Slug Class for 100y Benchrest - Interested?

[Bramezy]

We were kicking around an idea again today about running a slug only class for 100y benchrest.
Wanted to see if other people had been wanting the same thing or not?
No idea on rules and such yet but we have access to a 100y benchrest setup in which pellet ASA matches are already held.
Just a thought is all, nothing more at this time. Just curious if there is interest in it.

Please just vote yes or no.
Thanks

 

[Centercut]

I think the airgun world is moving in that direction. Last year we ran one at the Oregon EFT GP and EBR event early May at 100Y with the same targets as EBR. The top 4 or 5 average at 100Y Slug was about 15 points better than the top 4 or 5 in 100Y Pellet. Wayne is holding that event again this year, first weekend in May in Ashland Oregon @Airgunoregon. We had about 35 shooters last year...

 

[igolfat8]

I am interested in both but find pellets frustrating as heck. I think slugs hold a lot more potential in the long term going forward.

 

[Mooner625]

I think all of these need to be kept separate and have their own classes and see which one can make it on its own.
I go for pellets if I wanted slugs I would go back to center fier benchrest.

 

[Bramezy]

They are separate. The club I’m at is running both classes. Mainly pellet and trying a slug class to see how people like it.

 

[thomasair]

Slugs are a logical progression for competition at 100y.

The Wrabf has simply made the 50-100y classes as unlimited. Slugs will surely prevail and in time there will be nobody bothering with pellets anymore.

In the USA...pellets will hang around far longer as it's unlikely that the unlimited style of rules will be adopted.

 

[sadeqtm]

We were kicking around an idea again today about running a slug only class for 100y benchrest.
Wanted to see if other people had been wanting the same thing or not?
No idea on rules and such yet but we have access to a 100y benchrest setup in which pellet ASA matches are already held.
Just a thought is all, nothing more at this time. Just curious if there is interest in it.

Please just vote yes or no.
Thanks

We have 100m Unlimited competitions in Iran where the use of slugs and pellets is allowed according to the WRABF rules. In the last competition in the last September, no one used pellets anymore and all the shooters used slugs. This happened for two reasons, one is that access to quality pellets in the Middle East market is difficult and secondly, the high accuracy of slugs at this distance allows you to achieve high scores and accuracy.
In the EBR / RMAC or in Airgun Northeast Classic the rules don't allow use the Slugs at 100 yards BR. But your idea seems like it could be a new way for shooters who want to use slugs at this distance.

 

[igolfat8]

N50 Has a slug class but is limited to .177 & .22 calibers. Over the last couple of seasons, we have only had a few entries in the slug class at our club.

 

[EPG]

I’d like to see pellet classes something like this:

100 Yard: up to .30 caliber
75 or 80 Yard: up to .25 caliber
50 Yard: up to .22 caliber

What I’ve noticed about 100 yard pellet competitions is that most everyone is shooting .30 caliber- to minimize wind drift.

I don’t think most airgunners use .30 as their “regular” caliber, so shooting in competition requires a dedicated .30 rifle, or swapping calibers in your rifle just for the competition.

I’m thinking of ways to get more people involved in our hobby. Competitions are great for getting enthusiasts together. I just think the way things have evolved to .30 caliber at 100 yards is a bit discouraging to folks with typical .177 .22 and .25 rifles from participating.

 

[tibor]

it makes perfect sense..continue with the pellet class, like to see a 35 caliber class added for 100 yard. and more events.

 

[PowderBurnt]

If I can get a slug barrel for my Ghost I'd like to try slugs BR and long range at the Ashland shoot.

 

[Red_Ryder]

.30 caliber is also the break point where ammunition cost increases significantly. My recent purchase of JSB .25 cal 34 grain were just under 5 cents each, shipping included, although they're not always available at that price. If you search hard, you might find .30 cal for 11 cents each, but they're usually closer to 15 cents. In short, while .177, .20, .22, and .25 pellets are in a somewhat similar price range, the jump to .30 doubles or triples the ammo expense.

I participated in the Pyramyd Cup last year and hope to do so again this year. The shooting lanes, especially in the finals, were dominated by .30 cal rifles. If there were a sportsman class that was limited to .25 and under and a separate open class for pros, it might encourage more casual shooters to give it a try, especially when considering the number of pellets one uses in practice to tune and improve proficiency.

 

[Bramezy]

it makes perfect sense..continue with the pellet class, like to see a 35 caliber class added for 100 yard. and more events.

Most sanctioned events support up to .35 already.

 

[Bramezy]

.30 caliber is also the break point where ammunition cost increases significantly. My recent purchase of JSB .25 cal 34 grain were just under 5 cents each, shipping included, although they're not always available at that price. If you search hard, you might find .30 cal for 11 cents each, but they're usually closer to 15 cents. In short, while .177, .20, .22, and .25 pellets are in a somewhat similar price range, the jump to .30 doubles or triples the ammo expense.

I participated in the Pyramyd Cup last year and hope to do so again this year. The shooting lanes, especially in the finals, were dominated by .30 cal rifles. If there were a sportsman class that was limited to .25 and under and a separate open class for pros, it might encourage more casual shooters to give it a try, especially when considering the number of pellets one uses in practice to tune and improve proficiency.

Interesting idea on the class by caliber.

 

[humbled.ag]

it makes perfect sense..continue with the pellet class, like to see a 35 caliber class added for 100 yard. and more events.

.35 is allowed at NAC, RMAC and Pyramyd Cup. Not sure about EBR and the one in Oregon.

 

[jps2486]

I would like to see separate classes for different calibers; specifically, I would like to see a class for .177 caliber at 100 yards. That's where slugs is a must.