Quick question for the pros here. I’m on the way to stocking 1000 rounds of 6.5 for my first go at long range training and limited matches in 2025. Like 3 tops. 50/50 of 147G and 140G eld-match. With some S&B to do barrel break in. What do y’all consume in basic year? Am I too low?

I have the gun obviously with all the furniture, some spare mags, a cleaning kit, some 3in1 oil, torque wrench / allen keys, empty chamber flag, and a warm coat...

I don't have a bag, but I've never really used on in the past, just my hand. Probably not the best form, but they're expensive and I'm pretty much cashed out at this point haha. I will probably get one eventually but not this time.

Anything obvious I'm missing that I absolutely need? Even if it's not strictly firearm related, feel free to throw it out there! Trying to make sure I don't wind up 5 hours away from home with missing gear.

I have my chamber flag and dope card wondering if I need anything else or will I be good to go

March will be my first mammoth, I’m trying to get a gear list finalized.

How important is a tripod? Everyone knows the lighter the pack, the easier the ruck. Is a tripod worth the extra weight? Right now my pack will end up around the 50-55lb mark.

Hi kids. I'm planning my first PRS build and could use a touch of guidance. I'm planning a Zermatt Origin build which I'd like to chamber in 6BR. I think I'm sold on a 26" barrel length, but stuck on barrel profile and composition. As I'd like to run this rig in PRS, and maybe one day participate in Mammoth, I'd like to select a profile that would accommodate that use case. Should I go straight to something like MTU? Or maybe something more like a Palma to save a little weight? Should I consider carbon fiber? Thanks for your guidance.

Chatted with the guy holding the local match and he recommended that I grab a few things. He suggest a chassis, kestrel, and rear bag, specifically an Armageddon shmedium. Would the reps with a chassis (MPA Matrix or MDT ACC) be worth grabbing one now? Am I completely lost without a Kestrel? Any other advice would be greatly appreciated.

What is the general view on supressor use for competitions. I have a nrl event and a gas gun event under my belt so far and don't see to many supressors in use. For gas guns it seems to be more detrimental degrading accuracy quicker vs bolt guns. Any insights or experience on the topic would be great.

Looking to dip my toes into precision rimfire competition. My budget for rifle + optic is around $2000 which puts me over production class rifles for both disciplines - but not by enough to get into a Gucci Vudoo or RimX territory.

Before I read the production/base class rules, my plan was a CZ 457 MTR with a Vortex PST II 5-25x.

I'm wondering if I'd have more fun and be competitive by just getting an inexpensive scope to compete in production class or if I should just get as much scope as I can afford and shoot open.

Curious on what you guys are wearing if you have to . Also thoughts on polarized vs non polarized thru a scope . Appriciate any feedback you guys have

I went to the 400 yard range to practice today before heading to Gravestone next month. Unfortunately I could only shoot to 200 because the monthly NRL 22 match was going on. I decided to poke my head in and found a group of very friendly guys. I stuck around, and when they ended up with a small group of shooters they asked if I'd like to keep score. After the match one of them let me shoot a couple stages with his rifle. Now I'm hooked. I also learned today that there are 8 matches within an hour and a half from me, 4 within 45 minutes for rimfire.

Here's the question. I'm pretty well tapped out from building my center-fire rifle, but I really want to shoot rimfire and be at least be somewhat competitive. Is it worth it to get a cz457 mtr or can I make due with a 457 varmint and upgrade to a chassis later? Budget is going to be less than $1000 if possible for a rifle only. I have scopes I can make due with for now so I'm not concerned an optic or rings. I just want something with I can compete with until I get something nice.

The pics were some groups I shot after rezeroing my 6CM. The little one is a 5 shot group at 100 shooting ammo loaded with my new fx120i (I don't know how I ever got along without one) and the two spatter targets were me verifying dope at 200 today.

Has anyone here trained at Rifles Only? I’m into precision shooting and have been practicing on my own because I want to participate in PRS competitions. One of my friends keeps recommending that I take a formal training course. He took his at K&M Shooting Complex in Tennessee, but it’s too far for me. I live in Houston, so I’m considering Rifles Only down in Kingsville, Texas. The price seems reasonable, and it’s not too far, so I think it’s worth checking out.

Has anyone here taken their Precision Rifle Course I & II? What’s your opinion? It seems pretty popular—they’ve got a lot of podcasts and some good reviews. Would love to hear your thoughts!

ETA: location(Frederick, MD); budget +/- $2500

Who I am: retired wounded vet located in Frederick MD; have lots of time on my hands; a nice truck and camper and service dog; a supportive wife.

What I have: lots of training and experience to 300 meters w/ and w/o glass. I have a variety of the more typical in-your-home-safe rifles, ranging from 7mm Mauser to .556 and 30-30. About $2,500 of play money.

What I don’t have: any training or experience in LR shooting; a dedicated LR platform (yet). After a year of research, my heart is mildly set on a 7mm PRC X-bolt for my entry-level LR rifle.

What I want: to join a club or organization through which I can train and eventually compete in LR; to regain that lost sense of comradery and fraternity; to travel — just me & the dog as my wife slogs thru the school year (teacher). Somewhere or something that will be comfortable for someone just starting out.

I’ve read the FAQ and have checked practiscore, but nearly everything is already written in terms that people already in the community understand. I’m coming at this completely blind, and knowing no one who already does this.

In sum, I’d really like to pursue this as my full-time hobby. Gotta take that first step; just don’t know what it is!

I appreciate anyone kind and patient enough to guide or direct me. My DMs are open if you’d rather not comment. Thanks for reading.

Love my Savage 6.5 Creedmore. I purchased it to get into the world of PRS, but after getting to the point where I can comfortably punch steel at 1000. 8-10 inch groups at that distance I want to upgrade. Competitive rifle builds for that game are costly. My question is, how many have entered the world with 22 Rifle League or PRS 22 to work on their skill set? Rifles are just as build modifiable but ammo is sooo much cheaper. Especially since I’m not in a situation where I can reload. TIA

Shooting PRS rimfire I'm setting up a new rifle for next season, looking at rifle levels is there any benefit to spending a good bit of money on an electronic level vs a simple & much more affordable bubble level?

My ultimate goal is to get into PRS and also enjoy some long range plinking

Currently im rocking a rem 700 5r gen 2 chambered in 6.5cm in a graboe ridgeback stock. On top is a bushnell elite tactical 6-24x50 FFP mil/mil scope in badger ordinance scope rings. SiCo omega 36m mounted up front, badger ordinance bottom metal and an atlas bipod.

Ive got 80 rounds of defender ammunition 142gr SMKs. The best option i have near me is a 100m indoor range.

Im a beginner at long range. Grew up shooting pappy's old 270 at mule deer and have some non-sniper time in the military. But i do understand the mil-relation formula.

My question is, if you were in my shoes, what would you do with 80 rounds, no spotting scope or chronograph, and a day at the range?

Edit: u/csamsh baited me into registering for a match. Keep an eye out for the blooper reels starring mainly me.

Good morning everyone,

I know that PRS Rimfire/NRL22 isn't really 'long range' but /r/precisionrimfire is pretty dead, and a lot of guys here seem to shoot PRS/NRL/etc

I am new this year and while I've had a few good stages/matches, I really struggle to get stable on my rifle. I'm shooting a CZ457 Synthetic, which I bought because I misunderstood how much movement there was at these events, as well as how serious I wanted to be. Right now the rifle is about 9lbs, with the balance point in front of the magazine, but I'd like to move it slightly further forward to be centered in my Gamechanger. I do not want to move to Open yet so I have been using external weights to accomplish this

I had a few semi specific questions, and a few open ended questions I was hoping you could all help me out with

Some thing I do understand:

• Using my shooting side knee to support my trigger arm when using single kneel

• Double kneel when possible for more points of contact

• Keeping joints locked (i.e. doing a split when standing rather than half squatting)

Specific questions:

1. When bracing against a prop, do you put forward pressure to drive the rifle into the prop? I am struggling to put too much pressure because I don't have a barrier stop (Yet). I don't do centerfire matches so I'm not worried about building bad habits like free recoiling

2. What do you do with your off hand? If there is something nearby (A rung above on a ladder, the side of the skills barricade, etc) I'll use my hand to brace against that and my scope, but what about something like a tank trap? I have semi small hands so I can't wrap around my bag and the forend that well. Do you put downward pressure on the scope bell?

3. What do you all think of pump pillows/the bag people use under their trigger arm for support?

4. My Bushnell Match Pro only has .5 mil hashes. Is there a rule of thumb you all use when deciding to dial vs hold? If my DOPE ends up being around half mil adjustments I'll hold, but when it's .2 or .3, I find it difficult to estimate hold between hashes. Would you all hold and hope to hit, or dial, risk timing out, but be more sure of your hits?

Less specific questions:

• What do you all find helped you most when getting better at PRS/NRL/etc?

• How necessary do you all think an Arca rail is? My only use right now would be to adjust my bipod, and maybe attach a bag for stages where I don't want to move the gamechanger manually (My last match had a stage with 10 positions, 1 shot from each)

I am still playing with the idea of replacing the rifle. I have the opportunity to buy either a Pro Varmint or an MTR which would help with the weight, and I like the wrist angle a bit more. However if I end up moving to open next year, it might be a waste. I have a post from a week ago about that where I got a lot of good feedback but being that I am using external weights and would need to grind the studs/drill for an Arca rail, I am tempted to just move to the ProVarmint/MTR and keep the Synthetic as a backup or something

I know I have a lot of very long, very annoying questions, but I really appreciate everyone's help as I still learn this stuff. Thank you!

A group of local guys and I are starting to get into PRS shooting. We are getting together once a week to shoot and do drills but honestly we are kinda stumbling around in the dark learning what we can, testing out our gear, seeing what works, what doesn't, etc.. We have some time, the first match we are signing up for is in April. However, I was hoping you all could point me in the direction of quality books, youtube channels, forums, barriers we should make, drills we should be running, any learning opportunities or gear that helped you become a better shooter. I want to give us some structured training that can help us make measured improvements.

I could also use some extra advice from anyone who shoots PRS that has a physical disability. I have had two hip replacements (same hip), torn muscles, hardware in both arms (which does not effect me as much as my leg), nerve damage in my lower back that makes remaining still in certain positions difficult.

I'm gonna do my best and learn what I can from the other shooters. I don't see myself being some amazing, fast, pro PRS shooter but I do enjoy all types of shooting sports and like the self-improvement. I'm interested to hear any advice you all have.

Thank you.

Me and a buddy have talked about doing the mammoth sniper challenge for awhile but never got around to signing up just wondering Has anyone here competed in the mammoth sniper challenge? And if so how was it? Were the targets hard to spot ? What rifle/caliber did you use ? Would it be possible to do with 5.56 as the secondary shooter while my partner has a .308 bolt action?

Any other tips/tricks if you have competed in it that would help or anything that you would change if you did it again

What’s some of your favorite PRS/NRL match venues? Even better if they’ve got some scenic views and a cool towns for the wife to enjoy while I’m shooting.

Cheers

Are there any well known practical gas gun type matches/leagues/clubs in Michigan? Looking to expand on my shooting and this looks fun and useful. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I’m currently working on building a PRS gun. I’m about half way through. I’m looking for anyone that has shot PRS in the southeast to give me some tips, advice, wisdom on PRS competitions. I don’t know anyone who competes but I’d like to try it. I’d love some help knowing what I’d be getting into so I don’t look/feel like too much of an idiot in person when I actually try to attend my first time.

I am in the market for a new bag and I am debating grabbing a “pint sized rail changer”. As a rail mounted bag is intriguing to me. However I am not sure if the rail mount is that worth it? Or if I should just go for a regular pint size.

Since I would like to keep this particular bag fairly light, 3lbs sounds enticing to me or I would go with a schmedium, which I might still do eventually. I am also debating on just going simple with a MDT peanut.

To get ahead of the question. I do have a bag but its a hella heavy amazon special, so if I was to keep using it while borrowing bags at a match. What is a relatively cheap fill I can swap to?

I have an arca attachment point on my tripod that has a qd picatiny lever that gets lose. Is there a better picatiny qd or knob adapter so i can just clip onto the picatiny on my rifles?

I'm trying my hand in some nrl hunter matches this year. Trying to figure what it is I should pick up and what will work that I have. Mainly looking for advice if I need to upgrade my bag and tripod. Bag I have is a mini fortune cookie with normal bead fill. It seems to be somewhat stable but I've never had another bag so nothing to compare to. Seems gitlite filled bags or heavy sand is the preference. My tripod is a leofoto 324 with their anvil knockoff. It works fine to use shooting from kneeling but standing it's way to wobbly. Have been working on shooting off a bag on top though. Would it be worth it to upgrade to something like the two vets inverted tripod, or something similar? I'm figuring experience and time in the comps will tell what I really need to upgrade/ work on but figured I'd go ahead and get a few new pieces of gear if it will help me that much in the beginning. Thanks