I thought it would be nice to learn from peoples unexpected problems when shooting PRS competitions. Please share.
I'll start with one...
I was shooting from a stack of plastic culverts 90 degrees to the direction of the tubes. I was shooting a Cadex in 308.
After a shot or two, my magazine unexpectedly fell apart. I didn't know why at first, but all my ammo dumped so I changed to a fresh mag and continued.
Another shot or two later, the same thing happened again.
As it turned out, the grooves in the culvert were the perfect width apart to strip the floor plate off the mag during recoil.
I had to take better care to make sure the mag was not against the tube. A light recoiling rifle may not have had a problem here.
It also got me to thinking about some sort of secondary locking system to ensure the floor plate cannot unintentionally move.
What unexpected problems have you had?
I'll start with one...
I was shooting from a stack of plastic culverts 90 degrees to the direction of the tubes. I was shooting a Cadex in 308.
After a shot or two, my magazine unexpectedly fell apart. I didn't know why at first, but all my ammo dumped so I changed to a fresh mag and continued.
Another shot or two later, the same thing happened again.
As it turned out, the grooves in the culvert were the perfect width apart to strip the floor plate off the mag during recoil.
I had to take better care to make sure the mag was not against the tube. A light recoiling rifle may not have had a problem here.
It also got me to thinking about some sort of secondary locking system to ensure the floor plate cannot unintentionally move.
What unexpected problems have you had?