A new guy with a question

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I recently bought my first bolt gun, a Sako TRG-22. I would eventually like to start shooting F/TR and think this should be an OK gun to use for it.

My questions are: what would you recommend for a good scope to do paper punching at 100 yards to shooting F/TR?

secondly, what are the differences between a open F class gun and a 1000 yard benchrest gun?

Thanks in advance.
 
Are you planning on only shooting 100 yards?

and

How much do you want to spend on a scope?

WW
 
No, not just at 100 yards. I was trying to say a scope that encompassed shooting small little groups at 100 yards to trying my hand at F/TR which is 1000 yards.

I didn't skimp on the rifle so I wasn't planning on skimping on the optic.
 
F-Class TR is limited to .223 and .308 only, and they are required to shoot from a bipod, and weigh roughly 18 pounds:

(b) F-Class Target Rifle (F-TR) - A rifle restricted to the chambers of unmodified .308 Winchester/7.62mm NATO or unmodified .223 Remington/5.56mm X 45 NATO cartridge cases. The rifle must be fired off a bipod, rigidly attached to the rifle’s for-end, and/or a sling. Any bipod, meeting the definition of a bipod, may be used but its weight must be included in the rifle’s overall weight. Any safe, manually operated trigger is permitted. Any sighting system is permitted, but it must be included in the rifle’s overall weight.

The provisions of Rules 3.16 and 3.16.1 apply to this definition.
(1) The rifle’s overall weight, including all attachments such as sights, sling and bipod, must not exceed 8.25 kilograms (approximately 18.18 pounds. An “attachment” also includes any external object, other than the competitor and apparel, which recoils or partially recoils with the rifle, or which is clamped, held, or joined in any way to the rifle for each shot, or which even slightly raises with the lifting of the rifle from its rest/firing point.


F-Class Open any chambering shot from a front rest, adn can weigh up to roughly 22 pounds.

JeffVN
 
what are the differences between a open F class gun and a 1000 yard benchrest gun?
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From what I can tell... not a whole lot!

Some 1k BR rules may limit the gun to 16-17#, depending on class. Otherwise... there are a lot of 'Open' guns that sure look like they'd be at home in either sport.
 
F-class is not only 1000 yd. It is also shot at 300yds and out depending on the range and match. As far as scopes go buy the best you can afford or save some until you can get a good one. The scope is as important as the rifle and in my opinion more so.
 
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