Back in September when I wrote an answer to Pat's question about the results of the 2018 CBA nationals I drew a blank about who won production class. That was strange because it was one of the more notable accomplishments of the tournament and deserves a bit of celebration.
Bob Haufschild won the championship for Production class which, allows varmint weight (12 pounds limit) factory rifles. And he did it shooting his trusty Springfield 03a3 military rifle with a 6X scope. To give an indication of the level of competition Bob's combined 100 and 200 five shot group average for forty shots was 1.08 MOA. His competitors were using Remington and Savage varmint rifles and high magnification target scopes.
This demonstration of riflemanship by Bob, along with Dan Hudson's championship win in Hunting Rifle class a couple of year's ago while shooting a economy grade 7-08 Savage hunting rifle and also using a 6X scope, show clearly that shooter ability counts for much more than the top of the line equipment.
I mention this because we sometimes hear on this and other forums that CBA competition has degenerated to an "equipment race" with rifles that bear no resemblance to practical hunting rifles nor that many ordinary folks can afford. We do have classes for specialized target rifles which is a legitimate form of sport in itself. But the complaint simply isn't true for our Production, Hunting Rifle and Military classes which are limited to typical varmint, hunting, or military surplus rifles.
So if you are thinking it might be fun to shoot with other CB shooters in our postal or shoulder to shoulder matches but you have only your hunting rifle and don't want to spend a lot of money, don't be deterred -- give it a try.
John