Yup, way the fuck up north. Even well subscribed matches in the Vancouver area and the pacific NW struggle to break 40 shooters. This fall I’ve basically moved past the match travel comp game. No fun, too expensive in time&$$, results are irrelevant really. I will probably get a buddy or 2 to team up for a couple cool interesting matches a year I think. NRL Hunter style mostly. Regular PRS style we will squad with whoever the least experienced shooters are if we have a choice.
Jerry is no joke. I almost bought a 783 is an auction the other day.Be honest, you got tired of getting beat by Jerry and his Rem 783s
That's the way I was with skeet... except I had been doing it over 40 years (NSSA competition less than half that). After the debacle of my last match - culminating in a twice-repeated "jam" on the last stage caused by leaving the
chamber flag in (no points match so they let me reshoot), I was about ready to quit.
No offense. There's other shooting sports that are fun to watch. This game is two shooters side by side standing. On the command, drop and hit 3 uneven distance targets faster than the other guy. Winner moves on.
Jump to the 4:45 min mark unless you want to see the people who aren't too bored to come watch. At 4:45 you can watch the non boring shooting getting going. Here it's start in prone, rapid fire unknown distance shooting at a single target with rifles that don't use muzzle brakes and irons. Where semi auto mil shooters can compete right next to civilian bolt gun shooters. Multiple shooters on the line simultaneously. Most impacts in the short time span wins. Typically the bolt guns are faster.
No way they could implement some kind picture in picture for context in PRS/NRL/22 videos....its never been done. Nevermind this video being 10yrs old.
But them there’s the guy who practicers like all get out and finished 100 out of 100. some have inborn skill, some don’t some are aged old men who should have retired 20 years ago but can’t, (because spending a few months on the couch watching ophra while waiting to die is about as much fun to some as getting a tooth drilled by the dentist without novocaine.)
What have you won that you couldn’t buy outright using reprogrammed match / match preparation funds?
I get the principal, I just don’t value it, or participation trophies.
My point is that many of the high level competitors complaining about not getting to walk the table early do so while stating that it is their right, because the sport is expensive and they wouldn’t be able to compete as much if they couldn’t sell their table prizes. Because, you know, it’s not expensive for anyone else.
Super Bowl champs should get the first round draft picks. Teams that place last should pick last…
No, the rings are analogous to trophies. I’ve seen a ton of pics of guy and ladies hoisting rifle match trophies. Hell, I have a season trophy here somewhere. You want a reward for your hard work? Grab that 1st place trophy.
I agree. I said this before, get rid of prize tables altogether. The fuckin things cause more drama than the Days of Our Lives for fuck sakes. Trophies for the winners and move on. The sense of entitlement from some of the people out there is laughable.
Having put on and directed matches and seen shooting sports come and go, the longest lived ones have pros with industry sponsorship. (Or were legitimate national or Olympic sports) The flash in the Pan sorts, were strictly amateur. Proud of it they were….were is the key word.
Man, that first vid started cool. And then devolved into extreme shilling.
Phil V is interesting as always.
So, rewatched the first vid with minimal fast-fwd.
I understand supporting the companies that provide expensive stuff. The problem is, that means only the very wealthy are honest in their reviews.
Not necessarily. You probably won’t be a full-time reviewer and quit your day job, though.
This is a classic "base class" propaganda video which only fools and idiots believe.
Pffffhhhh!!!
