Shot my first PRS match

[punkur67]

I shot my first precision rife competition at Pala shooting range on Sunday. I went out Saturday to get my rifle and gear dialed in. Then Sunday was the big day. PRS match was fun today. I learned how much I suck and some equipmet and shooter issues to address. My glasses fogged up real bad on the first stage because of my stupid mask. I could not see anything the first stage. I stopped wearing them after that stage and things improved. Then I had mag feeding issues on almost all the other stages. I need to tweak my feed lips more to get them to feed correctly. I feel I left a ton on the table due to the mag issues alone. The stage i got the mag feeding smooth on I shot well. There will be improvements next month for sure.

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[ilovesprig]

A mask while shooting?....

 

[punkur67]

A mask while shooting?....

They said it would be strictly enforced

 

[NBK]

Way to get out there. I would like to come an watch a PRS match sometime (after hunting season). What brand magazines do you have?

 

[punkur67]

Way to get out there. I would like to come an watch a PRS match sometime (after hunting season). What brand magazines do you have?

The matches are the 4th Sunday each month at Pala. I went to watch the first time and wrote a list of things to expect and things to buy.
I have MDT AICS mags. I got one shooting good by tweaking the feed lips but the other 2 were still not working properly. They kept jamming the round in to the feed ramp.

 

[NBK]

The matches are the 4th Sunday each month at Pala. I went to watch the first time and wrote a list of things to expect and things to buy.
I have MDT AICS mags. I got one shooting good by tweaking the feed lips but the other 2 were still not working properly. They kept jamming the round in to the feed ramp.

Get some "Accurate" magazines. They are as good as it gets.

 

[punkur67]

Get some "Accurate" magazines. They are as good as it gets.

What about Accuracy International? That seems to be the go to for most of the guys I talked to. The MDT should work for my .308, I have read the 6mm and 6.5mm can be finicky with the MDTs

 

[Aeon]

don't feel bad, first time i shot pala i got schooled so bad i felt like a newbie....well ok i was one at the prs stuff. i was like... umm so it was 800, 600, 200 or was that 300 and wait where is the 600 yard target, crap that is the 700. so yeah i got spanked but it was fun

i think SMGC is getting back up at the base! hope to get the dasher out soon

 

[punkur67]

don't feel bad, first time i shot pala i got schooled so bad i felt like a newbie....well ok i was one at the prs stuff. i was like... umm so it was 800, 600, 200 or was that 300 and wait where is the 600 yard target, crap that is the 700. so yeah i got spanked but it was fun

i think SMGC is getting back up at the base! hope to get the dasher out soon

I definitely am happy with the experience. I expected to show up and place last. I really wanted to find any equipment flaws and figure out what I need to work on.

 

[punkur67]

Shot my second match today. I got 39th place last month, 21st this month. I'm happy

 

[TeamRoper]

Wheres the target pics? I wanna see what u did?

 

[punkur67]

Wheres the target pics? I wanna see what u did?

Only shoot steel in the match but I saw a couple bucks and a few doe on the range

 

[punkur67]

Shot my 3rd match today. I am stoked that I tied for 5th place. I am very happy with my improvements

 

[WaterDog]

Very nice! From 39th down to 5th, you the man!

 

[punkur67]

Very nice! From 39th down to 5th, you the man!

Thanks. Doing what I can. My first match i got 13 hits, second match was 19, and today I made 40.

 

[TeamRoper]

Wow. Skills o plenty.
Sounds like yer on your way to a win. Keep up the good work.gj mr.

 

[Aeon]

nice job @punkur67 how do they run their matches. are you shooting off random barricades and other things?

 

[punkur67]

nice job @punkur67 how do they run their matches. are you shooting off random barricades and other things?

Different obstacles and baracades at each stage. We shot 6 stages today.
1) multiple benches 1 round each bench all offhand
2) 5 positions on and under a log
3) tank trap with multiple positions
4) prs baracade wall multiple positions
5) railroad tie wall with port holes and multiple positions
6) prone with multiple targets from 200-1018 yards

 

[just_ducky_1]

Stay focused in those targets that return fire! They’re the best!

 

[Aeon]

Different obstacles and baracades at each stage. We shot 6 stages today.
1) multiple benches 1 round each bench all offhand
2) 5 positions on and under a log
3) tank trap with multiple positions
4) prs baracade wall multiple positions
5) railroad tie wall with port holes and multiple positions
6) prone with multiple targets from 200-1018 yards

very cool..i super want to come out once duck is over