HFT killzones

[aaronpigeonplucker 32]

hi all,

how many different size killzones are there in your standard hft course?

ATB

Aaron.

[Buster321c 1,010]

Hunter field target (HFT)

 

This is a target shooting sport derived from the air gun disciplines of field target shooting and hunting. Primarily an outdoor sport, shot with UK legal air rifles (rated at a maximum of 12 ft·lbf), a typical HFT course is made up of 30 lanes, with each lane comprising of a peg and a metal "knock down" target placed in a position to simulate a hunting scenario. The peg marks the shooting spot and the shooter must touch the peg with part of his or her body or gun for the shot to count.

 

The targets are mainly based on typical UK-based quarry such as rabbit, rat, crow, magpie and grey squirrel. They are made from metal and mimic their counterparts in both shape and size. Each target has a circular "kill zone" that varies in size, (typically 15-45 mm in diameter), and are set out at varying ranges (typically 8-45 yards/7.3-41.1 m). A direct hit to the "kill zone" triggers a mechanism that makes the target fall back flat, simulating a "kill". Successfully "killing" a target rewards you with two points and the target is reset by pulling the "reset cord". "Plating" a target (hitting the target anywhere but the "kill zone") rewards you with one point. Missing the target altogether results in a zero.

 

 

HFT rat targetThe main skill in HFT is the ability to range the target as accurately as possible. Ranging is either done using the traditional method of "visualising" the number of yards separating you from the target or, more scientifically by using a telescopic sight fitted with a "mil-dot" reticule but also a 30/30 reticle. There is no dailing in for range finding, this is the domain of the normal Field Target discipline.

 

When shooting, contestants may adopt one of three stances: prone (laying down), kneeling, and standing. Sometimes contestants will be forced to adopt a certain stance, for instance a lane that has "STANDING ONLY" sign must be shot in the standing position. If the shooter fails to follow this rule, the score for the target will be marked as a zero, even if it was "killed"

 

Equipment

 

A typical HFT rifle set-up consists of an air rifle fitted with a telescopic sight. The rifle can vary from the very basic break-barrel spring-powered rifle to the most advanced electronic recoil-less pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) rifle. The most popular calibre for HFT is .177 because of its flat trajectory and telescopic sights capable of x10 magnification are favored.

 

HFT does not discriminate to what rifle or scope is used, A rifle could be a Chinese spring or pneamatic rifle with Chinese optics or the very latest Field Target rifle with the most expensive scope.

 

Participants of HFT are separated by class, and it is primarily the equipment used that will affect the class shooters shoot in:

 

Class Description

 

Open Any shooter. Primarily contains shooters using pre-charged pneumatic rifles in .177 or .20 calibre

Junior Shooters aged between 9 and 16 (2 classes 9 to 13 & 14 to 16)

Recoiling Spring-powered or gas-ram air rifles (any calibre)

22 Any rifle in .22 or .25 calibre

 

Competition

 

The competition side of HFT has a controlling body in the form of the United Kingdom Association for Hunter Field Target] (UKAHFT). The UKAHFT series that has run every year since 2003 currently consists of nine rounds held at different venues around the United Kingdom. Each round attracts around 200 shooters from all over the country, with varying abilities and equipment.

 

When a club hosts a UKAHFT round, it must adhere to various strict rules controlling the format of the course. The main rules for a UKAHFT round are:

 

Target "kill zones" must be 15 mm to 45 mm in diameter.

Targets must not be places closer than 8 yards (7 m) or further than 45 yards (41 m).

15 mm targets must be set at a range of between 13 and 25 yards (23 m).

20 mm targets must be set at a range of between 8 and 30 yards (30 m).

25 mm targets must be set at a range of between 8 and 35 yards (32 m).

Rules may change from time to time and maybe reviewed on the ukahft.co.uk series website the rules will also be available on the ukahft.org website from 2008.

 

 

I think thats it

[Phantom 631]

And if your course designers is as sadistic as somone I know, you will have a 15mm killzone target at 35 yards through a skew whif tunnel with a 10 mill bar of metal hiding over half the killzone

 

Phantom

[venomviper 129]

And if your course designers is as sadistic as somone I know, you will have a 15mm killzone target at 35 yards through a skew whif tunnel with a 10 mill bar of metal hiding over half the killzone

 

Phantom

hi ya tony

that sounds like a man after my own heart buddy

i like that just goes to show your skill if completed i was trying the sticks in front of the targets the other day i saw it in a mag and it gives you the twig effect in front of your poa and its good the 177 did real well and the 22 well just blasted the sticks but i got there in the end lol

 

shay

[Phantom 631]

Hey Shay

My current Avatar is me aiming at that exact scenario

My 1st time on the course, I was supposed to be shooting pix for the H&DFTC at Roos, but I had to have a go at that one. Plated 1st shot right on the edge of the hole, 2nd shot the Squirrel went down

 

Phantom

[venomviper 129]

hi ya tony

nice shooting there buddy

i got 2 of them md80 micro cam's for recording me shooting so i thought i would try it out after this wind clams down outside so i will see if i have set it up right and then take some shot at 20mtrs and then out to 30mtrs with the sticks in the way YES I GET BORED ON THE WEEKEND LOL

but nice shooting there though tony

 

shay

[garfield 23]

hehehe i use an old grill infront of the kill zones up at the club or a few twigs