Barnyard Benchrest is a .22 cal 50 yard benchrest match. It does not require the costly equipment of some of the other divisions. It is a good place to start out and see if you like the shooting sports.

A North American made .22 RF rifle with original stock, barrel and trigger. Any type of action is allowed. The rifle must retail (as of 12/07) or have 1999 Blue Book (100% condition) for $500 or less . Glass bedding, trigger job and re-crowning of barrel allowed. No barrel tuners. Rifles must weigh 7.5 lb. or less with scope. Rifles will be weighed prior to competitor’s 1st 2008 Match. Winners will be spot checked. Scope must be 6.5X or less (variable OK if set at 6.5X or less). Ammo must be Ameri-can made and have a list price of $5.00 per 50 or less. (No Federal 711B will be allowed with the dimpled case ). No wind flags are allowed. Any sand bag style rests may be used. A front bipod may be used, but will be considered as part of the total weight of the rifle.

The targets for benchrest have 20 bulls rather than 25 as in the other divisions. The bulls are slightly larger and are red instead of black. A link to a picture of the barnyard target is on the home page of our web site.

There is a 20 minute period in which to complete each Barnyard target.

All matches are conducted under the guidance of a taped instruction system. Safety guidelines are given in the tape system. All shooters must have the bolts of their rifle disengaged from their rifles until the moment permitted on the tape. All rifles are removed from the benches at the finish of the 20 tape and time alotted for the target. No loading or firing is permitted until the command is given. Any infraction of these guidlines can result in severe penalties pertaining to club membeship.

In Barnyard division the cost is $10 for 3 targets. This increases to $25 for the Barnyard Nationals. Your ammo will cost no more than $5.00 per box of 50.