Disciplines

• Target Rifle

  A single shot bolt action rifle in .308 Winchester or Remington .223 calibre. Bullet weight restriction is 156 grains for .308 and no restrictions for .223. Bulls eye type targets are used at ranges from 300 yards to 1000 yards or 300 metres to 900 metres. Prone position with a sling is used. This demanding sport uses rifles with no weight restrictions though most shooters use rifles up to 6.5 Kg. The trigger pull must be greater than ½ Kg. The sighting system is iron micrometer sights with adjustable wind and elevation down to ¼ minute accuracy. Certain optical accessories are allowed such as eagle eyes and diaopter. Shooting is normally done in pairs with 7, 10, or 15 shot strings. Team shooting is usually shot in single shooting style. Target Rifle competitions are held all over the world. BCRA offers regional shoots along with the BC TR Championship. The Canadian Fullbore Rifle Championship is held annually in Ottawa, Ontario. The premier event is the World Long Range Championships held every four years. Visit ICFRA for Target Rifle Rules.
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  F-Class

  F-Class, so named for its Canadian founding father George Farquharson (a Kamloops, BC shooter) is a fullbore discipline that owes its roots to TR shooting, and began with simply adding a scope to what was previously an iron-sight TR rifle and shooting with the aid of a bipod. This was to permit aging shooters the ability to compete when eyesight and muscle control made TR shooting physically too demanding.

   

   

  The different classes of F-Class rifles:

   

  • F-CLASS TR (FTR)
    223 or 308 (or military equivalent 5.56 or 7.62 NATO) using any bullet weight.
    Maximum 8.25Kg weight of rifle and all attachments
    Any Sight (iron or optical)
    Can be used with Bipod and rear bag or sling, no front Benchrest style shooting rests allowed
    Any safe trigger weight
    Matches are fired single-shot, no loaded magazines

     

  • F-CLASS OPEN
    Any Non-Magnum calibre up to 8mm
    Any sight (Optical or Iron)
    Maximum weight 10 Kg or 22 lbs (combined weight of rifle and all accessories that recoil with the rifle)
    Bipod or front rest (Forestock cannot be wider that 76mm if used with a front rest)
    Any safe trigger

     

  • F-CLASS FACTORY SPORTER
    Any factory-made bolt action firearm, with original unmodified factory barrel and action
    Any type of sight
    Front rest, front bipod or bags permitted along with rear bag
    Maximum weight of 12 pounds with all attachments
    No muzzle brakes of compensators (ie Remington VTR)

     

    All F-Classes permit a rear bag, but cradles that support both ends of the rifle at the same time are prohibited. For more information on F-Class please contact our F-Class Director.
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• Precision Rifle

  2020 Precision Rifle Championship - COVID MESSAGE
  The Match Director is actively exploring alternative locations to hold the event. With the onset of COVID19 and the restrictions concerning social distancing his job just got a whole lot more complicated. We continue to explore alternate locations and formats but at the moment we have no concrete plans in place for the 2020 Provincial Championship.
  
  Once we have the location and format formalized and are able to operate within the health guidelines we will post this information on the website.
  
  Please check back often for this and further announcements.
  
  
  Service conditions type shooting with everything from prone to standing using field expedient positions. The BCRA event is well attended by civilians, military, and law enforcement personnel from all over Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. Precision shooting at various targets at ranges from 75 to 600 meters. Rifles can be either semi automatic or bolt action with a magazine. For more information on the Tactical rifle discipline please visit BC Precision Rifle.
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• Service Conditions

  SVC COND COVID MESSAGE
  What an opportunity to practice your positional shooting techniques to be ready for the next service conditions match!
  
  As much as we are all isolated with no short term outlook to be on the range soon we can place ourselves in front of the TV and get into your sitting, kneeling and squatting positions and practice dry firing on the moving targets on the screen.
  
  With the Vokes range in limbo as of the end of February and the back up venue at Heal's Range on Vancouver Island under lockdown this will be the first year the service conditions championship will be cancelled.
  
  We will persevere and be back with a bang for 2021 and make sure to have COVID19 match to show it who's boss!
  
  Until the next time stay tuned for a potential fall practice match (range availability pending).
  
  

   

   

• Service Rifle

  A semi automatic service type of rifle (such as AR-15) is used with military calibers such as .223, .308, and .303. Rifles can use optic sights. The rifle must be equipped with a magazine and a spare for compulsory magazine changes during the match. The matches are fired from 100 yards/metres to 500 yards/metres in the prone, sitting, kneeling, and standing positions. The type of firing is deliberate, snap, and rapid fire. A match may be fired from a static position or with fire with movement. Team events are also offered. Service Rifle is a demanding physical discipline but is a competitive sport with regional shoots plus an annual championship shot in BC and nationally in Ottawa, Ontario. Visit DCRA for the Service Conditions rules and match conditions.

   

   

• Service Pistol

  A semi automatic service type of pistol is used with 9mm calibre. An IPSEC style of match conditions are fired on the IPSEC targets. Four 10 round magazines are required to shoot the matches due to multiple magazine changes. The matches are fired from 35 metres to 5 metres in the prone, sitting, kneeling, and standing positions. The type of firing is deliberate, snap, and rapid fire. Double tapping shots are the normal in the match conditions. A match may be fired from a static position or with fire with movement. Service Pistol is a demanding discipline but is a competitive sport shot in BC and nationally once a year in Ottawa, Ontario. Visit DCRA for the Service Conditions rules and match conditions.
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• Small Bore Rifle

  The BCRA sponsors a Winter Postal Competition.  .22 calibre indoor shooting at 60 or 75 feet.   Smallbore shooters, Senior, Cadet and Junior are cordially invited to compete in the BCRA Smallbore Postal Competition.  BCRA membership is not required to compete. 
  
  Fill in entry form and mail with appropriate fees to BCRA Smallbore Match Director.   Make Cheques payable to BCRA. Completed targets with claim sheets will be returned to the BCRA Match Director.   Postal Mail completed targets and claimed scores to BCRA Smallbore Match Director no later than the dates indicated in the respective matches above. 
  
  BC Smallbore Program Information
  2023 BCRA Smallbore Entry Form
  
  
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