Excellent information for a beginner like me, particularly the target size/distance and how many are likely per layout. Great precis of the rules, much more digestable than the cold legalese you can find for some sports! Thanks, Gary.
Had my first morning as a prospective member at Redfearns this morning. Great experience, lovely people, I learned loads. But I didn't feel out of my depth as the stuff you put out here let me go there already clued up on basic does and don'ts and enjoy the experience. Nice one Gary
Great video, Gary. There may be a commenter here who you sank on the way to your national or world championship titles. 😂 The introduction of the stick class means I can now compete. 🥳 Thank you for taking the time.
Great and informative video for us complete newbies to HFT! My old man needs a mobility scooter to get around, can't kneel down but can stand so Sticks would be ideal for him to get into it too.
Great vid as always Gary. In HFT comps I sometimes see people taking a second shot at a target having missed it the first time ‘just to see what their pellet is doing’ rather than work it out through the subsequent comp shots like the rest of us. Could you mention this in a future video as some people seem unaware that this is technically cheating? Cheers, Matt
You just mentioned the Digi Nite Eye - a Hawke scope almost as old as me and long out of production (also like me). Must be my very weird eyes, but I can see clearly from 45 yards down to 15 - really clear; paint fleck clear. And still able to see an 8 yard kill zone. It's all down to the eyes 🤓
Thanks for sharing your experience with me. I am looking at this type of competition to compete in. I have shot rifles and pistols all my life. I am very interested in a competition where accuracy and precision are combined with camaraderie, and I have always enjoyed shooting springer type rifles. I live in Bakersfield California USA. From the choices of spring power rifle’s I am interested in the Air Arms TX 200 Mk 3 in .22 caliber as I intend to hunt and compete with it. Scope wise I haven’t been able to make a decision yet but I’ll have a budget of around $900,00. It has been my experience that I should spend the most I can afford on the optics especially since I’m in my mid 60s. I plan to order the rifle and scope together with a good set of mounts rated for the abuses of a spring powered rifle. If I can do that I feel comfortable with the choice of kit and should have years of enjoyment and be able to hand it down to one of my grandchildren. Thanks again, Kurt Goss
Hi Gary I'm a new subscriber who has loved you vlogs. And is interested in getting into and testing myself at h f.t is the disapline open to people with restricted mobility ie. A new hip, a no knees at 59yrs young. Any information would be most appreciated, and where I should start . 😊 shooting for 45 yrs
Fantastic vid Garry , gonna watch it again , probably twice more to take it all in ... quick question .. where does .20 ( 5mm ) calibre go ? On its own , with .177 or .22 ?
@@garychillingworth Don't worry , my weihrauch (.20 ) is quite accurate .. in the right hands ( unfortunately not mine ) it would be a formidable adversary for the .177 boys ... well , it is off the bench anyway
Hi Gary, I know you don't shoot with a stick, But any chance on a video showing use of sticks in HFT ? The rules involved etc etc. Cheers Gary I have remembered quite alot watching your videos and as a return ing airgunner they have been usefull, cheers.
The rear paddle information is incorrect, from the flat to the end of the paddle isn't 63mm, its from the flat drawing a line from paddle tip to paddle tip is no more than 63mm.
It does, buddy. I’ve just been around a course a number of times over the past couple of weeks and have now joined. It’s a change for me from benchrest shooting and I’m loving it. I am finding the sticks are quite challenging (lots of pain and shaking due to it) but I’m going to persevere and train. Good luck to you, friend, and hope to meet you one day at a comp 😉 👍
@@BionicRusty morning mate I know it's difficult at times but you have got to keep going. Bench rest is a nice sport but I like to be out and about. Am in the West county hard to find clubs that will accommodate some times. Hope have a good day. 👍
I'm keen to know about the pistol grip rule. Isn't the butt of the rifle on the ground a lot more stable than the pistol grip on the ground? I'm aware of the rule, but always wondered why
It's more about not allowing anything other than the lower edge of the butt pad to touch the ground not just the grip specifically. In the original idea for HFT they didn't want bipods or anything specific to be used off the deck. By allowing only the butt to touch the ground that eliminates anything else being used while still allowing some stability (butt on the ground is certainly more stable than shooting from the shoulder)
@@lankymk Fair enough .. if it were up to me, I'd amend the rule. Of course bipods or other attachments shouldn't be allowed, or hamsters touching ground, but a pistol grip is part of the stock, like the butt of the rifle. Some of the extenders and custom butt's that are used are much more of an advantage than the pistol grip touching the ground. People dig them in and all sorts to make it rock solid. I have to squeeze my pinkie finger under the pistol grip on a lot of shots as I use a TDR, and the butt doesn't extend further than the pistol grip 😒
With regards to power levels, what do other countries do. If you were to shoot at the worlds in South Africa next year for example (i think thats ehere they are) would everyone still be shooting sub 12?
1.1 AIRGUNS 1.1.1 Air rifles (PCP or Springer) with a muzzle energy not exceeding 12 ft. Ibs (16.3 Joules), and which a are in safe working condition may be used.
Pwoarrr .. that scorecard at 8 minutes 40 must have been filmed through a 50mm objective at 8 yards 🤓 Side note, my cheap as Nikko Stirling Panamax 50mm can see stuff at 45 with not much blur, as well as killzones clear enough at 8 .. so not all 50mm have issues, and you don't have to spend an arm and a leg
It depends on the disabilty and what is required. It is a field sport and is not sutable for everyone, but if there is something that can be done to help, it normaly will be.
@ShootingCountryTV hi Gary, I realise that rules are needed. I shoot 6 yard bell which is not weighed down with rules. Prior to that I shot 10 metre paper which is now inundated with rules. You spend £50 on a glove to find the rules have changed and you can't use it. In the early nineties myself and 2 friends decided to give FT a go. I had a Anschutz 2002 target gun converted to 12 ft lbs by Dave Welham. We turned up at Hilton FT club with our double canvas kackets and shooting gloves. Other competitors looked at us as if we came from another planet. They all had Camo jackets. I notice what we started is now the Norm in FT. I've been shooting 61 years and as I get older I want less rules. I await someone who will come up with that discipline. Vito
I absolutely love these videos. This is a great free education.
Thanks brother. From the USA 🇺🇲👍
Greeting from across the pond :-)
Excellent information for a beginner like me, particularly the target size/distance and how many are likely per layout. Great precis of the rules, much more digestable than the cold legalese you can find for some sports! Thanks, Gary.
Great video Gary
Top quality info as I fancy dipping my toes ! Cheers Garry👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Another great video Gary. Thanks for pointing out about glasses, on or off while taking your shot, something I wasn’t aware of.
Had my first morning as a prospective member at Redfearns this morning. Great experience, lovely people, I learned loads. But I didn't feel out of my depth as the stuff you put out here let me go there already clued up on basic does and don'ts and enjoy the experience. Nice one Gary
Wonderful! - That's great new - Gary
What a beautiful video! Loads of information and very well presented. Thank you!
Great video, Gary.
There may be a commenter here who you sank on the way to your national or world championship titles. 😂
The introduction of the stick class means I can now compete. 🥳
Thank you for taking the time.
There's always one mate.
Great and informative video for us complete newbies to HFT!
My old man needs a mobility scooter to get around, can't kneel down but can stand so Sticks would be ideal for him to get into it too.
Drive by HFT
Loved this one Gary, super informative and great help for those who might want to dabble in HFT 🙂
That's good teaching.
Great video very helpful as I am thinking of shooting HFT next year and not sure what class to go in . 😎
Thanks for another great video Gary
Great video as usual. It was good to see you at MISFits last weekend..😎
Thanks for that, very interesting and informative.
Very informative Gary, many thanks 👍
Amazing brilliant information thank you 💯
Thanks for the information 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Our pleasure! - Chilly
Great vid as always Gary. In HFT comps I sometimes see people taking a second shot at a target having missed it the first time ‘just to see what their pellet is doing’ rather than work it out through the subsequent comp shots like the rest of us. Could you mention this in a future video as some people seem unaware that this is technically cheating? Cheers, Matt
No problems buddy. Chily
Thank you Gary for the excellent video, Did you say that , Placing your hand on top of the peg, or the rifle on top of the peg is allowed? Thanks
You can do both, but resting the rifle ontop of the peg is very unstable.
You just mentioned the Digi Nite Eye - a Hawke scope almost as old as me and long out of production (also like me). Must be my very weird eyes, but I can see clearly from 45 yards down to 15 - really clear; paint fleck clear. And still able to see an 8 yard kill zone. It's all down to the eyes 🤓
They were great scopes. I just couldn't think of another 50mm of the top of my head :-)
Thanks for sharing your experience with me. I am looking at this type of competition to compete in. I have shot rifles and pistols all my life. I am very interested in a competition where accuracy and precision are combined with camaraderie, and I have always enjoyed shooting springer type rifles. I live in Bakersfield California USA. From the choices of spring power rifle’s I am interested in the Air Arms TX 200 Mk 3 in .22 caliber as I intend to hunt and compete with it. Scope wise I haven’t been able to make a decision yet but I’ll have a budget of around $900,00. It has been my experience that I should spend the most I can afford on the optics especially since I’m in my mid 60s. I plan to order the rifle and scope together with a good set of mounts rated for the abuses of a spring powered rifle. If I can do that I feel comfortable with the choice of kit and should have years of enjoyment and be able to hand it down to one of my grandchildren. Thanks again, Kurt Goss
Hi Gary I'm a new subscriber who has loved you vlogs. And is interested in getting into and testing myself at h f.t is the disapline open to people with restricted mobility ie. A new hip, a no knees at 59yrs young. Any information would be most appreciated, and where I should start . 😊 shooting for 45 yrs
Fantastic vid Garry , gonna watch it again , probably twice more to take it all in ... quick question .. where does .20 ( 5mm ) calibre go ? On its own , with .177 or .22 ?
.20 is in with the .177 I'm afraid
@@garychillingworth
Don't worry , my weihrauch (.20 ) is quite accurate .. in the right hands ( unfortunately not mine ) it would be a formidable adversary for the .177 boys ... well , it is off the bench anyway
Gary, Is it possible for you to do a vid of the difference between small to large objective lens in dark woods etc on HFT targets ?
When I can get back into the woods, I certainly can - Gary
Hi Gary, I know you don't shoot with a stick, But any chance on a video showing use of sticks in HFT ? The rules involved etc etc.
Cheers Gary I have remembered quite alot watching your videos and as a return ing airgunner they have been usefull, cheers.
Hi Rober, It's the next video out. Should be next Wednesday - Gary
I thought the supported kneeling was a 35mm out to 40 yards, has the new rules reduced this to 35 yards.
Unsupported kneeler is 35mm out to 35 yards. One shot per course is allowed out to 40 yards for a supported kneel or stand.
Gary, what the heck is a "scope maximizer"? Is it the sun block/pig's ear or is it something else?
Excellent video as always Gary, can I ask I suffer with my knees in a comp could I take any kneeling shots as standing shots instead thanks
All Kneeling can be taken standing mate.
Can you post a piece about drying your gun properly after a wet HFT shoot please ? Just for those of us that don’t lnow.
Quick question - can the gloved hand that holds onto the peg touch the ground? Thanks
1:24 mins in (approx) Where did you get that image of Steve O'M? Brilliant 🙂
He is going to kill me :-)
@@garychillingworth yup
Do you need a safety flag or marker in the breach between pegs to demonstrate that the rifle is empty?
No mate, as we are single shot it's not required
Hi Gary another very informative video, I know this might seem an odd question but what is the purpose or advantage of the glove?
Helps grip on the peg and takes away the pulse in the hand.
Can you use a honey cone Sun shade
The rear paddle information is incorrect, from the flat to the end of the paddle isn't 63mm, its from the flat drawing a line from paddle tip to paddle tip is no more than 63mm.
I love tx200❤
Hi Gary. The stick sounds us disabled shooters can have a go.
100% mate, we try to get everyone involved.
It does, buddy.
I’ve just been around a course a number of times over the past couple of weeks and have now joined.
It’s a change for me from benchrest shooting and I’m loving it.
I am finding the sticks are quite challenging (lots of pain and shaking due to it) but I’m going to persevere and train.
Good luck to you, friend, and hope to meet you one day at a comp 😉 👍
@@BionicRusty morning mate I know it's difficult at times but you have got to keep going. Bench rest is a nice sport but I like to be out and about. Am in the West county hard to find clubs that will accommodate some times. Hope have a good day. 👍
I'm keen to know about the pistol grip rule. Isn't the butt of the rifle on the ground a lot more stable than the pistol grip on the ground? I'm aware of the rule, but always wondered why
It's more about not allowing anything other than the lower edge of the butt pad to touch the ground not just the grip specifically.
In the original idea for HFT they didn't want bipods or anything specific to be used off the deck.
By allowing only the butt to touch the ground that eliminates anything else being used while still allowing some stability (butt on the ground is certainly more stable than shooting from the shoulder)
@@lankymk Fair enough .. if it were up to me, I'd amend the rule. Of course bipods or other attachments shouldn't be allowed, or hamsters touching ground, but a pistol grip is part of the stock, like the butt of the rifle. Some of the extenders and custom butt's that are used are much more of an advantage than the pistol grip touching the ground. People dig them in and all sorts to make it rock solid. I have to squeeze my pinkie finger under the pistol grip on a lot of shots as I use a TDR, and the butt doesn't extend further than the pistol grip 😒
@@WallyHale21
I think there's a few rules (in all sports) that people would change, myself included.
I've used my pinky under the grip many a time 😁
With regards to power levels, what do other countries do. If you were to shoot at the worlds in South Africa next year for example (i think thats ehere they are) would everyone still be shooting sub 12?
I honestly don't know. I assume they set a power limit. I'll see if I xan find out.
@@garychillingworth Thanks Gary
1.1 AIRGUNS
1.1.1 Air rifles (PCP or Springer) with a muzzle energy not exceeding 12 ft. Ibs (16.3 Joules), and which
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are in safe working condition may be used.
Are the sticks adjustable for height ?
Yes mate, check out my stick video
Pwoarrr .. that scorecard at 8 minutes 40 must have been filmed through a 50mm objective at 8 yards 🤓 Side note, my cheap as Nikko Stirling Panamax 50mm can see stuff at 45 with not much blur, as well as killzones clear enough at 8 .. so not all 50mm have issues, and you don't have to spend an arm and a leg
I just wanted to put my 60 card in :-)
Do they make rules changes for people with disabilities
It depends on the disabilty and what is required. It is a field sport and is not sutable for everyone, but if there is something that can be done to help, it normaly will be.
Too many rules, why would I want to shoot a discipline that doesnt allow range finding.
Those are the rules i'm afraid. Give FT a try - Gary
@ShootingCountryTV hi Gary, I realise that rules are needed. I shoot 6 yard bell which is not weighed down with rules. Prior to that I shot 10 metre paper which is now inundated with rules. You spend £50 on a glove to find the rules have changed and you can't use it. In the early nineties myself and 2 friends decided to give FT a go. I had a Anschutz 2002 target gun converted to 12 ft lbs by Dave Welham. We turned up at Hilton FT club with our double canvas kackets and shooting gloves. Other competitors looked at us as if we came from another planet. They all had Camo jackets. I notice what we started is now the Norm in FT.
I've been shooting 61 years and as I get older I want less rules. I await someone who will come up with that discipline. Vito
Shoot me now lol too many rules I’ll just plink in the woods with my airgun with no rules😗
It's not to bad once you have a go.
@@garychillingworth yah I’m sure like anything you’ll learn it. Oh boy would this be a deep rabbit hole. I’d want all the high end stuff lol
100% mate, crack is cheaper :-)
@@garychillingworth lol not as fun