Sporter Rifle this Saturday at TCGC

DLS · May 25, 2021

TCGC has a Sporter Rifle match this Saturday. These are super fun, a great way to test out competition in a low-key, low-pressure format. Here are some details:

Sporter Rifle Matches

The Sporter Match is an opportunity for the beginner and experienced shooter alike to use a hunting type rifle and get the feel for shooting a scaled-down Highpower rifle match. Either iron sights or scopes are allowed. Yes, if you insist, your "Evil Black Rifle" will also be allowed!

Recommended Equipment

Center fire rifle capable of holding 4 rounds.
32 rounds of ammunition for record plus additional rounds for sight-in.
Ground sheet or mat to lay on.
Open chamber indicator.
Eye and ear protection required.
A spotting scope is not necessary but is can be useful.
Military or hunting slings are allowed.

Sporter Class Rules

Telescopic or metallic sights may be used.
Gloves are allowed but not specialized shooting gloves or mitts.
Palm rest and adjustable type butt-plate are not allowed.
Competitive shooting coats, adjustable buckle type, are not allowed.
Rifle must not weigh over nine and half pounds including magazine and sights but not the sling.
A corrective lens may be used in front or rear sight but not in both at the same time.
Match rifle or cuff type slings are not permitted.
Compensators and muzzle brakes are not permitted.
Bi-pods and use of magazine as a rest in prone position are not permitted.

Course Of Fire

All firing is done at 200 yards in the following order.
8 shots for record in 8 minutes for prone slow-fire. Single loading only.
8 shots for record prone rapid-fire (2 – thirty second 4 shot strings).
8 shots for record sitting rapid-fire (2 – thirty second 4 shot strings).
8 shots for record in 8 minutes for offhand (standing with no sling). Single loading only.
Total of 32 shots fired for record.

This is a great opportunity to fire your surplus military rifles (SKS, Mosins, Mausers, Enfields, Arisaka, Schmidt-Rubin, etc.), hunting rifles (Winchester, Remington, Savage, etc.), civilian versions of military arms such as AR-15, AK-47, FAL, AR-10, G3 (HK-91) etc.

For more info contact the match director Peter Krook at [email protected].