Top_Heavy's World

Tonight was spent loading 150 rounds of super accurate ammo for my custom .308 Winchester. I have decided I am going to shoot at the Iowa State Championship next weekend. My rifle is a light tacticle/long range hunting gun so I will be a little out of my league, but this rifle can shoot and hopefully so can I! This is a bench rest competition and my rifle is set up for long range prone position shooting. Prone shooting is basically laying on your stomach on the ground and shooting the rifle with only your arms, shoulder and sling to hold the gun steady. Benchrest competitions allow guns upto 22 lbs and the light guns class allows for muzzle breaks. The guns are rested on sand bags or mechanical supports that have infinite adjustments. I will probably use a front sand bag to try and compete, but I shouldn't be able to place in the upper half. There is about 50 shooters expected in Pella for the shoot and I will be in both classes. Sort of funny, my first competition, my first time shooting over 800 yards, and I am going to break the ice at the state championships. I plan on having a good showing and learning a lot, I might even invest in a bench rest gun. The rifle I will be shooting is a hunting rifle, I am a hunter at heart, shooting against the super tricked out bench guns is a little intimidating. The .308 is also thought of as a 800 yard rifle, it drops off really badly after 800, so I will also be competing with many guns better suited for this range.
I am going in with many disadvantages and no major expectations... sounds like the makings for a great weekend of fun!