Hi everyone,
I'm from the Northern VA area (North of the armpit of NoVA; where there is still rural settings and I can shoot outside without people losing their minds).
This is my first post on Sniper's Hide and I just wanted to introduce myself and disclose that I'm brand spanking new to the PRS world. A buddy of mine has introduced me to the world of precision shooting and I can say that I definitely want to make the jump and get a rifle and setup of my own and start learning the ropes.
My long range experience prior to right now was using bolt-action rifles for hunting purposes. I never really shot more than 300 yards and would always just guesstimate my holds through a standard 1.5-8x rifle scope with a plain crosshair reticle. This past weekend my buddy took me out and showed me the ropes with his 6.5 CM Bergara setup that he has and I was absolutely floored by the amount of math and calculation that went into shooting past 300 yards. I was also floored with how precise he could shoot using his data to dial his scope and make the shot. He made shooting 700 yards look easy.
I guess the real point of this post is just to seek some sage advice from some of the veterans of the PRS world. I own zero equipment for long range shooting, so suggestions on routes to take to get myself a rifle setup as well as any necessary gear would be much appreciated. I don't want to make ill-informed purchases and come to regret it later on.
I should also mention that I am a high school teacher, so the dollar signs need to stay as small as possible since I don't get paid very much (I know that's not very helpful; I've heard that making the initial jump into the PRS world is expensive no matter how you slice it).
Thanks in advance for any advice and help!
I'm from the Northern VA area (North of the armpit of NoVA; where there is still rural settings and I can shoot outside without people losing their minds).
This is my first post on Sniper's Hide and I just wanted to introduce myself and disclose that I'm brand spanking new to the PRS world. A buddy of mine has introduced me to the world of precision shooting and I can say that I definitely want to make the jump and get a rifle and setup of my own and start learning the ropes.
My long range experience prior to right now was using bolt-action rifles for hunting purposes. I never really shot more than 300 yards and would always just guesstimate my holds through a standard 1.5-8x rifle scope with a plain crosshair reticle. This past weekend my buddy took me out and showed me the ropes with his 6.5 CM Bergara setup that he has and I was absolutely floored by the amount of math and calculation that went into shooting past 300 yards. I was also floored with how precise he could shoot using his data to dial his scope and make the shot. He made shooting 700 yards look easy.
I guess the real point of this post is just to seek some sage advice from some of the veterans of the PRS world. I own zero equipment for long range shooting, so suggestions on routes to take to get myself a rifle setup as well as any necessary gear would be much appreciated. I don't want to make ill-informed purchases and come to regret it later on.
I should also mention that I am a high school teacher, so the dollar signs need to stay as small as possible since I don't get paid very much (I know that's not very helpful; I've heard that making the initial jump into the PRS world is expensive no matter how you slice it).
Thanks in advance for any advice and help!
