The winner of the World Long Range TR Team Championship is awarded the Palma trophy.

Starting at the 1999 Palma and Individual Long Range World Championship in South Africa, representatives of 14 countries met and a formed a steering committee to form the foundation of an international organization to become the successor of the Palma Council.

The first Palma match was contested by teams from the U.S., Australia, Canada, Scotland and Ireland (with muzzle-loading rifles at that time).

The matches continued to the late 1920s, and the trophy was eventually lost in Washington DC around the outbreak of WW2.

The bolt-action rifles are to ICFRA TR specification (either .308 Winchester or .223 Remington are allowed) and fire Match Grade ammunition using a 155 or 90 grain bullet respectively using micrometer aperture (iron) sights.

F-Class was started in Canada by the late George "Farky" Farquharson after whom the class is named.

[6] He is in the DCRA Hall of Fame in the Builder category for those members who have made a truly lasting impact on the Association.

[10] Special shooting jackets are permitted, which can increase the stability of the shooter, reduce movement of the firearm due to pulse, help with consistent recoil management and provide padding for the elbows against the ground.

Because of the tension of the sling and the weight of the rifle, it is common to use a padded shooting glove in the support hand for comfort.

US competitions designated 'Palma' often allow bullets heavier than 155 grain; the world championship Palma match does not.

The reason for limiting bullet weights in the fullbore discipline of target rifle is to level the playing field and make the competition about physical and wind reading skills instead of about equipment.

Surprisingly, the little .223 does just a well as a .308, but it is difficult to find a load and a rifle that will shoot competitively, because of the precision there needs to be.

The most important use of the spotting scope is reading the wind by watching mirage downrange, which is easier with higher magnification.

In the Team Matches the course is fired twice over two successive days: for the Individual TR Championship three times plus a 'final' – an additional 15 shots at 1000 yards for the top 10 scorers to date.

The scoring is based on points, with the object to place shots as close to the center or "Bull" as possible.