PRS Talk Also shot my 1st PRS match

[pga43]

Shot my very 1st Precision Rifle match today at Prince range in Louisana (LAPRC). I really enjoyed myself and had a great time shooting with squad 9. While it was my 1st match shooting, I've photographed a lot of matches. The course of fire was very challenging but very fair course of fire.

I had 5 goals for this match but I really only told a few what the 1st 4 goals were.
#1 - be safe, don't do anything that might get me DQ and I feel I accomplished that (I didn't get DQ'd so I did accomplish it).

#2 - have fun and I really did. The heart was really racing on my 1st stage when I heard engage but the other eight stages I felt comfortable.

#3 - was learn and man did I learn a lot. Shooting on the clock, learning to build postions, remembering to dial the right elevation, grabbing the right bag for the stage, getting the bipod set up correctly, remembering to move to the next target and not shoot the same one out of order cuz those impacts don't count. All things that I can go back over my notes on the course of fire sheet and practice.

#4 - make impacts and while I didn't light it up by any stretch of the imagination, I did make impacts - 22 impacts out of 89 shots to be exact!

And my #5 goal but I didn't tell anyone for fear of jinxing myself was to not zero any stages. There were no zeros!

And not that finishing last would be the toughest thing to deal with but I didn't finish last.

For a 65 year old, who's been shooting a rifle for less than two years I was very happy with how I did.

Now I have to make a tough decision on my new barrel, stay with 6.5 creedmoor or go with a 6mm creedmoor.

Now I need to practice more on the clock, as well as practice off of a lot of different props (rocks, spools, tires, tank traps, ladders, gates, barricades, etc) learning to build solid, stable positions and get ready for the GAP Grind.

Thx

Greg

 

[Danrobberg]

That’s awesome. We all owe you a massive debt of gratitude for the outstanding pictures you take during matches. Very happy to see you shooting a rifle and good luck at the grind!!

 

[Rugster]

Awesome to see you jump in Greg. You do such a fantastic job shooting awesome pictures of us, but it’s great to see you sending rounds on the clock. Glad you had fun!

 

[shooterb]

Now I have to make a tough decision on my new barrel, stay with 6.5 creedmoor or go with a 6mm creedmoor.

The eternal question. I like my 6.5, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't go back and forth with changing to a 6mm round.

 

[Olen_4504]

Good job Greg - glad you enjoyed yourself and went home with some take-aways. Keep it up!

 

[acudaowner]

glad you had fun , learning can be fun .missed the photos i think but sounds like a good time .

 

[pga43]

glad you had fun , learning can be fun .missed the photos i think but sounds like a good time .

If you shoot PRS and are on Facebook the photos are posted on the regional FaceBook page for that match.

Greg

 

[Sheldon N]

Glad you could do it! I bet that the participation and knowing the sport from the "inside" are going to make your photos even better.

 

[Bugzlife19]

Don’t chase calibers until you really need too. You can learn a ton with a 6.5 and the slight xtra recoil will help train your fundamentals. So when you do make the switch. I shot .308 for a year when I started. It thought me to focus more on those fundamentals so when I switched to a 6 I really felt like I was getting the full advantage of the round and not using it as a crutch to gain a few points. Actually switching back in forth between. 6BRa for comps and .308 for training now.

 

[atepointer]

Man that's awesome! I am so excited to immerse into PRS. I know bagging up on a bench is going to get old very quickly, plenty of learning challenges there, but the activity/movement, changing demands of PRS really excites me. Know I have mountains to learn, but in the end will become a more well rounded rifleman learning all those skill sets. gotta start somewhere everyone is a newb at some point!

 

[Blitzy]

Glad you gave it a try! Getting up to the line and making hits despite racing nerves is the best part for me as a new shooter.