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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
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