Ridgway Pa. VBR October 31, 2019, 07:43:53 AM As I'm gathering nuts like a squirrel and transitioning to the long game, I'm also looking at stats. I always liked doing thenumbers. One set of numbers from this past year's VBRcompetition had me doing more of my head scratchin' !!I started to notice that 12 lb light gun was doing a bit betterthen 17 lb heavy gun !! Now Ridgway has never been cleanedin the 10 years it was started. You have 40 record shots at life size steel varmints. 10 crows at 850 yds, 10 woodchucks at900 yds, 10 bob cats at 950 yards, and 10 coyotes at 1000 yds.You shoot a bank of 5 targets at a time with a 3 minute timelimit.....Now for those numbers. For 2019 the average of the 5 top 12 lb shooters was 78 % where the average for the 17 lbshooters was 75 % 6mm in most flavors still seem, to dominate,but as I'm talking to competitors more numbers are showing up.Most heavy guns shoot lighter calibers like the 6mm's and light gun leans to the heavier pills like the 6.5's and even a few holdovers in 308.....I got more digging to do. Either way, I have the winter to re-address FrankenCreed to get to 12 lbs.Here's the current rules PDF from Ridgway. 1 Likes
Re: Ridgway Pa. VBR Reply #1 – October 31, 2019, 08:00:43 AM Sounds like a fun shoot fuj.. i would build the 12 pounder and shoot in both classes with it.. probably flavored in the 6.5x284.. shoot the heavy pills to offset the conditions best i could with a little more oomph to it.. if they had something like that close to me i would be at everyone of them. 😁 1 Likes
Re: Ridgway Pa. VBR Reply #2 – October 31, 2019, 09:19:48 AM Looks like fun Fuj. I’m guessing the shooters in light gun are using modified standard hunting rifles which lean towards a larger caliber. The heavy gun class is actually what’s considered the light gun restriction in 600/1000 yd BR. Your heavy gun shooters are likely out of the traditional BR shooters with their BR light guns which trend to the smaller 6mm cartridges. Distance versus silhouette size would be a definite challenge. Are the five record shoots rotating through the five different silhouettes or are they all on the same silhouette 5 at a time?
Re: Ridgway Pa. VBR Reply #3 – October 31, 2019, 11:01:46 AM Quote from: jvw2008 on October 31, 2019, 09:19:48 AMLooks like fun Fuj. I’m guessing the shooters in light gun are using modified standard hunting rifles which lean towards a larger caliber. The heavy gun class is actually what’s considered the light gun restriction in 600/1000 yd BR. Your heavy gun shooters are likely out of the traditional BR shooters with their BR light guns which trend to the smaller 6mm cartridges. Distance versus silhouette size would be a definite challenge. Are the five record shoots rotating through the five different silhouettes or are they all on the same silhouette 5 at a time?You won't find much of a traditional hunting rifle. Most 12 poundersuse an aluminum action with heavy barrel that's fluted to the max.A light Night Force is the scope of choice. As for the stock ?? Justabout everything under the sun that's been worked over because,that's the very last of the weight puzzle.....The 5 shots are on the same bank. Now you might not be assigned to shoot the crows first.All four distances are being fired on at each relay, in each group of 4shooters. Once the time is up. A cease fire is called, and pull yourbolts. Once the line is safe, target setters go to work. Grant.....The 284 Winchester has become popular because of Ridgway'snasty wind conditions. As I mentioned in older postings; Your shootingacross a valley, and no real way to read wind. Your 100 feet above the impact zone, then add in your ballistic arc. Very convoluted.....There isalso a little joke about the .284. A 6br could not make weight, so the fellow re-chambered to the .284 and made weight !!
Re: Ridgway Pa. VBR Reply #4 – November 05, 2019, 09:34:23 AM Fuj, I read the rules but have a couple of questions. What is the minimum bullet weight required to topple the coyotes at 1000 yards? Will the 105/107 6mm do the job reliably?Also, can a chamber flag be used in lieu of pulling the bolt? I have an Eliseo tube gun and might be able to shoot it in the heavy class with some changes.
Re: Ridgway Pa. VBR Reply #5 – November 05, 2019, 12:27:40 PM Quote from: walkinhorseman on November 05, 2019, 09:34:23 AMFuj, I read the rules but have a couple of questions. What is the minimum bullet weight required to topple the coyotes at 1000 yards? Will the 105/107 6mm do the job reliably?Also, can a chamber flag be used in lieu of pulling the bolt? I have an Eliseo tube gun and might be able to shoot it in the heavy class with some changes. Our Junior rifle team a few years back were shooting the 6br and lost some score for negative knock overs. Average's went up whenwe rebarreled the two rifles to 6.5 Creedmoor. The 6 Dashers wereprobably talking the highest toll. The 6mm's will knock them over but,you need to carry some speed to overcome the winds that haunt the place.....As for your tube gun ?? I know they are extreme aboutpulling bolts, since workers will be down range resetting the steel.Try contacting the administrators at ridgwayrifleclub.com about yourrifle type.
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