Sedalia, MO – Team Lapua’s Keith Trapp is the 2022 F-Class Target Rifle (F-TR) National Champion. Trapp, a member of the USA Rifle Team F-TR, won the High-Master class and Grand Aggregate with a score of 1572-63X. Fellow US teammates Ian Klemm took 2nd and Tracy Hogg took 3rd.
The Desert Sharpshooters Rifle Club hosted over 150 competitors at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix, AZ with shooters competing in both F-Open and F-TR on October 20-23 for the F-Class Nationals.
Trapp also coached the winning squad, Tam USA F-TR Blue. Comprised of Kimberly Rowe, Tracy Hogg, Brad Suave, Luke Ramsey, and Ian Klemm, TEAM USA F-TR captured first overall, setting a new National Record of 796-40X.
“In order to win you must have the confidence in your ammunition,” commented Trapp. “This is why I use Lapua.”
F-TR rifles are required to be chambered in 308 Win/223 Rem and have an overall weight (including bipod and scope) of less than 18.18 pounds.
In Spring 2023, Trapp and his teammates will be representing the United States at the World Championships in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
