We all had a great time in Pella. The Iowa guys are great hosts & great shooters. Also got to meet Eric (crow mag) and was even able to send several rounds downrange with his 338 Lapua Imp. specialty handgun. Recoil is less than a non-braked 15 inch 30-06 in an Encore. Put more rounds @ 1000 yards than ever before. They started a handgun class for us this time.
If you are interested, let us know.
Had a ton of fun hitting clay pigeons and bowling pins (Bowling with bullets?) @ 1000 yards.

What kind of scopes were they using?

Here is a little more info about the shoot itself.
We had four handgun shooters. We planned on having 5, but one guy couldn't get his 15 inch 30-06 Encore on at 1000 yards so he shot his Ruger #1 rifle in light and heavy class, but next time he will be ready to go in the handgun class. Three guys shot Center-Grip XP's and one shot a rear grip BAT action. The 3-XP's all were chambered in 6.5-284 (2-Broughton Barrels and 1 Krieger Barrel) and the BAT action was chambered in a 338 Lapua Improved (Newakwa). Best 5-shot group @ 1000 yds. by the handgunners was just over 9 inches (and he shot off of a Harris Bi-Pod). I also used my XP and competed in the "Light Rifle" class too. Hitting clay pigeons and bowling pins at 1000 yards is just a whole lot of fun. Can't wait to do it again. Guys, all I can say is that this is an addictive sport!
I set up Erik, my 10 yr. old son up on a steel target @ 600 yards and he was hammering it consistently with a 260 Rem M.O.A. Maximum. Yes, he had a great time and so did I. This is the first time I have ever shot in a 1000 yard competition, but it won't be my last. I expect I will try to have Erik set-up to shoot the handgun class next year some time. I have a 6.5-284 barrel for the MOA that should work good for him.
My 2 best groups for the day were right at 11.5 and 13.5 inches (5-shot groups). I didn't win for group, but I did win for score. This is the only club that I know of that has a handgun class for 1000 yard matches. This a family friendly environment. They even had a fun 100 yard shoot on Friday afternoon. If you get there around noon on Friday you can shoot all afternoon at 1000 at clay pigeons(and several bowling pins). Next time I will have several other handguns set-up for 1000 yd and see how they do.
Here is their web page http://www.iowa1000ydbenchrest.com/
To my knowledge they will continue the handgun class. They also have a stock class (rifle).
I would be glad to give anyone interested an idea of what to expect and what they would need to go and shoot. Eric (Crow MAg), is a lot more informed in this area since he is an accomplished rifle shooter and has been doing this for awhile. Since this shoot is always on a Saturday it allows me to get back to Hutch for Sunday services. Next time I will leave immeadiately after my last relay so I can get back at a more reasonable time. If you live within a 6 or 7 hour drive of Pella, IA I would highly recommend you give it a try.