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Unless you have moving backers you may want to limit it to score shooting when shooting at 100/200. Just for ease of scoring targets.

You could shoot group at 600 without backers since there is not as much chance of bullets passing through the same hole, although it will still happen.

I think Greg in Campbell River hosts group shoots at the longer ranges, he may have some thoughts here as to what will work better.

The longer ranges will for sure require very good optics on the scope or a very good spotting scope to see what is happening on the target.

Just a reminder to everyone who has signed up lately, to preserve the civility around here I want users to use a "handle" that is some sort of contraction or derivative of their name. You can change this without having to sign-up again or start over. Just go to "profile" then "modify profile" and change your "name". This is the name or handle that people will see. Much appreciated.

Here's a question:  Can Canadians cross the border with powder and primers?  Or is this something that has to be purchased in the US somewhere on the way down?  What is really apparent to me, as a novice, is that most SS participants have certain powders that they'll bring along for the various conditions.  And since powder can vary lot to lot, that's a concern if we Canadians can't bring them down.

-- Stephen

You can take rifles, powder, primers, bullets, brass down provided you have an approved Form 6 from the ATF http://www.atf.gov/forms/download/atf-f-5330-3d.pdf it is pretty straight forward, takes about 2 weeks to get if you are using a fax, little bit longer if you are mailing it. You will need a letter of invitation to a match in the US. I get a blanket invitation from the NBRSA covering all their matches for the year.
 

I was ordering some parts from Sinclair today and the gentleman on the line was telling me about the upcoming Super Shoot in Canton Ohio.
I have never been to a BR competition and this one sounds good.
I'd love to spend a couple of days observing.
I live very close to Buffalo,NY and Canton seems pretty close.
I've done a google search,but haven,t come up with any info for this May 2010 match.
Any info greatly appreciated.

Start here http://www.benchrest.com/fiss/index.shtml

Bill, Calvin, John, Rick: thanks for the tips about Canadian suppliers and manufacturers.  I can create a post listing those that can be a sticky for future reference, if that's cool.

Rick, I'd love to pick up a BR gun right now, but unfortunately my job evaporated in January, and I'm working as a contractor.  Until I get something steady, I can't risk any major purchases.  My whole reason for this exercise was to be able who has what in Canada, and then be able to price out the equipment and figure out a budget.  My plan was to start shooting this spring, but that's not going to happen, maybe the summer.

-- Stephen
 

Stephen, if you wat to collect the contact information for Canadian vendors and suppliers that would be great. I will sticky it.

Even if you can't swing a BR rig by Spring, don't miss out, take in a match or 2 if you have a varmint rifle, or drop in and volunteer, or even drop in for a look, great way to meet everyone. You never know what kind of deals you can uncover just by asking around.

Lapua brass and N series powders (soon) from Peter Dobson (Hirsch Precision) http://www.hirschprecision.com/
8208 Powder from Higginsons and Raynor
Rest, bags, tools, pretty much out of the USA, Sinclairs, and Russ Haydon.
Barrels, Gaillard, Maclennan in Canada

Final results here:

http://benchrest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68142

Community College for the kids now!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zFF4kQrUPc

Good looking group. Every rifle is a story unto itself. You do get examples of rifles that seem to defy the usual rules of what a rifle can do. This appears to be an exceptional example.

In regards to the fast twist 223 Rem and BR, the short range game (100-300 yds) does not really hinge on the BC of the bullet in use. The distances are too short to take much advantage of the reduced drift. BC comes much more into play at the longer ranges (600-1000 yds) and most shoot a fast twist high BC bullet to take advantage of less drift.

If we look at the various .224 cartridges out there, the dominant cartridges in short range BR are still based off the Lapua 220 Russian case. It is that good! For years the shortened PPC variants were quite prevalent in .224, and there are a few of us building them this year as well. The 223 Remington has never gained any significant traction in short range BR, mostly due to brass issues and it didn't fit the prevailing notion of a short fat case is better for accuracy. Not to mention it was seen as a stretched 222, which had run its course in BR 20-30 years ago. Right or wrong that is the way it played out. Could this particular rifle run with a 6PPC or 6BR? I couldn't say on the basis of a few targets, but it looks promising.

You are right, there is not much in the way of 300 yd BR, it is mostly 100-200 in the short range shoots. The LR BR is popular in the US, at 600-1000 yd.