![]() ![]() What kind of rifles shoot like this? Big, heavy, single-shot bolt actions on which every part is custom made, with 24” bull barrels and tuners (adjustable weights) on the muzzle to damp barrel vibration. 138) These rifles shoot to an astounding level of precision – a rifle must shoot 5-shot groups of less than. 250” from the center to the edge, and the bullet is. If the outside edge of the bullet breaks the line, the shot receives the lower score. ARA benchrest scores on the “worst edge” of the hole. A 1MOA bullseye (.5” at 50 yards) isn’t so tough? But it isn’t 1MOA. (This is legal, as only shots in each bull’s scoring box count.) The inner ring, worth 100 points, has an outside diameter of. Most shooters fire 10-25 other shots, as sighters and test groups, on non-scoring areas of the card. ![]() ![]() You have 20 minutes to complete the card with 25 record shots, one on each bull. The target (known as a “card”, shown below) has 25 bulls on it. But boy, do they do that thing well.ĪRA benchrest shooting is done at 50 yards. They are designed to do one thing very well and have no versatility at all. If a stock 10/22 is a Volkswagen Jetta, and a tricked-out special with scope, aftermarket barrel and trigger group is a Porsche 911 Turbo, these Unlimited ARA rifles are the Top Fuel dragsters of the shooting world. Last weekend I visited the American Rimfire Association (ARA) Virginia state championship match. ![]()
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