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2026 F Class National Championships Experience Last week I attended the 2026 F Class Full Bore Long Range National Championships in Moffitt, North Dakota from May 27th to May 30th. Troy Goltz served as match director alongside Tyler, his IT guy, and they ran a solid competition. The event really showcased both the challenges and rewards of long-range shooting - there were wind schools where people got properly educated by the conditions, but that’s all part of the learning process. The div …

It’s not a dog. Doesn’t look like one. Doesn’t shoot like one. But it followed me to work today like a dog. A lot of youngsters, mid-sters and old-sters, too, shy away when there’s work to be done. Not this rifle, though. Last shooter at a meatball stage? Let’s go! First in the squad to shoot into the rising sun? Do it! Why combine these parts into one unit? Funny you should ask . . . A couple of years ago Kent - badly - wanted the action I was using, so I swapped h …

Sliding down the hallway, through the door it fell prostrate on my table, just inside the door. Dang near light enough to be a sho ‘nuff hunting rifle, it was built for/as a PRS Open competition gun, back in the day. It reminded me of a conversation I had with Morgun King this spring. We were talking about the guns that we used when we started. Like this light little feller at 15.4 pounds. Josh Halligan once handed me his 17 pound Master Piece Arms chassis-ed 6mmX47 Lapua rifle, while caut …

I was sitting here minding my own business when this rifle walked into my office. Shedding its coat - dropping it on the floor - it revealed itself to be an all season utility rifle . . . Heck! Who in their right mind has one rifle for all seasons, or for everything? Well, Dave Scovill, formerly of Wolfe Publishing Group, might have tested myriads of loads in/with countless rifles per year, but claimed to only pack one personal rifle per year. If he had a coyote stealing his imaginary chicken, d …

A rifle that was instantly likeable came into my office for some work yesterday. It could be broken down into its separate components: Foundation Ezekiel Hybrid Hunting Stock w/Soft Touch FinishZermatt TL3-SA22” Proof Prefit Carbon Fiber BarrelAtlas BipodVortex ScopeBixn Andy 2 Stage TacSport Pro X Trigger22 CreedmoorLight Weight Rifle #11.2 The parts listed above combine to make the whole, but it is the whole itself that is so compelling. You know when you see something that is “Jus …