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ViMBAR / ViMSAR SHOOTING MATCHES

Vintage Military Bolt Action Rifle
Vintage Military Semi-Automatic Rifle

THE HISTORY BEHIND THESE EVENTS

The development and use of the military bolt action rifles using metallic cartridges spans from circa mid eighteen sixties to 1936 when the last newly developed military bolt action rifle was adopted. During this time many guns were produced to supply the armies of the world. Of course, these guns provided excellent service in WWII and long after. The idea of shooting ViMBAR is to experience the capabilities these old military rifles had on the battlefield. Some were better then the others, but most had capabilities that are amazing still today.

This website is devoted to distributing information about ViMBAR/ViMSAR shooting matches — to advise participants where they can attend events in their local area or provide help in setting up and conducting matches. Our match schedule information primarily concerns the ViMBAR/ViMSAR matches held at the Golden Spike Buffalo Range in Promontory, Utah; however, we will list matches elsewhere if the information is emailed to us in advance of the event.

NEW! ViMBAR / ViMSAR and SNIPER MATCH SCHEDULE FOR 2008 POSTED.

About the F-Class type match.
The F-Class match is a long range high power rifle match that is a sub-discipline of NRA Fullbore Rifle competition. It is based on the use of very accurate bolt-action rifles, and can be shot at various ranges from 300 yards to 1,000 yards at paper targets. You can review the NRA rules for this match including the rifles, equipment, and ammunition here: http://www.nrahq.org/compete/rules/fullbore_07.pdf While we do not have the facilities to comply with all of the range requirements to conduct a full-blown NRA sanctioned F-Class match, we find the context of the match very interesting and think that we can adapt a match to our range.

Equipment: We will have two classes: F-Class Open Rifle (F-O), and F-Class Target Rifle (F-T/R). Rifles and their associated equipment will be required to comply with the NRA F-Class Rifle rules (see pages 42-44 of the NRA Fullbore Rules).

Ammunition: Ammunition must comply with the NRA F-Class rules.

Course of fire: We will shoot three matches, each consisting of 20 shots. Ten shots for record at 600 yards and ten shots for record at 1000 yards. An Aggregate for the 60 shots will determine the match winners, and awards will be given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places. Shooting will be conducted in the same fashion as our Long Range Buffalo Match. Each shooter will fire one shot per turn in line order. Two sighting shots will precede shots for record. All shooting will be from the prone position as per the NRA rules.

Targets: The 600 yard target is a 30" diameter steel disc with a 6" center swinger.
The 1,000 yard target is a 48" diameter steel disc with a 10" center swinger.

Entries are limited to 40 shooters. The match will begin promptly at 0900. Sight-in period will be from first light to 0830. Fee for the match will be $25.00. Ribbons will be awarded for the top three competitors in the match aggregate. Many other prizes will be drawn. The range will be open on Friday prior to the match.