We are extremely pleased to include Bartlein Barrels as an official barrel sponsor of the U.S. F-Class Open Rifle Team.

Most of the top F-Class shooters in the world use Bartlein barrels or have some in their "stable". The attention to detail and quality of workmanship on these barrels is unbelievable! In the recent European Championships, nine out of the top 10 shooters used Bartlein barrels. Numerous world and U.S. national records are set on a regular basis with these barrels and we highly recommend them. We are lucky in the United States to have a company that produces such precisely crafted barrels.

Please visit Bartlein's web site to see a full selection of standard and custom barrels.

Visit: www.bartleinbarrels.com

We are very pleased to announce that Sierra Bullets has become a major sponsor of the U.S. F-Class Open Rifle Team.

Sierra makes a wide variety of bullets for all sports shooting applications, and their MatchKing® line is used by top shooters around the world and responsible for many national and international records being set.

Their new 7mm, 180 GR MatchKing® bullet sets new standards within their line of bullets and is extremely accurate. Thank you, Sierra, for your support!

Visit: www.sierrabullets.com

Numerous national and international records have been set with Berger bullets. Their consistency as well as reliability is the main reason that Benchrest shooters, F-Class shooters and match shooters all over the world use them. We are lucky to have a bullet company such as this in the U.S. with instant availability of numerous calibers through a Nationwide Distribution Network.

Berger continues to be a major sponsor of the U.S. F-Class Open Rifle Team and we are very appreciative of their support.

Visit: www.bergerbullets.com

Lapua cases are made in Finland using the highest grade of materials available.

When it comes to competitive match shooting, there usually is one simple consideration. Does Lapua make this caliber? If they do, then invariably the match shooters will pick Lapua cases over any other on the market.

It is our opinion that Lapua cases are the best cases available to the shooting public, period!

Visit: www.lapua.com

Krieger cut rifled barrels are amongst the most accurate barrels on the market and are used by many of the top shooters in the United States and around the world.

Dozens of national records have been set with Krieger barrels and they are generally the barrel of choice for most Benchrest gunsmiths and shooters. The quality control of Krieger is dependable, their tolerances tight and their barrels shoot more Xs than other brands.

Visit: www.kriegerbarrels.com

Since 1957, Schmidt & Bender has been devoted to one thing only: building the finest rifle scope money can buy!

Some companies build as many scopes in a week as Schmidt & Bender builds in a year. It is uncompromising quality, not quantity they are after. Whether you are a hunter, a marksman, a SWAT sniper or a soldier, sometimes you only have one chance to take a shot. You need absolutely the best scope on your gun.

Built in Germany, Schmidt & Bender uses the finest glass to offer incredible clarity whether it's dusk, dawn, or moonlight. Once you have looked through a Schmidt & Bender scope, you will be spoilt!

The U.S. F-Class Open Rifle Team is thankful to Schmidt & Bender for its generous support of our team and our sport.

Visit: www.schmidtbender.com

Grizzly Industrial, Inc. manufactures woodworking and metalworking machinery.

With over 1.2 million square feet at their three locations nationwide, Grizzly has the ability to deliver products to the end user in a matter of just a few days.

Hundreds of gunsmiths use Grizzly's gunsmith lathes to chamber barrels. In fact, the barrels used by Shiraz Balolia, Captain of the US Team, were chambered on the Grizzly G0509G gunsmith lathe.

Visit: www.grizzly.com

Nightforce was established in 1992 with one goal in mind: to build the finest riflescopes on the market. The same qualities that have made Nightforce the choice of professionals have now created a dedicating following among hunters and serious shooters.

Every single scope they sell is thoroughly inspected and tested by hand at their Idaho headquarters. Each is checked at 70 different points, and must pass a battery of tests that would, frankly, destroy a lesser-quality scope. When you receive your Nightforce scope, you can be assured that it is as close to absolutely perfect as is humanly possible.

Visit: www.nightforceoptics.com

Bore Tech has been a solid supporter of the U.S. F-Class Team for many years.

They make many different products and arguably, the best cleaning rods on the market today (Bore Stix). Almost the entire U.S. F-Class Open Team uses Bore Tech's Eliminator solvent for cleaning their barrels. It does an excellent job of removing the copper build-up in rifle barrels.

Visit: www.boretech.com

G.A. Precision, founded in 1999 by George Gardner, has built high quality rifles for over 300 police agencies and various departments of the Government. They also build high precision tactical competition rifles that have won many matches throughout the country. They recently built, at no cost to us, the tactical rifle being raffled by the U.S. F-Class Open Team, and we appreciate their support.

If you want a high end, accurate tactical gun, GAP is the company to contact.

Visit: www.gaprecision.com

Defiance Machine, led by Glen Harrison, builds high end rifle actions using the best aerospace certified materials available.

Having originally founded Nesika actions, Glen brings a lot of talent and experience to making actions that are built to consistent tolerances and designed to function flawlessly with extreme durability.

We are thankful to Glen for donating the action used in the Tactical rifle being raffled by the U.S. F-Class Open Team.

Visit: www.defiancemachine.com

Tom Manners is known in the industry for making top of the line, super strong, stiff and lightweight stocks. Manners has built a stellar reputation building a variety of tactical stocks that are much sought after.

Using state of the art manufacturing and space age materials, every stock is engineered and produced to withstand field abuse that is common to tactical rifles. They have a 100% lifetime satisfaction guarantee on their stocks. Now that is something!

We appreciate their support in providing the stock for the tactical gun raffle for our team.

Visit: www.mannersstocks.com

From aviation to fire trucks to industrial systems and the shooting community, Peltor is a name that is trusted and renowned for high quality and effective noise reduction as well as reliable communication.

We are very thankful for Peltor’s support of the U.S. F-Class Rifle Team.

Peltor designed a system specially for the coaches to use whereby they can communicate with each other without the extensive clutter when several shooters are firing at the same time.

Thank you Peltor! This system was tested with great effectiveness in Lodi against the European team where the U.S. team won the gold. It was also used in the 2009 World F-Class Championship in Bisley, England.

Visit: www.peltor.com

We are proud to announce that Kelbly's has become one of the supporters and sponsors of the U.S. F-Class Open Rifle Team.

Kelbly's is well known for their famous PANDA® action which is a favorite action of Benchrest shooters as well an action that is used by several members of the U.S. F-Class Open Rifle Team.

Kelbly's makes several different rifle actions, gun stocks, and also distributes the MARCH rifle scopes that have incredible optics.

The U.S. F-Class Open Rifle Team appreciates their support.

Visit: www.kelbly.com

The U.S. F-Class Open Rifle Team is proud to count Hodgdon Powder Company as a sponsor.

Almost every single shooter on our team uses Hodgdon powder, be it Varget, H4350, H4831SC, or H1000. These powders have proven to be very stable in different temperature ranges and provide the consistency required for extreme accuracy.

Check out their full selection of powders and load data on www.hodgdon.com

Renowned for their tactical sniper rifles, Surgeon also builds superb custom rifles for match shooters. Using CNC lathes capable of 0.0001" repeatable accuracy, every rifle that leaves their shop carries a 0.5 MOA guarantee, meaning that they are guaranteed to shoot less than 1/2" groups at a hundred yards. Most of their guns shoot much tighter groups, quite often 1/4".

Their actions are made of top aircraft grade billet stock and machined on 4 axis CNC mills to exacting tolerances. If you want a precision rifle built with top quality materials, Surgeon is it!