Posted by Pete van Meurs on Jan 09, 2012; 8:22am
URL: http://oldforum.flyshooter.com.au/Draft-of-rule-changes-to-be-submitted-to-National-Committee-tp5118446p5130757.html

Hi Jeff,

I have not responded until now as I have been preoccupied with more pressing matters.

Firstly I draw you back to my suggestion that any discussion of  adjustable rear rests be restricted to the Fly rules - your point about  5.2.2.1 in the main rules would never get past first base. If promoted purely for HG class in the Fly it might get some support as I mentioned earlier. My personal solution to the problem of  'slow to adjust' front rests for HG was to construct a special 'joy-stick' rest for the purpose. Works fine with rifles in the 25 to 30 kgm range and can be locked if desired.

The comment from Tony Z  that rear adj gave an advantage was interesting to say the least - that's probably going to hurt your case, unless you can show otherwise. None of use Southerners have used such a device to be able to make the comparison.

Anyway, back to the main point. If you wish to table this rule change ( for the F ly) at the  conference of Fly competitors that I hope to see scheduled in Canberra early March (either in person or in writing) then it can be discussed and voted on. If passed then I will see to it that it becomes a part of the rule changes presented in Perth at Easter. Then your ideas will meet their final fate.

Again, I cannot see any reason not to allow such a change (after-all it's another way to my special joy-stick rest solution) and we Fly shooters should be regarding the HG class as the "Experimental/Unlimited" part of this discipline. For those not familiar with traditional Benchrest you may not be aware that Experimental class is not always won by a 'rig', just as aLG has often won the HG award and/or taken the outright win in the Fly?

Pete