I think it's a good idea Les.

When I bought my latest Short Range Bench Rest rifle (BAT+ Scoville) from a fellow shooter (great rifle, thanks John!!) we transferred the ownership at the local gun shop. The shop assistant looked at the rifle and exclaimed “Struth. What sort of gun is that”. I went to a different gun shop when I was sourcing a suitable gun bag. The salesman said “That thing is more scope than rifle”.

Unfortunately, anyone wanting to explore target shooting may struggle to get informed guidance from the local gun shop. Searching the pages of the SSAA magazine is no better. There is very little accessible information on SRBR – unless you know what you are looking for - and there is the rub.

For somebody to be drawn to SRBR they need to be inspired by it, they need to be attracted to it, to be intrigued by it. Perhaps a bit of marketing is required. I feel that an ongoing dedicated page/section/subsection could be allocated in the body of the SSAA magazine with QR codes (or similar) that would link to:

• the Benchrest Australia web site: https://benchrestaustralia.com/
• the SSAA Benchrest website: https://www.ssaa.org.au/disciplines/all-disciplines/benchrest/  
• a SRBR promo of some type – here is an Irish example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV0xpeImY-I

Hopefully this would give inquisitive shooters the what, when and where of SRBR as a sport, and also the necessary details/links/contacts for their local club shoots. They can then come along to a shoot knowing some background information, ask questions to further their knowledge, and perhaps try a SRBR rifle as Les suggested.

sorry mate i missed this post still getting used to the site great advice an I will follow this up. 

cheers and really appreciate the ideas 

Les