 

the weather we had just recently 

goes from extreme cold to heavy 

sunshine (thus heat on the 

ground) in as very short time. 

Using the booster for a longer 

periods of time will no doubt 

develop my skills at observing 

and countering the issue of 

mirage when shooting. 

As you can see from 

pictures below, the 

magnification before and after 

is quite substantial. 

(Apologies for my 

photography as it does not 

do the clarity justice, but the 

day was very cold). This will 

obviously depend on your 

own eyesight as everyone’s is 

different. It will also depend on 

what you are looking for, as it 

may be the case that a lower 

magnification is considered 

better by some shooters. 

If you have a lower powered 

scope that you like, this 

product is a massive boon, 

as you can enhance what you 

already have for a very low 

cost. Do look at what type of 

booster best fits your needs, as 

at the time of going press the 

company has increased its 

range of products quite 

significantly for a variety of 

shooters and not just the 

accuracy buffs like me. 

The range of magnifications 

has also increased, so it 

well worth having a look. 

I don’t think you will be 

disappointed! 

An excellent product that 

is well worth the money, as 

it can make your favourite, 

but less powerful scope, 

into a very powerful scope. 

These are available for 

target scopes and also 

used a lot for hunting, so could 

appeal to a wide range of 

shooters. The improved 

range of products is also very 

exciting, as these were just 

coming out at the time of going to 

press. I am also looking at getting 

one for a new scope I have. I am that 

impressed. 


New barrel tuners... 

The second item on offer is the 

J and J Slider, formerly known 

as the Parallel Noodle. This is an 

extension to the standard 

barrel tuner and obviously it may 

be the case that the extra weight 

will bring your rifle into the Heavy 

Varmint class if you use it. These 

can be obtained via Dan Killough 

in the USA, who is the sole 

distributor. The website for this is; 

www.killoughshootingsports.com/ 

These are priced at $125 

dollars so at the exchange rate at 

the time of writing this would be 

approximately £85. Shipping 

would be on top of this and this 

currently stands at $35 or around 

£23. There are two models called 

the Long and Short (PIC 5). The 

whole unit is made from high 

quality aluminium which is 

machined. The Long Slider 

weighs 9 ounces (255.2 grams) 

and Short Slider weight 8 

ounces (226.8 grams). The 

sliding weight itself is 3 ounces 

(85.1 grams) of aluminium and 

can be removed. 

The holes in the sleeve of the 

slider are used to tune the rifle 

as it lets air that is compressed 

in front of the bullet to escape 

through the holes. The Short 

Slider has an outer sleeve with 

holes cut into it to regulate the 

amount of air that escapes; 

thus there is an element of 

control and tuning of the rifle and 

ammunition. A Similar principle 

to what a muzzle brake will do 

which is found on some rifles and 

pistols. 

The Long Slider relies on 

the weight to distribute mass 

along the sleeve, acting as an 

extension of the tuner, with the 

added benefits of the principles 

noted above. James Pappas, the 

developer and manufacturer of 

these products, has stated to me 

that there are other ‘things going 

on’ but much of it is speculation 

at the moment’. All that matters 

is the Slider just seems to work! 

(James also makes rests for 

benchrest, although these are one 

piece and would not be able to be 

used within the rules we have). 

The rifles that have this Slider 

fitted seem to shoot more 

accurately and are easier to tune. 

A lot of testing has been going on 

in Australia and the USA and all of 

this has come back positive. 

The Slider itself is designed to 

be use in conjunction with an 

existing tuner. The specific tuner 

it is manufactured to fit it is the 

Harrel tuner and we tend not to 

get many of these over in the UK 

(PIC’s 6 and 7). (The Harrel tuner 

in fact can be purchased from 

Dan Killough at the same time as 

the J and J Slider. The cost of this 

is $150 (or £103) at the time of 

writing. However, the Cicogani 

tuners we tend to get from 

Italy could be modified with an 

internal thread. The thread 

The long version of the slider, uses the weight to distribute weight 

along the path of the outer sleeve. Exhaust holes 

distribute gasses as the bullet exits the muzzle 


eported to me by James on 

the J and J Slider is 1.375X32 

tpi (teeth per inch). So 

those that have an existing 

tuner may be able to get this 

modified if they are thinking of 

getting this new product. 

The size and internal 

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Anschutz bloop tube that 

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and has recently reappeared 

remodelled. 

Obviously the Slider has the 

extra weight and ‘exhaust’ 

The short version of the slider, uses the weight to alter the gasses 

coming out of the exhaust holes. 

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Part 1 

Gwyn Roberts 

Overall weight: 

First of all you should have 

an idea of what weight of 

rifle is most suitable for you as 

having one that iseither too 

light, or too heavy (especially if 

it’s all at the front end) will not 

competitions you intend to shoot 

with it on any given day. Hoping 

to shoot a 1500, Bianchi, a 

Grand, a T&P2 and a couple of 

other matches back to back on 

the same day with a rifle that 

weighs the wrong side of 8 or 

feels the most ‘comfortable’ for 

you. Even using a basic set of 

kitchen scales down at your 

club or range to weigh each one, 

will give you a reasonable idea of 

what you should be looking for. 

This will then allow you to break 

Pistol / thumbhole stocks give a good wrist / trigger 

finger alignment but some may require some modification 

to make them type truly ambidextrous 

allow you to perform at your best. 

Physical size and strength along 

with any medical conditions will 

obviously play a big part in this, 

as will the types and number of 

9lbs or more, would prove to be 

too much for most of us. Ideally, 

try to handle as many different 

rifles of a known weight as you 

can, to give you an idea of what 

it down roughly into component 

weights such as stock, action 

(and trigger unit), barrel and 

scope so that you can choose 

each of them accordingly. For 

Example #1 - fully ambidextrous and will fit most shooters comfortably 


Example #2 - will need a little modification to become truly 

ambidextrous 

example, if you wanted a 

lightweight rifle of around 5 

to 6lbs, trying to combine an 

Odyssey type stock with a 

stainless steel 20inch barrel will 

take you way over this figure 

before you even think about 

adding a receiver/bolt/trigger 

really, but one that is often over 

looked by people when they 

first set eyes on their must have 

“ultimate” looking rifle. 

First of all you need to ask 

yourself what types of matches 

you intend to shoot with it, both 

now and in the future. If you only 

in some 3 gunners) which are 

incorporated into many of the 

disciplines that we now 

shoot. Bear in mind when 

choosing a new stock that 

the weight of some of the 

f i b r e g l a s s / c o m p o s i t e / 

rubber stocks including the Bell & 

Carson Odyssey, Volquartsen VX 

or the Anschutz target style can 

easily weigh up to twice or three 

times as much as a similar 

laminate version due to the 

materials used in their 

construction. They are, however, 

Example #3 - will need a little modification to become truly ambidextrous 

group or putting a scope on it. 

My new rifle built for me by Greg 

Goldsworthy from Rude Fat Dog 

down in Devon and weighs in at 

just less than 4¾lbs, giving me 

a really lightweight rifle to shoot 

steel plate or 3 gun matches 

ever intend to shoot using your 

strong shoulder for support as in 

the Precision, Timed & Precision 

1 and Multi Target matches or 

even just general plinking down 

the local range, then a normal 

right or left handed stock will 

very well made and may prove 

ideal for shooters of a larger 

frame. 

Those of a smaller build however 

would do better to avoid them, 

and go instead for something 

Example #4 - fully ambidextrous and will fit most shooters comfortably 

fitted with a red dot scope on it. 

Even when I fit a massive 30mm 

tubed 8-32 x 60 Nighteater scope 

on top it still weighs in at just less 

than 7lbs which means I’ll be able 

to shoot plenty matches back to 

back with it, before getting too 

tired. 

The Stock: 

Single sided or Ambidextrous? 

It’s a pretty simple question 

suffice. If however you may 

like to try out some of the 

‘action’ events like the Bianchi, 

1500, PP2, 3 gun or Steel type 

matches, then you are 

definitely going to need an 

ambidextrous stock. This type 

will allow you to shoot from 

either shoulder, as well as 

various other positions such as 

kneeling and sitting (or even prone 

a little more manageable of the 

laminated variety. 

More often than not unless 

you are very lucky, some 

modifications will have to be 

made to any stock to get it to 

fit you properly. Sometimes 

it’s as simple as adding an 

extended butt pad, and other times 

it means getting out some sand 


A loaned rifle that didn't fit well, giving poor results on 

the day 

paper or a power file and really 

going to town. Remember that the 

finish on most wood/ 

laminate type stocks is usually 

varnish, lacquer or oil and can be 

returned to as good as new with 

a little bit of time and effort should 

you ever need to modify it. I have 

always spent the time and effort 

making sure my stocks fit me, 

which in turn has given me 

improved results on the range. 

Once you have made a stock fit 

and work perfectly for you there 

shouldn’t be any reason really 

to ever get rid of it. If you ever 

need to upgrade your action 

or barrel (or both) then why not 

simply sell the old items in a 

cheap standard Ruger stock 

or on their own instead of 

the whole rifle? One thing to 

remember though - if you do ever 

order a new stock is to make sure 

it will fit your barrel profile i.e. a 

standard taper or .920” item. 

Leaving a new stock just as it 

is because it looks pretty rather 

than make it fit properly, isn’t the 

way to go if you want to improve 

your results! 

Starting at the front: 

The Fore-end – Normal or the 

‘Cool’ look? 

Before you decide on this 

point, you should really spend 

some time down on the range 

finding out which type of ‘hold’ 

suits you best. Small changes and 

experimentation by reaching 

further forwards or bringing 

your hand further back on the 

fore-end will give improved 

accuracy results. Likewise, 

rotating your wrist slightly, 

increasing or decreasing the 

exerted pressure at both ends 

of the stock, experimenting with 

different pressures when 

pulling it into your shoulder 

and finger placement by the 

supporting hand will also help 

contribute to a more stable hold, 

so take the time to work out what 

works best, for You! Ultimately, 

you must make sure that the 

fore-end allows you to attain your 

optimal reach and grip, whilst 

shooting from the Standing off 

hand position. If it is too short, 

this will force you to move your 

hand in closer towards your body 

which will lead to being both 

uncomfortable and more 

importantly, less stable than one 

that fits your shooting stance 

naturally. Lately I have seen 

a number of shooters on the line 

shooting rifles with fore-ends 

that are way too short forcing 

them into having to hold onto the 

barrel in order to gain a more 

convenient grip. Altering the 

barrel harmonics by holding the 

barrel will not help produce good 

results on the target and purely 

by their actions I think it’s fair to 

say that their stocks are definitely 

unsuitable for them. 

This then brings us onto the next 

important point, being the profile 

of the fore-end. A shape that fits 

naturally in the palm of the hand 

will fit better, and is going to need 

less muscle retention and effort 

to keep it there which will in turn 

help to provide a steadier hold. 

Likewise, staying in safe contact 

with the stock during position 

changes and reloads should also 

prove to be a lot smoother and 

easier and using a bit of 

skateboard tape may also help 

your grip. You will probably 

find that you actually grip the 

fore-end at different points 

when shooting from different 

positions. Increasing or 

decreasing the width or shape 

at the point of contact on your 

stock to provide a more stable 

platform or hold, or simply adding 

a non slip surface like skateboard 

tape may well prove beneficial 

for some shooters. Flattening 

the area towards the rear or the 

fore-end may provide you with a 

more stable hold when shooting 

from the kneeling or sitting 

position as the rifle tends to just 

‘rest’ on your palm or in the ‘v’ 

groove of your arm. 

There are a lot of stocks out there 

both old and new that I have tried 

and tested, and I consider many 

of the ‘gimmicky’ types to 

be ‘questionable’ regarding 

their use in gallery rifle type 

A simple solution to give 

a good end result 


A proper fitting stock will help you reach your potential 

competitions. Remember that 

most of these stocks are 

designed for, and used by 

people who shoot “off the bench” 

in the States and are certainly not 

designed for the type of shooting 

that we do with them. Anything 

that is too short, narrow, has 

sharpish edges or an angular 

profile that makes it hard for the 

hand to form around naturally will 

probably not work in your favour, 

however fancy it may look so be 

warned! 

Whichever type you decide on, 

a critical point to ensure is that 

the barrel is fully floating over 

its entire length, and that it does 

not make any contact against the 

stock. Running a single sheet of 

thin piece of paper along the gap 

for testing is not sufficient and 

several sheets should be used, 

as wood/laminate types can 

expand slightly if subjected to 

wet or damp conditions so use 

several layers of paper for this 

test. My stock to barrel clearance 

is at least 2 to 3mm+ over its 

entire length. 

SF Custom supply and fit some good & inexpensive 

butt pads 

The Grip type – Sporter or 

Thumbhole/Pistol grip? 

There are many options available 

but make sure the ergonomics of 

the grip you choose allow the pad 

of your index finger to rest 

naturally on the trigger blade, 

whilst keeping the finger 

relatively straight inorder to 

ensure a good trigger release. 

You may find that a curved 

sporter grip works better for you 

whilst some shooters find a 


A receiver with a removeable rail will give greater flexability 

thumbhole/pistol grip design 

aligns their wrist and trigger 

finger more naturally in relation 

to the trigger blade. 

Personally, I find that the Fajen 

Silhouette/Blaster type stock 

fits me best, but as it’s a single 

sided stock it means that I 

have to spend a bit of time 

re-shaping the grip and 

scalloping out the right hand side 

of the cheek piece in order for me 

to be able to align my head up 

properly with the scope to shoot 

from the weak shoulder. It’s not 

the end of the world though and 

it guarantees that I end up with 

a stock that allows me to shoot 

properly from any shooting 

position that I’m likely to 

encounter. Whether you have to 

convert a single sided thumbhole 

grip, or reshape, narrow down 

or bulk out an existing grip, it is 

fairly straight forwards on most 

stocks. A bit of effort put in to 

ensure that you can achieve a 

positive and correctly aligned hold 

will pay dividends in your future 

performance. Again, some well 

placed skateboard tape can help 

to improve both grip and control 

so it’s worth thinking about. 

The grip areas on some of the 

more ‘fancy’ stocks however will 

require a lot more care to be taken 

if you try to convert some of them 

to do a job they really weren’t 

designed to do and removing 

too much material in some areas 

may leave the stock vulnerable 

to damage if handled without due 


care. My latest stock has had 

a lot of work done around this 

area to allow me to shoot with an 

experimental off hand hold and 

doesn’t have much material in 

this area, but as I generally take 

care of my rifles I don’t see it as 

being particularly fragile. 

The Butt and Cheek piece - 

The length of the butt should 

allow you to comfortably reach 

the grip and fore end together 

and enable you to consistently 

bring the rifle up into the aim from 

both the parallel and 45º ready 

positions. Again, you may well 

need to alter this area in order to 

achieve the best fit but there are 

various extendable butt 

pads available on the market 

from simple spacers to fully 

adjustable 3 way units depending 

on your needs, or bank balance! 

The proper height, width, length 

and profile of the cheek piece 

needed will also vary greatly from 

shooter to shooter, but again you 

can always make what you have 

fit you somehow. Whether you 

end up installing an adjustable 

unit or simply adding or taking 

material away, you must make 

sure that the end result allows 

you to quickly align your head up 

correctly with the scope when 

bringing the rifle up into the aim 

from a ‘ready’ position. It should 

also enable you to achieve 

this when shooting from every 

shooting position, to ensure 

good consistency and shot 

placement on the target. This is 

especially critical when shooting 

snap stages, where target 

acquisition and quickly well 

aimed shots are near nigh 

on impossible if you can’t 

adopt the correct head/scope 

alignment/eye relief quickly and 

consistently, every time! 

Receivers - alloy or stainless 

Going back to the weight 

consideration should help you 

with this choice as a stainless 

version will be around ¾lbs 

heavier than that of an alloy 

action, although the cost 

difference between the two 

could also be the deciding 

factor in the end. One advantage 

of these heavier actions is that 

some of them are available pre - 

threaded allowing you to screw 

fit a stainless barrel into them 

for a really secure lock up, 

although this usually means it’s a 

gunsmith job to get them out 

again so think carefully about 

this. They are available in...... 

Well, silver as you would expect 

and from a performance point 

of view function just the same 

as an alloy version although 

some would say that they offer 

a more rigid set up. The various 

alloy units however come in a 

multitude of different colours so 

you can mix and match things to 

achieve a more individual look 

for your rifle. I think it’s generally 

accepted that threading these 

lighter receivers isn’t a good 

idea as they would be quite easy 

to damage but the normal twin

olt lock up with a V block does 

the job more than adequately. 

This system also gives you the 

option of changing barrels pretty 

quickly should you decide to use 

a heavier one for bunny bashing, 

and a lighter one for competition 

use etc. The standard Ruger unit 

doesn’t exactly arrive with tighter 

tolerances like the Volquartsen 

and Tactical Innovations varieties 

but I think they do the job just as 

well although the choice of just 

black or silver may not appeal to 

everyone. One could argue that 

a ‘tighter’ fit between the receiver 

and bolt etc will produce more 

accurate results but this is not 

upheld by a lot of the testing 

done in the States where it would 

seem that the 10/22’s built on 

Ruger receivers are putting in 

groups that are just as good as 

that are used with some of the 

more expensive offerings! 

One thing to take into account 

when choosing a receiver is 

whether or not it has a scope 

rail built into it as this can be a 

good thing, or a not so good thing 

depending on what you want to 

put on top of it. If you want to fit 

a Bianchi mover base then you 

will have a bit of a problem if 

your rail is fixed on as part of the 

machining process. With this in 

mind, for my rifle I opted for a 

flat topped Tactical Innovations 

unit that has a removable rail 

held on by substantial 5mm allen 

screws. Since we started using 

10/22’s I have always drilled and 

tapped my receivers out to this 

larger size purely for reliability, as 

well as the ease of replacements 

as the standard ‘Yankee’ ones 

are pretty hard to get hold in the 

longer lengths. Some bolts now 

come as a matched pair with 

some of the newer receivers and 

offer a few improvements for 

functioning or reliability. In the end 

whichever manufacturer you 

opt for, getting it correctly head 

spaced and profiled at the rear 

would be a good modification 

to have done. A tight fitting or 

pinned ejector will improve 

reliability and a pinned firing pin 

in a Ruger type bolt will help to 

avoid any light strikes from 

occurring. A properly fitting (not 

just the latest techno whizz 

model thrown in) extractor fitted 

should help reduce or eliminate 

any stove piping issues, and a 

decent bolt buffer in the back is 

really all you should need to do 

to it. Until next month! 

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Club Feature 

Portishead Shooting 

Club is situated 8 miles 

outside Bristol, it started 

life as a quarry before it 

became a range back 

around 1946. Over the 

years it’s seen many 

changes in the different 

kinds of disciplines that 

have been shot there 

like pistol which it was 

well known for until the 

handgun ban. But over 

the years it has manage 

to keep up with the 

introduction of new 

disciplines from .22 

Rimfire, Gallery Rifle, 

Air Rifle and Air Pistol. 

Around 7 years ago a 

new outdoor firing point 

was built on the existing 

50m, 50yd and 100y 

range, it was built 

with 6 firing points to 

cater at the time for 

Rimfire prone shooters 

and incorporated an 

office area that was 

badly needed. The club 

also has an Air Rifle 

outdoor range that 

members can shoot 

up to 50yds with knock 

down field targets. 

The club itself has over 

100 members and 

currently has a waiting 

list of 40 people wanting 

to join us, which in these 

hard times is great as 

The indoor range with disabled access 

we are fully aware that 

other clubs around the 

countryare struggling to 

stay afloat. We offer new 

members training within 

the different disciplines 

and have a number of 

club rifles for them try 

out with, you will always 

find members are happy 

to let new members try 

their own rifles and try 

and give them the best 

advice when looking 

to purchase their own 

equipment. 

The club is open 

every night and 

during the day at 

weekends which 

allows plenty of time 

for our members to 

shoot. We have always 

been very heavy into 

competitions whether it 

being postal or 

shoulder to shoulder and 

you can guarantee that 

at our AGM there lots of 

medals handed out 

from the competitions 

held over the year. The 

club uses the AGM as a 

basis to deal with the 

usual business but also 

to allow all the members 

to see what others have 

done during the period, 

you could say we are 

very competitive. 

When UKBR22 was 

formed one or two 

people at the club 

decide to have ago 

at Rimfire Benchrest 

Shooting, just to see 

what it was like. That 

was back around 2006 

and before we knew it 

members at the club 

were getting hooked 

on the sport. With the 

first Nationals held at 

Budleigh Farm, in 

Devon we manage to 

put together a team of 6 

members, two of which 

were disabled. It was 

a one day event with 

about 25 competitors 

from all over the country 

including Ireland and 

the club managed to 

pick up hand full of 

medals. 

Since then the club has 

made up a large part 

of the British team that 

has taken part in the 1st 

Europeans and 1st 

World Championships 

which those that were 

involved are very proud 

of. With the introduction 

of Air Rifle into the 

competition there are 

a lot more members 

that have taken up the 

sport and we now have 

around 10 members 

shooting some form of 

Benchrest Shooting. 

On the success of this, 

the club has offered to 

host the 2nd UKBR22 

The club has access to 50m 

and 100 ranges 

Nationals later this year 

in August. This is going 

to be a much larger event 

and is being held over 

4 days and will include 


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different classes and as 

well as Rimfire there will 

be Air Rifle. 

The club has used this 

event to get a number 

of things done that have 

been put off over the 

years for one reason 

or another. So to cater 

for the event the car 

parking area is being 

doubled in size which 

has needed large 

machinery to come in 

and help. The club is 

very fortunate in that 

it has a dumper truck 

and a digger that it has 

had for many years 

but to make light work 

of the ground work 

that had to be done, a 

professional digger 

was brought in to help. 

We also had to hire a 

second dumper truck as 

our old girl would have 

not been able to cope 

all by itself, as you will 

see our dumper truck is 

the smoky one, I don’t 

think the word catalytic 

converter was around 

when this baby was 

made. We also had 

a team of volunteer 

members cutting back 

scrub land around the 

area to make good and 

give the place a fresh 

look so by the time the 

nationals come round 

it’s going to fantastic. 

By the end of the day 

the ground had been 

levelled out ready for over 

150 tons of gravel to be 

delivered, which will 

double the size of the 

car parking area, 

unfortunately our lovely 

lawns have got slightly 

torn up by the heavy 

machines but it has 

been a small price to 

pay for what will be 

a great asset for the 

club and members. 

The club and its 

members are very proud 

of what it has achieved 

over the years and now 

with the huge amount of 

work that has gone on in 

and around the club, we 

now have a facility that 

is going to be one or if 

not the best in the South 

West, offering a huge 

range of activates for all 

concern. 

We will 

also be 

h o s t i n g 

a friendly 

3 nation 

match this 

m o n t h 

which will 

i n c l u d e 

our friends 

f r o m 

Ireland and Germany, 

this will give us a chance 

to see what we have put 

in place will work for the 

Nationals as organising 

such events is no easy 

job when it comes 

to it. I am sure that 

Target Shooter will 

report back on the event 

in forth coming issues. 

If your taking part in the 

nationals and l 

ooking for details on 

how to get to us and for 

a c c o m m o d a t i o n , 

then please visit the 

Benchrest Directory 

Forum for details, till 

Diggers at work to improve the 

range faclities 

then happy shooting 

and look forward to 

seeing you in August. 

Ken Stockham. 

Club Secretary 

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VINCE’S REGULAR COLUMN WHEREBY 

ACCURACY NUTS CAN KEEP UP TO 

DATE WITH THE ACTIVITIES OF THE UKBRA 

Competitions 

The fourth 600 yard shoot of the season took place 

on March 1st at Diggle Ranges and once again 

we had a near maximum entry. Almost any rifle is 

capable of putting in a decent performance from the 

223 right up to the big magnums and this is clearly 

part of the attraction. 

In fact, it was a magnum which took the overall 

win, with Chris Hull shooting his new 7mmSAUM 

(Short Action Ultra Magnum). This is a very similar 

cartridge to the 7mmWSM but wasn’t viable as a 

long-range accuracy round until Norma started to 

offer us some decent brass. Mind you, it should be 

good at £1.00 per case! 

Chris finished the day with a super sub. four-inch 

agg. – the only shooter to do so. Chris’s rifle is built 

on a Barnard ‘P’ action with a True-Flite barrel and 

Robertson stock – all supplied by Fox Firearms (TS 

advertiser). 

The Factory Sporter win once again went to Phil 

Gibbon with the 6.5-284 Savage but Welshman 

Darrell Evans shooting a 308 Accuracy International 

took Factory small-group award with an incredible 

2.684 incher. We are finding out that two-inches is 

where it gets a bit special at 600 yards and there 

were a few other ‘twos’ - from Simon Rogers (2), 

Toni Young and even me! The smallest group of 

the day however went to Mal Roberts, debuting his 

brand-new rifle, with 2.274 incher. 

Results: 

Light Gun 

1st Chris Hull - 7mm SAUM Barnard - 3.986 

inches (av. of four, 5-shot groups) 

2nd Dave Jackson - 6BR Remington - 4.323 

3rd Simon Rogers - 6.5-284 RPA - 4.501 

Small group: Mal Roberts - 6.5-284 BAT - 2.274 

inches 

Factory Sporter 

1st Phil Gibbon - 6.5-284 Savage - 5.481 

2nd Ian Kellett - 6.5-284 Savage - 5.815 

3rd Darrell Evans - 308 Accuracy Interntional 

5.983 

Small group: Darrell Evans 2.684 inches 

(Full results can be accessed on www.ukbra.co.uk ) 

The 6.5-284 Savages have proved to be virtually 

unbeatable at 600 and 1000 yards in Factory 

Sporter but the 

weak pound has 

pushed the price up 

quite a bit. Osprey 

Rifles (www.ospreyrifles.com) 

still have 

a few left at the old 

price, which will 

save you around 

£500! 

Chris Hull on his way to winning Round 4 of the UKBRA 600 yard 

Championship with his 7mm Barnard. 

The UKBRA’s 2009 

season of 100 and 

1000 yard shoots 

gets underway on 

the 4/5th April at 

Diggle Ranges. 

E-mail 

vinceb@6ppc.fsnet. 

co.uk for further 

details. 


In association with 

A bit of an international feel for 

this month. A report from a recent 

match in Australia. Bill Collaros 

Club Captain Woollahra Rifle 

Club reports from the SYDNEY 

RIMFIRE BENCH REST 

TITLES 2009 

The 2009 Sydney RBA Titles 

have been run and won this 

weekend. We had a full house of 

shooters from all over NSW 

attend the Woollahra Rifle Club 

on the coast of Sydney’s Eastern 

Beaches. Woollahra is renowned 

for the coastal wind, but today 

started with no wind & then we 

got some very tricky twitchy light 

winds that were very hard to read 

for most. Last year’s winner & in 

form favorite Bill Collaros started 

off winning the first round, by the 

2nd round he had Peter Armstrong 

& his daughter Simone Collaros 

(Junior) closing in & overtaking 

faster than a wayward bullet. 

There were also a couple of 

seniors in the form of Olympian 

Peter Wrigley & Orange shooter 

Jim Smith along with the always 

good Ed McGrann; new up & 

comer Brett Wilson all in 

contention. The third and final 

round was a race between 7 

people and was any ones game. 

”The Master” & World Light 

Varmint 50 Meter Champion, 

Peter Armstrong again proved 

he is the big match champion as 

he has done for so many years 

winning the event & also gaining 

his Number 1 ranking spot back 

again. We are now well on our way 

to forming our teams for the World 

Rimfire Postal with only one 

qualifying match in Queensland 

left to go before the 3 team will be 

named later in the year. 

Rimfire Benchrest is really 

starting to surge down under with 

many more tournaments & many 

more shooters attending. I think 

last years World Championships 

in Italy stirred many into trying our 

discipline, I am also seeing the 

rifles & equipment standards rise 

dramatically as we all strive for 

“250’s” The normal down under at 

competitions nowadays is if you 

don’t get 247 or over consistently 

you wont be in the running. 

TOP 10 RESULTS 

Peter Armstrong 743 

Jim Smith (SNR) 739 

Peter Wrigley (SNR) 736 

Simone Collaros (JNR) 735 

Bill Collaros 734 

Brett Wilson 734 

Ed McGrann 733 

Col Woodford 732 

Dal Larsen 732 

James Hourigan (SNR) 731 

My thanks for Bill for taking the 

time to do this report. As you can 

see he and Peter are wearing the 

Australian colours and were part 

of the Australian team at the Milan 

World Championship last year. 

The Phoenix Meeting 2009 

A few of the association will be 

at the phoenix meeting at the 

end of may. This is to develop 

knowledge of the sport and talk 

to those people interested in 

taking this up at club, national and 

international level. 

We are doing this is collaboration 

with UKBRA, the centrefire 

benchrest association. Watch out 

for the stall, the banner and us and 

come and have a chat. We have 

also teamed up with Brian Fox of 

Fox Firearms, as he has brought 

in a lot of benchrest related 

equipment over the last few years 

and continues to do so. Therefore 

you can see it all in one place. 

Shooters ater the SYDNEY 

RIMFIRE BENCH REST TITLES 2009 

The next big match we have is 

the three nations with Germany, 

Ireland and the UK. This is being 

held at the end of April so a report 

on this in some form next month. 

Until then, good shooting. 


The Long View – News from the 

GB F Class Association 

We have the first of our League shoots over the 

Easter weekend (11/12th April) at Diggle Ranges. 

Shooting will take place on both days at distances 

of 800, 900 and 1000 yards. The entry list is filling 

up fast but contact shoot organiser Les Holgate 

at mrmister@tinyonline.co.uk for further details. 

Accommodation in the Diggle area can be accessed 

via www.visitoldham.co.uk 

For the past 3 years the annual F Class League 

Championship has been contested over 6 rounds 

with the best 4 to count. Shoots have taken place 

all over the Uk and in Ireland but the 3 main 

venues have been Blair Atholl in Scotland, Diggle in 

the North of England and Bisley in the South, with 

each of these venues holding 2 rounds each. The 

idea for this is that you only have to attend 4 out 

of the 6 thereby hopefully not excluding too many 

people who can’t attend all the shoots. 

With this year being the World Championships it is 

going to be demanding enough so the organisers 

have cut the comps down to 5. The first round 

is at Diggle in April as mentioned above, then we 

go to Bisley in early June, Worlds in July again at 

Bisley, Diggle again in September then back to 

Bisley for the European Championships in November. 

After that a well earned rest and spend the winter 

explaining to the wife why you have just spent most 

of the summer and most of your money shooting 

with your mates ! 

Although all the shoots have been very well 

attended, the November shoot, which is the 

European Championships and held at Bisley, has 

been the best so far with over 100 competitiors. Even 

Rifle shot is Stickledown 

from 1000 yards 

Last years European 

Championships at Bisley 

this will be eclipsed in July though when the World 

Championships come to town. This will be the third 

World F Class Championships and this year, it is 

taking place at Bisley. The GB team are now 

starting a series of ‘Training Weekends’ where they 

will shoot together and work with wind coaches in 

readiness for the Championships. 

But the Championships aren’t just limited to 

national squads. Individuals may also 

shoot in the ‘Worlds’ and this will be a great 

opportunity to meet and shoot with 

the very best F Class shooters on the 

planet. The individual shoot will be held 

over two days so why not book your 

place now. Who knows when the Uk will 

play host again so this could be the best 

opportunity you will have to shoot in an F 

Class comp of this size and maybe even win 

something. Membership of the GB F Class 

Association costs just £10 per year and you 

can keep up to date with GB F Class shooting 

via our website at; 

www.f-class.org.uk 


Gallery Rifle News 

The 2009 GR season has already started and 

by the time you read this if you weren’t at the 

National Shooting Centre over the weekend of 28 & 

29 March you’ve just missed the first chance to get 

your scores recorded for selection for next year’s 

National Teams. Results and a match report will be 

in next month’s issue. At the time of writing there 

are well over 150 competitors so that’s a good start 

to a credit crunch GR year. 

The first international match of the year took place 

at the excellent Bristol & District RPC ranges near 

Bristol on 14 March and there is a match report in 

this issue. Wales gave England a scare to start the 

year with by beating them by six points! This was 

the first time the new GR Three Nations Shield has 

been competed for around the country. Scotland 

will join in later in the year – we expect they are 

practising hard and preparing to give the other two 

countries a run for their money and get their name 

on the Shield. 

COMPETITION CALENDAR 

April 19 

April 25 & 26 

April 26 

GR&P Practical 

Shield Shooting Centre, 

Dorset 

GR&P 1500 and Short 

Events Basildon RPC, Essex 

GRSB Steel Challenge 

Budleigh Farm, Devon 

May 3 GR&P The Mattersey Ten - 

1500, Short Events etc 

Mattersey RPC, Notts 

May 9 GR&P The Western Winner – 

1500 

Frome RPC at Failand 

Range near Bristol 

May 10 

GR&P Steel Challenge 

Shield Shooting Centre, 

Dorset 

May 21-24 Almost any gun! The Phoenix 

Meeting 

National Shooting Centre, 

Bisley, Surrey 

(Either contact the organisers direct or go to www. 

galleryrifle.com for entry forms.) 

GR&P = Gallery Rifle Centre Fire (GRCF), 

Gallery Rifle Small Bore (GRSB), Long Barrelled 

Pistol (LBP) and Long Barrelled Revolver (LBR) 

RESULTS 

March 14 

England v Wales 

This month you can choose from a practical match 

in Dorset, a 1500 and short events meeting in 

Essex and a steel shoot in Devon (for small bore 

only). May brings another two 1500 meetings, a 

steel challenge and the premier GR meeting of the 

year, The Phoenix Meeting. Read more about the 

Phoenix in this issue. Don’t wait to get your name in 

the prize lists – enter early and enter often. 

A win for Wales in the Timed & Precision One and 

Multi-Target Aggregate and also in one of the other 

matches. Full results on the GR website. 

Please go to the Gallery Rifle website 

www.galleryrifle.com for more news and 

information. 

Until next month. 


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