CF Benchrest will be held from Bench 30 down. With a maximum of 10 attendees.

It is recommended that all shooters come prepared with all the ammunition pre-loaded ready for the competition.

All registrations must be in by 9am the Tuesday immediately prior to the shoot.

General Information

Benchrest is a precision rifle shooting discipline where shooters aim to put five or 10 shots into the smallest possible group on paper targets placed at 50m, 100, 200 and 300 yards. Groups are measured from the centre to the centre of the two widest shots in a group. Rifles are fired from rests, comprising a front rest to support the fore-end and a rear sandbag to support the rifle’s butt. Benchrest includes 10 main classes within this discipline, with the differences largely determined by rifle weight and calibre.

https://www.ssaa.org.au/disciplines/all-disciplines/benchrest/

Targets

All Benchrest targets have an application section and a sighting section. On group shooting targets, the two areas are divided by a line through the centre of the target. There is no restriction on the number of ‘sighter’ shots that may be fired. On Hunter Class score targets, there are five scoring roundels and a specific sighting target, which is identified by a line around it. The sighter for Fly Shooting is a metal plate set near the scoring target and only three sighting shots are allowed per target.

Competitors try to shoot the required number of shots into the smallest possible group spread on each target and the five groups are added together to form an overall aggregate, which decides the finishing order of the competitors. Groups are measured with devices that can identify the exact centre of the two widest shots. The ultimate would be to put five or 10 shots into one single bullet hole. However, in 60 years of Benchrest shooting, this has never been done, although many have come very close. The target backer systems in use at registered matches ensure that the correct number of shots have passed through the scoring target.

Hunter Class is shot for a score out of a possible 250 points at each yardage. There are five scoring targets on each card and five of these targets are shot. Many shooters have achieved a ‘possible’ of 250 points, but each target has a tiny dot within the 10-ring, which is referred to as a ‘10x’. This is used to decide the winner and so far, no-one has shot 250 .25x. The times allowed for each target are the same as for group shooting.

Firearms & Ammunition Required

There are 10 main classes within Benchrest, four of which are centrefire rifle group shooting classes, two are rimfire group shooting classes and four are Hunter Class ‘application’ or score shooting classes. In Hunter Class, there are competitions for both rimfire and centrefire rifles and it is a requirement that these rifles have a safe trigger mechanism and triggerguard.

Maximum Attendance

During these COVID restrictions this competition will be limited to 10 competitors. Unfortunately no additional guests or spectators can be on site.

This event Open to Licensed persons ONLY

This competition is temporarly restricted to Licensed persons ONLY.

Range and Competition Fees

Range Fee $10.00 + Comp Fee $15.00 + Admin Fee $2.00 = $27.00

Booking Information (Annual Range Pass)

When making a booking, if you have a SSAA Brisbane Annual Range Pass (ARP) you will need to apply the discount code "ARP" on the last page.

This will discount the Range Fee ($10.00) from the total.

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Booking Cancellations

If you are unable to attend your shoot please contact the office 07 3395 0911 or email bookings@ssaabris.org.au during regular business hours (Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm)

In the event of a booking cancellation, this will incur a $5.00 administration fee.