PRS Talk How would you shoot this?
- Thread starter Wheres-Waldo
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Assuming you can’t use a bipod or another support for the forearm of the rifle. I.E. the rifle has to be resting on the barricade:
If the rifle forearm and barrel will fit in the port, then use that as front support and pump pillow as rear bag. Shoot it prone.
If it won’t fit, lay the gun on its side at a 90 deg and use one of the calculators that will solve for canted rifle. If the intent is to lay the rifle on the side, the targets will probably be generous, so using a different calculator than you have your data trued in will probably work.
If the rifle forearm and barrel will fit in the port, then use that as front support and pump pillow as rear bag. Shoot it prone.
If it won’t fit, lay the gun on its side at a 90 deg and use one of the calculators that will solve for canted rifle. If the intent is to lay the rifle on the side, the targets will probably be generous, so using a different calculator than you have your data trued in will probably work.
Meh, if the target is big enough, you might have to and it will be fine.
Rifles only used to have stages where your barrel was required to rest on something. It doesn’t make as big a deal as people think if the target is close/big enough.
Original intent of matches were to mimic real life. You don’t always get to choose your rest and if you have to rest the barrel on something, while not ideal, so be it.
Then he better practice that way, otherwise he’ll find his shots hitting over the target more than likely.
just another fun thing to shoot from , would not care if it was 4xs larger AND YOU had to hang upside down , its still looks fun and my favorite words are used in it fun , shoot , my guns yea
No difference than needing to know dope for canted rifle.
Point is to be a good marksman, not just benchrest off barricades.
Lay the rifle on its side at ninety degrees and use the windage turret for elevation.
There’s some calculators out there that will solve for cant like lapua software.
It’s always good to have an app that will solve for it.
Doesn’t work exactly that simple because the rifle wasn’t zero’d that way.
While you will be using the windage turret, it will not be the same dope.
I shot the match this barricade was at. There was no gear restrictions. I adjusted bi pod height so it cleared the bottom of the hole and shot the 965 yard target prone with a rear bag. No problems. Went 2 for 3 because I was low on my first shot.
Awesome! Wish I could have gone, I was there last year.
Ja had it right, though you had to be careful not to rest your barrel or muzzle device on the barricade. I shot it the same way.
You would have liked it this year Sheldon, they definitely took a step forward with the match.
You would have liked it this year Sheldon, they definitely took a step forward with the match.
I'm sure, it was good last year too.
Congrats by the way, back to back podium finishes. Next year it's gonna be the Win!
I heard you lit it up Sunday Ja. Impressive especially given it seemed to be the tougher day of the two by score.
