Guns of ft championship
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Good guess. but there were few Daystates and few Thomas. Only a couple non Americans had Thomas. And I believe I saw only a couple raws.
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I was talking worlds. That is what I was asking. Thought it would be enlightening. If anyone sees a equipment list I would love to see it.
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Nation,
I'll see what I can dig up....might take a bit, but I seem to usually get this info from somewhere......stay tuned....
I'll see what I can dig up....might take a bit, but I seem to usually get this info from somewhere......stay tuned....
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Nation, I've contacted the organizers of the 2022 world championships, and requested that a full equipment list be sent to me. When I receive this information, I will post it on a new topic thread.
Tom Holland
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Tom Holland
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At Worlds, as always, the most popular will be; Steyr LG 100/110, Anschutz 9015, 8002, etc, Air Arms EV 2, Walther LG 400, FWB 800, and some Daystates. Steyr's rule as number 1 by far at most FT and HFT competitions in any other country but the USA. If youre shooting a Steyr and it happens to break (very little chance of that), someone nearby will have the parts to fix it. Not so the case with other guns while youre travelling around the world.
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Yep, us American’s like MORE fpe and are generally free to go up in power without special licensing restrictions… not that more fpe is good or bad but it does explain the difference in rifle preferences.
-Marty
-Marty
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Yes, at Worlds WFTF shoots its all 12 fpe, no HFT division. For that they have a HFT class that has its own HFT big competition each year. The real HFT, NOT is the USA, shoots prone on the ground 80 percent of the time. They also have standing and kneeling also. Its limited to 12x scopes I believe, and no touching the scope after the competition starts. Most guys use a 10x scope with the parallax in focus at aropund 30-35 yards. They estimate target distance based on blurr, and by bracketing. They are all great yardage estimaters, and use hiold over always.
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Not that I’m of an age to complain but it seems like the European HFT would exclude a good portion of older shooters. I see plenty of guys in their sixties who can’t do prone or kneeling due to health issues, both job related as well as life style choice. I don’t see the participants in Europe getting any younger either… probably changes in the future will be needed.
-Marty
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I don't think the rules are meant to exclude anyone. The old guys are just tougher there and shoot by the rules or find another type of shooting sport.
I believe the lanes are free position, but prone is most accurate since they don't get bipods like our American hunter class.
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yes i prefer the European style rules and the under 12FPE . Several UK shooters i have talked to shoot 9,5 or 10,5 FPE .
I have my HW97 set up @ 11.6 FPE much nicer than the 14 FPE it came as .
I have my HW97 set up @ 11.6 FPE much nicer than the 14 FPE it came as .
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So, the age old BS argument that the European version of HFT is somehow better, tougher, more challenging, etc. is getting a bit tiresome. It is a DIFFERENT game!
I lived in the UK for two years and shot HFT with the Brits. It was fun and I enjoyed it. Was it tougher than the US version? No. Everybody else is shooting the same game with the same rules.
Art “Podna” Womack
I lived in the UK for two years and shot HFT with the Brits. It was fun and I enjoyed it. Was it tougher than the US version? No. Everybody else is shooting the same game with the same rules.
Art “Podna” Womack
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I don’t think they mean to exclude either, but the results of intent and the actual outcome don’t always align. That said, I’m just a spectator behind a computer screen and don’t mean to rain on anyone’s parade. If the Europeans like their HFT the way it is then good for them
-Marty
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