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The heaviest and longest barrels generally provide the best performance in F-Class competition by improving stability, reducing recoil, and helping the rifle track consistently through each shot. However, these advantages must be balanced against the weight restrictions for your specific F-Class division.
The goal is to build a rifle that comes as close as possible to the maximum allowable weight without exceeding it. By carefully selecting your barrel contour, stock, action, scope, and other components, you can optimize balance, stability, and overall performance while remaining compliant with F-Class competition rules.
The weight of your rifle is determined by the components you choose. Every part contributes to the rifle's overall balance, handling, and performance, allowing you to build a firearm tailored to your specific application.
From the stock and action to the trigger, barrel, scope, rings, bipod, and anti-cant device, each component plays a role in the final weight. Whether you're building an ultralight mountain rifle, a precision competition rifle, or a long-range hunting platform, selecting the right combination of components helps achieve the ideal balance of weight, accuracy, and performance.
In F-Class shooting, the Open division equipment includes gun and scope, adjustable front rest, and rear bag. The weight limit to compete in the F-Open, the most popular division, is set under 10 kilograms (22 pounds). Caliber is limited to .35 and under. May be fired from an adjustable front rest and use a rear sandbag. FTR rifles must be fired from the shoulder – rail guns are not allowed.
In F-T/R division, caliber is limited to .223 Rem. or .308 Win. rifles. Rifle weight limit is 8.25 kilograms (18 pounds). Unlike the F-Open, which allows an adjustable rest, the only front support allowed for the F-T/R is a bipod, but a sandbag may be used under the rear of the stock.
