How much of a factor is weight in a target rifle?

I guess you can shoot at a target from any position you want to unless you are under match rules.
Other than organized benchrest competition and F-Class I mentioned above, rifle shooters are generally three position, four position, or prone shooters; no artificial support allowed beyond a shooting sling.
Metallic silhouette and scheutzen are strictly offhand.
BPCR allows "buffalo sticks" for many events but there are offhand and three position match divisions.

If you spend your time hunkered down over a bench with your automatic asssault rifle, you are missing the point.
 
If you spend your time hunkered down over a bench with your automatic asssault rifle, you are missing the point.
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If you are shooting varmints, a bench gives you a better platform to shoot from, all the automatic assault rifle does is give you a faster second shot, that's the point you missed.

Jim
 
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Metallic silhouette and scheutzen are strictly offhand

Sorry guy. I have no idea what that is. Is it Pistol shooting?. One does not need a bench,just some form of a rest. I have just finished a new tri-pod rest i made out of a old VHS tri-pod. Did some custom work to top of it to support rifle.
It extends to over 4 feet in height,swivels up and down and side to side. Being legs are all independant i can adjust it for any ground i am at. It only weights 3 or 4 lbs. I can use it standing,sitting,kneeling,in a house,ect ect. I also have a bi-pod on my rifle too. So no matter where i am or what im doing i have a quick,easy rest to shoot from. To me thats a plus and to my game it's a plus ( better placed shot for a clean kill).
 
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Sorry guy. I have no idea what that is. Is it Pistol shooting?.
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Metallic silhouette has both rifle and pistol classes as well as reduced range and target size rimfire classes.

Schuetzen is target shooting in the old German tradition. Early German settlers formed shooting clubs which they called "schuetzenvereins" and held shooting matches which they called "schuetzenfests", at the end of the day, the winner was crowned the Schuetzenkoenig or the shooting king. Beer was drunk, brass bands often played.
 
Thanks B.L.E. That sounds kinda fun. I free hand with 22 all the time,but as in a previous post. My 223 weights in at 15.6 Lbs. Free hand is not the way to go with that baby. :D. I am looking at the Howa SnowKing in a 243 for next years Coyote hunting.
 
Um, what exactly do they shoot with these guns if not "targets"?
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They do shoot targets. But they're not held, and handled by the shooter. RTB's are not aimmed for each shot as a typical rifle. They can even have electric triggers.

Completely different skill set. It's about the precision of rifle itself, meticulous handloading, and timing the shot for wind. The shooter cannot adjust for wind as they would with a rifle, the firearm is stationary. Locking a firearm in an immovable rest cannot be compared to a marksman handling a rifle.

No need to be thin-skinned...
I didn't say it was a "lesser" skill set involved with railguns, just a completely different one. Again, my only point was they are not related to the OP's question.
 
Railguns...

No need to be thin-skinned...
I didn't say it was a "lesser" skill set involved with railguns, just a completely different one. Again, my only point was they are not related to the OP's question.
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I honestly don't see the point or fun in those...
 
IMO Heavier is better for a varmit/ benchrest target rifle. for all the reasons stated above ^^^^..... less felt recoil, easier follow up shots... etc... If your not gonna humnp it around in the field get the heavier one... Thats My .02 cents on this... :)
 
Then don't do it.
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Holy $@#%, you totally blew my mind just now. Thank you.

IMO Heavier is better for a varmit/ benchrest target rifle. for all the reasons stated above ^^^^..... less felt recoil, easier follow up shots... etc... If your not gonna humnp it around in the field get the heavier one... Thats My .02 cents on this...
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Agreed, I love my Varmint Profile 700. Much more fun, and much easier to shoot that my other standard profile 700.
 
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i find a big difference. my .308 weighed about 10 lbs before the stock swap, shooting it, i was very steady. switch to my marlin .22, i would guess it weighs around 5 lbs, i shake like crazy.
 
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