As many here may or may not be aware we have been working on getting FT up and running as a national Discipline within the SSAA for quite some time now! B)
Well the good news is it has happened, and dates are now set and confirmed, we are just ironing out a few of the finer points at the moment.
So for everyone who has been holding their breath set aside the 18th, 19th and 20th of October this year (2013) as the inaugural SSAA National Field Target Championships will be held at the SSAA Tin Can Bay Range in the Cooloola region in Queensland. I know the timing is tight but there has been a lot of work going on behind the scenes in order to make this happen. No doubt everyone will have lots of questions and I will attempt to answer them where and when I can. As mentioned we are still finalising some key points but I figured everyone may as well be aware of the dates so as to start making plans.
The basic format will be as follows:
Friday 18th October 2013 - sight in, testing and tuning with a warm up/introduction match in the afternoon.
Saturday 19th October 2013 - 2 x 30 shot Field target matches
Sunday 20th October 2013 - 2x 30 shot Field target matches
As soon as the finer points are sorted I will pass that info onto everyone. (Hopefully that will all happen this weekend).
As this is a SSAA National championship, anyone wishing to compete will need to provide proof of current SSAA membership.
For those who are interested in the WFTF World Championships. Next year they will be held in New Zealand. The plan at this point in time is to make New Zealand our first National Team representation in one form or another and, as SSAA National Championships, are used for SSAA team selection it would be advisable for anyone looking to attend next years WFTF championship to attend and shoot in this years Nationals. Again sorry for the short notice.
It would be remiss of me not to mention that WFTF rules stipulate the use of sub 12fpe rifles only, so if you are interested gaining selection for the team those using sub 12fpe rifles at the Nationals will most likely be considered more favourably than those who do not. That is not to say you may not be considered but there is obvious logic in this thinking. Rifles will be chronographed prior to competition commencing and may be rechecked any time during the course of competition.
Just to make it clear: You do not have to shoot a Sub 12fpe gun at this event (Nationals) but if you are looking to gain selection to next years WFTF Championships in New Zealand it will certainly be viewed in your favour.
Also be aware that guns that do excessive damage to the targets will not permitted for use! I know that is a fairly broad statement but as a rough guide 40 FPE appears to be about the limit. Sorry guys but we have to draw the line somewhere and repairing targets for weeks after the event is not something I wish to be doing.
So there it is boys see ya there.
