BFR & Orion Training Group – Team Sniper Competition – August 15-17
August 15 @ 3:00 pm - August 17 @ 5:00 pm
ANNUAL TEAM SNIPER COMPETITION
August 15-17, 2025
Ben Franklin Range
1130 Ridge Road, Templeton PA 16259
2 Person Team Event
$500 Team Entry Fee
Match Overview
- 2 day match
- 18-22 stages over one 3 mile course
- All stages are blind. You will have to find, range and engage targets within a time limit.
- Targets from 100-1200 yards
- Pistol targets 0-100 yards
- All rifle targets are steel
- Minimum Round count
- 200 rifle
- 200 carbine
- 100 pistol per team member (200 total per team)
- It is recommended to bring 500ish carbine due to high round counts. If you like to miss, bring extra ammo.
- Timeline:
- Registration on Friday, August 15: 3pm – 6pm
- Zero Sight on range Friday, August 15: 3pm-6pm
- Event Brief Friday, August 15: 6pm
- Tee Times will be posted at Registration
- Saturday, August 16: 0800-1500
- Sunday, August 17: 0800-1500
- Awards ASAP upon completion
- Team Definitions:
- Each team will have two shooters
- One shooter will be the “rifle” shooter and the other the “carbine”
- Targets identified as rifle only may only be engaged by the rifle shooter with his rifle and vice versa
- Competitors will at no time switch weapons unless specifically directed by staff
- Equipment:
- Individual competitors may use only one rifle during the match.
- There are two Classes, Open and Service.
- Open class Rifle Requirements:
- Minimum Caliber .243/6mm
- Maximum Caliber: 300wm
- Max muzzle velocity: 3200fps
- Ammo subject to chrono at any time
- Bolt action or Semi Auto
- Open Class Carbine Requirements:
- Minimum Caliber .223/5.56
- Maximum Caliber: 300wm
- Max muzzle velocity: 3200fps
- Ammo subject to chrono at any time
- Semi Auto
- Service Class Rifle Requirements:
- Minimum Caliber .243/6mm
- Maximum Caliber: 300wm
- Max muzzle velocity: 3200fps
- Ammo subject to chrono at any time
- Bolt action or Semi Auto
- NO WMLFRs
- Service Class Carbine Requirements:
- Acceptable calibers: .223/5.56 or .308/7.62 (No 243, 6mm, 6.5mm etc. You get NATO and you’re going to like it)
- Max muzzle velocity: 3200fps
- Ammo subject to chrono at any time
- Semi Auto
- NO WMLFRs
- All long guns must have a suitable sling for carrying the rifle hands-free.
- Pistols:
- 9mm-.45
- Max 1500fps.
- Cross Draw and Appendix Holsters prohibited
- Must carry holstered pistol at all times.
- Holsters must work. If your pistol falls out of the holster during any point in the competition that will result in a team DQ.
- All equipment (with the exception of clothing and food/water) that the team wants to use at any point in the competition must be carried for the duration of the competition.
- All gear must be off the ground (in your hands or bags) prior to time starting at any stage.
- Competitors are responsible for ROing the team behind them and must be prepared to spot hits or misses. You must have good binos/spotting scope (binos strongly recommended) and a stopwatch