I was looking at a thread "What the pro's use" in the bolt gun forum and was wondering if you guys, who shoot matches, still prefer a bolt gun or is your precision semi-auto your work horse.
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I believe that I read at a local match, you had to police your brass before moving to the next firing position. That would be a bit slow with a gasser as well, unless you ran a brass catcher of some sort. Sounded to me like that particular MD didn't "want" the gassers to play. Just my opinion, I'm wrong a lot.
75+% of the PRS matches ARE non-prone. heck, last year i shot them with a 29" barrel with a suppressor on the end.
edit: heh yeah, it was a bit much. i've dialed back to 26" now. shrinkage
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If you are new to the game a gas gun can be a disadvantage, for many reasons.I've been seriously considering going with a DPMS rather than a bolt gun for a variety of reasons one of which being Remington doesn't offer anything in 6.5 creedmoor the cartridge I'd like to use.
Poor long range performance compared to what?
What cartridge can you feed out of a gasser that runs better?
The biggest advantage a bolt gun has is when you get into the magnum calibers for when you need to really reach out there.
6.5 CM is a rock star inside 1000-1100 yards.
Curious about the same - I thought 6.5CM WAS the route to go for a ranged gasser (260 mag length issues).Poor long range performance compared to what?
What cartridge can you feed out of a gasser that runs better?
The biggest advantage a bolt gun has is when you get into the magnum calibers for when you need to really reach out there.
6.5 CM is a rock star inside 1000-1100 yards.
Ask Mike, he ran a 6.5 gas gun last year.Curious about the same - I thought 6.5CM WAS the route to go for a ranged gasser (260 mag length issues).
1) A bolt gun in the same caliber.
2) .308
6.5 CM is a rock star inside of 1000 with a 27" barrel, slow powders and heavy bullets.
1) A bolt gun in the same caliber.
2) .308
6.5 CM is a rock star inside of 1000 with a 27" barrel, slow powders and heavy bullets.
Curious about the same - I thought 6.5CM WAS the route to go for a ranged gasser (260 mag length issues).
If you want more accurate information than the ability to 'reach out there', performance described as 'rock star' or a friend's ability to 'blister', then call George. He builds 6.5 gas guns. He'll tell you what works and what doesn't.... he blisters stuff out to 1000.
If you want more accurate information than the ability to 'reach out there', performance described as 'rock star' or a friend's ability to 'blister', then call George. He builds 6.5 gas guns. He'll tell you what works and what doesn't.
Guess my only beef is just go out and shoot one or two and you will find out pretty quick what your favorites are...I have both but prefer a gasser in 260 but this is kinda like the chevy vs ford argument alot of guys thats been running bolts for there career are not going to change over so easy I love shooting both styles of guns but in the end comes down to personal preference.
I have struggled with this forever and still think it is determined by COF. I think I was top gasser in the 12 Grind at 27th and had a 0 point stage thanks to being a Dumb S$$ that you just cant come back from at this level. I ran a GAP 10 in 6 creed. This led me to believe it was doable so I took it to the BRAWL this year but have no Idea how it would have worked due to competing with a mixed lot of borrowed ammo thanks to FED EX! Guess I will run the gasser in the Grind again to try to make a point.
i don't think the issue is guys running bolts for their career and being stubborn. Some years I shoot more rounds in my ARs than I have rounds in my lifetime through a bolt. I love gas guns. I love 3gun matches. (except the shotgun) I just don't think i would score as many points with a gas gun as I do with a bolt.