Hey everyone, so I picked up a benchrest rifle and threw a scope on top, now I'm curious to know which competition is best for my equipment. I know that's a bit backward but I didn't plan to buy this rifle, it just fell in my lap, you know how it goes.
It's a twelve pound .223 bolt action, but the barrel is only 16". I'm not sure what it was built for originally. I'm not set up to reload at this point. I thought maybe f class, but the gentleman I got the scope from said that's big money. I'm used to shooting steel challenge so I like good clean affordable shooting fun and don't see myself spending big money until the kid's out of the house.
Is there a suitable competition for this, or more specifically, how much does it cost on average to get into benchrest? I know it's not the ideal caliber for distance but I should be ok to 300. If nothing else I'll just see how good I can get with it.
Thanks for any info!
It's a twelve pound .223 bolt action, but the barrel is only 16". I'm not sure what it was built for originally. I'm not set up to reload at this point. I thought maybe f class, but the gentleman I got the scope from said that's big money. I'm used to shooting steel challenge so I like good clean affordable shooting fun and don't see myself spending big money until the kid's out of the house.
Is there a suitable competition for this, or more specifically, how much does it cost on average to get into benchrest? I know it's not the ideal caliber for distance but I should be ok to 300. If nothing else I'll just see how good I can get with it.
Thanks for any info!