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Wow! With that admission, I will let it go.

So, if the match director wants to ignore the rules (or just doesn't know them) then the shooters are to just sit quietly and say to themselves "oh well, it's up to him"? I did speak to you privately about the illegal tape on the sporters and it was removed. I also spoke to you privately after...

Now that would have been service above and beyond. I wasn't expecting that kind of service, I just wanted to see the rules enforced. I guess up in Capitol City, them's fightin' words. Do you award style points up there too?

So, if, in your expert opinion, an illegal alteration to a sporter barrel has no apparent effect, then it's ok. One has to wonder why it was placed there in the first place, if someone didn't think it would have some positive effect. Maybe someone thought blue painter's tape wrapped around a...

>>I think folks who can't be a bit forgiving of people being human should listen to one or more of the self help folks on TV and take to heart what they are trying to teach.<< Pete, anybody can make a mistake, but when that mistake is pointed out usually there's a quick apology and the mistake...

I can see where ARA could be popular in Capitol City, fewer pesky rules to learn and follow. Sorry, but you still won't be allowed to wind painter's tape around your sporter barrels for vibration control, if you choose to shoot ARA sporter. ps Oh, ARA also requires a command to "insert...

I got my 2013 list hat from Bill H at the Nationals. - Bill Buskey

Landy, you are right this is a very frustrating sport to figure out. Some shooters spend a lot of money on a rifle and don't get the results they were expecting. Sometimes it's that there is a problem with the build, the barrel may be mediocre at best, the ammo is inconsistent, or it may be...

In decent conditions, with a good rifle/ammo combo you should be getting plenty of groups in the .1" - .2" range without much scatter. That's good enough to be in the thick of things in most matches. If you miss, so long as the miss appears to be one of misjudging the hold and not a WTF type...

Keith, yes, it pretty much held POA, maybe a click on the scope adjustments here or there due to conditions, but that's it. I also will come to the range with several lots of ammo and some days one lot will work better than another. Though my best ammo seemed to work in most conditions. I...

For the most part I was. I was shooting ammo that I bought in 2013. I found a couple lots that shot well. Same tuner setting for all lots of ammo that I shot in this rifle. I don't change for ammo lots or temp. I just don't touch it once it is tuned, there's just no need for it. I didn't...

Mike, it's very likely your sporter has one of Pepper's tempered springs in it. They tend to last longer before giving up the ghost; but they all give it up, eventually. Oh, and I always decock the bolt too.

Hmmm, my 2500X was tuned last Feb up here in NY (meaning friggin' cold), I shot it thru spring summer and fall, from Maine to South Carolina, from the Catskill mountains to coastal SC. Never touched the tuner. It shot consistently well regardless of temp, elevation or humidity. I know the...

Thanks Slick. I agree with you that the Turbo is a great action, if you keep replacing that spring. I just wouldn't call having to replace a firing pin spring on such a frequent basis to keep them performing, "great ignition." My #1 is my 2500X. I shot it more this season then I ever shot my...

Many praise the ignition of the Turbo, but Turbo owners know that every 2-4 years they need to replace their firing pin springs to keep them shooting consistently. It's widely known that Flash's springs were not tempered and lost their power fairly quickly and dropped shots were the result...

Keith, the factory rifle could even be integrated into the 10.5 and 13.5 classes, not by making any weight or obviously scope magnification adjustments, but by simply establishing and noting a factory winner and by keeping additional records for those shooting stock factory rifles that won't...

Hi William, thanks for your thoughts, but getting us to accept new rules to basically put a restrictor on accuracy is a tough sell. The goal of benchrest is to reach the pinnacle of accuracy possible. This means that as we progress in our equipment, ammo and skills that the scores will get...

When I hear guys complain about not being able to see well enough to shoot the sporter well, I want to ask, "Can you see your crosshairs? Can you see the heavy black ring? Cause that's all any of us can see at 6 or 6.5X. Do they think anyone else can see the X or the ten ring? No!!!! We...

Wayne, as with most things, the devil is in the details. These new classes seem like a good idea but the success of these new classes will be determined by the details. Problems can/will pop up in the definition of the factory class. Will it be restricted by weight and/ or cost of the factory...

Wilbur, I'll answer your question: You can't. I agree with your post completely. You can't learn to shoot 10s or Xs with a rifle that is not capable of consistently hitting them. Only then can you figure out how to effectively dope the wind and consistency is the key. Otherwise, you are only...