2022 Texas State Long Range Championship Part 4 Competition Time

[@ErikCortina]

Congratulations John! 💪

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you!!!

[@johantheron2877]

Congratulations John!!! Well done!!!! Always good to reach a goal that you set for yourself.

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.

[@huntmulies39]

That’s awesome. Happy for you. Glad it happened with your close friends around.

[@dbusby77]

That is so awesome John!! Thanks for sharing and I am really happy for you.

[@FClassJohn]

Thanks so much!

[@chrisviking428]

Congratulations John. Watching your vids has helped me a ton and saved me a bunch of time. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. 👍

[@FClassJohn]

That's great to hear!

[@tinfoilsombrero1439]

Likewise. Thank you.

[@jackd.jeffries3358]

Congratulations!! I felt that excitement when I shot my first 300 in a archery competition. Good Job! 👍🏻

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.

[@leighconder2656]

Hey John. Congratulations form Sydney Australia. I was really excited to see your 200-14 at 1000y, that's fantastic. I've only shot a couple of comps in Sports Hunter class but winning a match in my first comp at 700m with 100-10, perfect score, I was ready to retire!! I love your videos and hope to be half as good as you, both as a shooter, competitor, and a great person. Thanks for your inspiration and humility, much appreciated.

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you and thank you for the kind words, I really appreciate it.

[@jonasb9254]

Congratulations John! You shouldn’t apologize or down play your emotion when achieving a goal of this magnitude! Just own it! You’ve worked so hard for so long, let it rip man! Honestly, to me it just makes you a real person! Congratulations! Keep the videos flowing and keep up the good work! We’re looking forward to the next videos!!

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you, I appreciate the kind words.

[@tinfoilsombrero1439]

Good to see new shooters putting in the effort. I firmly believe, people like you, Erik and Keith make what seems to be insurmountable barriers to entry much easier to navigate. Good work.

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you and I'm glad what we do helps.

[@sgk7194]

Awesome vids. Appreciate the insight into match dynamics. Would love to see a vid on setting up at the line in match conditions ie what the rules are, how you go about getting ready through to sighters etc.

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you and I’ve several people ask so I can put something together for that.

[@patrickcolahan7499]

Congratulations John on the 1000 yard clean relay. I know my first clean at 500 yards felt amazing. Sort of like you are one of the gang finally. Someday I hope to try 1000. Thanks very much for sharing. You are good man.

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you, that's very kind of you to say.

[@larrydesantis9800]

Thanks for sharing John. Happy for you!!

[@FClassJohn]

Thanks for watching and thank you.

[@ronwilliams1026]

Congratulations! Cleaned my first at 1K last year 200 12x

[@romansdzalbs]

Awesome video, really felt for you! Congratz!

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you. I appreciate that.

[@barryweaver6834]

Congrats. Really enjoy your videos.

[@FClassJohn]

Glad you like them! Thank you.

[@conservativesniperhunter7439]

Keeping them centered, well done F Class John .

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.

[@ctech01]

Congrats on achieving your goal. Great Job Sir. I travel a lot and one tool I carry is a black light to check the room out.👍👍👍👍👍👀😎

[@judodavid1]

Congratulations John

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you

[@tedwedell8191]

Got to see it live...it was awesome! Such a tight group too!

[@FClassJohn]

Very kind of you.

[@daleguthormsen8555]

thank you for sharing your time your in high company now! congrats.

[@TXPhred1]

CONGRATULATIONS! BIG FAN AND VERY PROUD OF YOU!

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.

[@travisweldmaster7815]

Great job brother! Congrats, hey eric I hear you lol, dont be embarrassed about anything man, you got it goin on and you are without doubt an absolutely excellent shott very very happy for you, I shot my 270 bergara yesterday, 135 smk 57gr rl22, it was blowing about 30 easily left'right with slight tail wind angle, I cant text every thing I'm trying to say but, from 130 23dollars a box winchester power point, to handloads 135 matchkings, t0 the 145 eldx...it shot everything I put in it essentially in the same hole 5rd groups, I love it, did I say great job !

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you very much and congrats on your successes as well.

[@javiersp01]

Very well done John, Congratulations !!!

[@FClassJohn]

Many thanks!

[@shoot2reload]

CONGRATULATIONS!! 👏 on the 1000 yd clean!! 🎯

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you!!

[@glockparaastra]

Congrats on the 200-14!!! Great job!

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you!

[@rebelbarnes5839]

Well done John

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.

[@pstewart5443]

John, that's fantastic you shot your first clean!!! Congratulations!!! Now it's time for you to take that national crown. Good times with great folks. The way DZ is this year, it will be just like this in terms of conditions for V2. Yesterday, temp was about 45-55 with winds switching with head and tail running about 7-25mph with humidity about 92-99%. Fog was so thick you could barely see the 1k targets let alone the rings. Had light drizzle we had to keep cleaning the objectives off, because it would take just a couple minute to completely close off any detail comprehension with the water droplets. Not a good day to test a new load. We just shot a steel challenge, and guys I consider good PRS and bench-rest shooters miss a lot. Calibers that at 1k you see hold a 3-7" group and on cold-bore hit the bullseye consistently even in 10mph wind have a cold-bore hit in the 5 white area. Just blown away by how bad it was. It took about an hour of car heater before I could feel my hands again. Hopefully, V2 will have better conditions. It's not exactly rare weather in the Cumberland Plateau to have cold weather in early May through early June, but whew, been awhile since I've seen it like that.

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you. Yeah that sounds like fun! I'd always rather shoot a match in bad conditions over no weather at all. That's how last year was there, hardly any holds outside the 10 rings all weekend for most of the competitors. Will be a lot more interesting if the weather falls apart for the match for sure.

[@ddn79]

Congrats on the clean John! Bayou is about 10 minutes away from my house. Wished they would let us shoot steel!

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you. Seems like a nice little range and for the size I was surprised to hear they had over 3,000 members.

[@ddn79]

@@FClassJohn They have 2 ranges, there is a smaller small bore and pistol range on the other side of Houston. When I was a member there, you rarely ever saw more then 10-20 people there. The Addicks range is way more popular since more people shoot pistol and 22s at those ranges.

[@davidsalsedo]

Congratulations John!!

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you

[@gtroxlar8597]

Looks like yall had a bunch of fun. Congrats on the 200/14X.

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you!

[@gregturner7670]

Nice shooting learning and keeping a good attitude and applying your mistakes to your inventory will only make you better congrats on the clean

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.

[@kevindawson1750]

Congratulations - massive achievement whenever it comes! Keep up the great work and the excellent videos.

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you very much!

[@kcstott]

Congrats on the Clean

[@FClassJohn]

Thanks!

[@greganixter7352]

Truly enjoy your videos and you are a great guy! Congratulations!

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you. That’s very kind of you.

[@Dwayne7834]

Congratulations. Good job.

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you!

[@Gerrys_shiny_pole]

Congratulations!

[@texpatriot8462]

Love that blue super car in the background.

[@FClassJohn]

Yeah it was pretty sweet. I’m a sucker for that color too. It belongs to the guy I interviewed.

[@chriserhard8724]

Congrats on the Clean!!! and yes sometimes ignorance is bliss.

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.

[@richardlawton1023]

Great last relay. Speedy is building a rifle for me. He picked up the stock at that match. Good video

[@FClassJohn]

Awesome! I bet that turns out to be a sweet gun.

[@waywoofy]

Congrats on the Clean👍👍

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you!

[@Redacted-Information]

Good to hear! I cant clean a target in competition, lots of 99/100 and 199/200, but Never Clean! practice it happens all the time, must be a Psych issue.

[@rethempthoor]

Congratulations 💪🎯

[@22rimfireK.P.R.]

Congratulations glad you got your goal

[@FClassJohn]

Yeah it felt great.

[@barryoakes5976]

Congratulations,,, friggin awesome!! And the best achievement so far?.? You didn’t let yourself get in the way of yourself!!!!

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you. I appreciate that.

[@drolds7246]

Nice shooting! I hope the feeling that came with the 200-14x sticks with you for a while.

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you

[@mvic61191]

@f-class john congrats! i always enjoy learning from you. I know this might be a stupid question, but maybe one day could you go over exactly how f-class is scored?? Congrats again! and thanks for your content as always.

[@linklesstennessee2078]

Congratulations John good shooting there

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.

[@TheGoatMumbler]

Were you guys cleaning rifles on the owners wooden dining table?

[@jaybigboy34]

Keep them coming!

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.

[@xnorcal831x]

Congrats John that's got to be hard to do.

[@TexasTrained]

Congratulations John Masek.. Cleaned it..Good Deal..Thats a tough place to shoot.I live 30 Mins from Bayou and nshoot there a lot. I shoot in King of 1 Mile and King of 2 Mile now.I rtemember when 600 yardswas a long ways..LOL I did not see Erik Cortina's name on the list? Was he not shooting at this match.?

[@FClassJohn]

Erik will be here for the long range competition starting Wednesday.

[@airborne350g]

Congratulations…. Makes me miss my home state.

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.

[@rustynut1967]

Excellent!

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.

[@rhurst885]

Congrats on the clean! I got a chuckle imagining you as you described the your nerves on those last shots. I can relate. Beautiful rifle as well. I haven't shot F-Class in years but love to watch your videos. I was curious if you knew what the setups were of those .308's? Are they running 215's, AI, with additional barrel length to hang with the 284s? I didn't know that 308 was ran that much in F-Open.

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you. Regarding the .308's, if you're referring to the .308's in Open, those are .30 cal bullets but being shot out of a magnum (300wsm ). In fact the winner of F-open was shooting a 300wsm.

[@rhurst885]

@@FClassJohn Okay that makes a whole lot more sense... threw me off that on the score sheet there is one specifically called out as a 300wsm while the others say .308 - Thank you for clearing that up. Was breaking my brain.

[@FClassJohn]

@@rhurst885 The problem is that some people enter caliber and some enter cartridge. It depends what the question on the sign-up form was but often times it says caliber in which case .308 is correct even though the cartridge is 300wsm. Semantics at its worst sometimes.

[@Forumrida38621]

Awesome videos John! Keep it up and congrats on the clean! Hey I got a question have you ever heard of the gunsmith Wayne York out of oregunsmithing in pendleton Oregon?

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you and no, I'm sorry I'm not familiar with him.

[@Forumrida38621]

@@FClassJohn do you know any reputable gunsmiths in the Washington Oregon Idaho area?

[@FClassJohn]

@@Forumrida38621 I'm very familiar with Jeremy at JTS PRECISION LLC. You can reach out to him at [e-mail]

[@ronnydowdy7432]

Congrats

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.

[@stevereese6488]

Ahh, Julliff range in Rosharon. Man it's been a long time since I shot there.

[@georgepettit9208]

Congratulations!!

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you!!

[@MrSharky58]

First of all, I greatly appreciate your content and insights into F Class shooting. I shoot Rimfire Benchrest State and National Comps in Australia. May I ask if you are able to monetise your channel enough to fund your shooting? I also reload for CF Benchrest and Have a good idea how expensive even that is for formal comps. Please keep up the great content and good luck with your shooting.

[@oddursigurdsson3046]

Congrats, that is awesome :)

[@FClassJohn]

Thanks!

[@mgillee1]

YOWWWWW!!!!! WAY TO GO!!!! AMAZING!!!

[@thompsonjerry3412]

Those ranges cut out of the trees are tough.

[@FClassJohn]

Yeah for sure. About half the ranges I shoot are that way. Always a crap shoot depending on conditions.

[@theLTrain700E]

Nice work! What ear protection are you using?

[@FClassJohn]

They're custom ones that are molded into my ear canals. Similar to Radians that you can find on Creedmoor Sports and other places.

[@billyarnold6633]

Congratulations

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you

[@brettinnj]

Congratulations on the clean. So, what went through your mind on the last shot? Did you rush it to get it over with or did you stop to take a breath?

[@FClassJohn]

I actually took a breath on the last few. The conditions were holding and I knew I didn't have to rush it.

[@michaelsoutter7910]

Congratulations John…. Will you be back for the 600 championship later in the year?

[@FClassJohn]

No I'm sorry I won't.

[@madmat990]

Congrats. What monster is snoring in the background noise? :)

[@FClassJohn]

That's one of my fur babies that was curled up in my lap while I made that part of the video.

[@mccallan2798]

1st of many. Well done.

[@FClassJohn]

Thanks!

[@madman432000]

What is the background noise near the end of video around 23 minutes, sounds like a pidgeon or a cat purr.

[@FClassJohn]

It's actually my dog snuggled up in my lap snoring. He was keeping me company while I made the video.

[@addisonmohler1]

Nice Work John! Monkey off the back...the seal is broken... so many more are to come!

[@richardlawton1023]

John, what are you using for a Mirage/ heat shield?

[@FClassJohn]

I have a piece of Kydex lined with heat tape under it.

[@savageguy25]

I went to become a member at that range signed up and my first match the director was such a dick I regretted showing up we were helping in the pit all day too. The members I hung around were fine, but the director acted like he didn’t want none but his couple of buddies their. Even the members told us he was a jerk. Waited through 3-4 months of moved qualification dates and canceled. It’s a shame because it’s a nice range.

[@FClassJohn]

That sucks to hear. I know talking to locals they say it's a really tough range to get in to, but I didn't hear anything about how it was run.

[@savageguy25]

@@FClassJohn someone has to die to join practically. I have a sub MOA $4000+ rifle I do PRS style shooting out to 1100 with but have a thread protector with a target crown to replace the brake so it’s legal for bench rest, I also have a 40XB in 7.62 that shoots bug holes at 100 i can run redfield aperture sights or a scope on it. We show up to shoot and he’s asking about our rifles and starts talking a bunch of crap about how they suck pretty much, but his buddy has a somewhat similar cheaper rifle and it’s the best thing ever lol. Everything he says is reasons we couldn’t do it instead of seeing what we could do. We buddy up to a small group and they are great, but the director of that match and his buddies really didn’t give a good impression this was a handful of years ago. Like I said we show up and start asking hat they need help with and we ran targets so shooters could get a break. It’s not like we showed up acting a fool and getting in the way. I just started shooting PRS style stuff more maybe I’ll try again at bayou later. Also you could only shoot 1000yd I think on Tuesday or Thursday then so you had to be retired or have a ton of sick days to make it out. Really bummed us out we were excited when we got spots to join.

[@thomasmann9865]

Congrats John ...... but what is that noise in the background? Stomach talking after the BBQ? Small dog with a respiratory condition? One of the alligators snuck in?

[@FClassJohn]

I have brachiocephalic dogs (smash faced) so they can be a little nasally. They were keeping me company in my lap while I made that part of the video.

[@thompsonjerry3412]

You need some roughage to keep things moving with barbecue

[@FClassJohn]

Indeed. I actually had several salads for my meals while there for that exact reason.

[@yogidumbear76]

Was that a chicken in the background when he was showing his cards?

[@FClassJohn]

That was puppy curled up in my lap while I did the voiceovers on those cards. Sorry about that.

[@mtnshooter2487]

....and you cleaned without Eric C.

[@anthonychrismartin7888]

Clean at a 1000 WAY COOL !

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.

[@Freefallpilot65]

Beer or piss in that bottle?

[@conservativesniperhunter7439]

Keeping them centered, well done F-Class John .

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.

[@joevollmer3037]

Congratulations John!

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.

[@adamguggisberg8813]

Congratulations John!!

[@jaymiller393]

Congratulations John!!!

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.