Shot my first team match last weekend at Arena and I’m hooked. I want to build a dedicated team match rifle. Moving around with my PRS rifle got a little tiresome and I want to go lighter. What are you guys running?
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I have been wanting to try a Hunter match, I ran my rifle in the Vortex Team Sniper Challenge and it did really well, I have a 22 GT that likes blowing up bullets, make sure you you do your homework and go with a 7.5 twist.I don’t plan on shooting NRL Hunter but rather the other team events. I was thinking about 22GT as I shoot both 6GT and 22GT. Weight goal is ~15 pounds give or take. My Kelbly Prometheus is on the chunkier side but it’s fine.
I need to reach out to manners to see if they can tweak the LOP on a new build for the LRH and maybe add a full length arca rail. I made my own full length arca that only weight 4 ounces.
Knock on wood I haven’t blown up bullets yet. My PRS 22GT shoots 85.5 Bergers that I push to 3050 or so. It’s a 7T. Zero issues either with 90 SMK. That said I haven’t tried the 88 ELDMI have been wanting to try a Hunter match, I ran my rifle in the Vortex Team Sniper Challenge and it did really well, I have a 22 GT that likes blowing up bullets, make sure you you do your homework and go with a 7.5 twist.
Yeah we are a small group of likeminded shooters and all enjoyed Guardian. We discussed the secondary shooter role pertaining to the other matches like Competition Dynamics and have no issues with either role. Most of us are already equipped to swing either way.I RO'd this one but have also shot it amongst a few other team matches. Hope you had a great time. I think, before you dive into another rifle, consider figuring out if your teammate is down to run 223 or 308 as a secondary. Do you have a dedicated teammate? Guardian doesn't require secondary to shoot 223/308 but many others do. Some require secondary to run a gas gun. Just something to think about. After all, can't shoot team matches without a team mate.
If you've already got that part figured out, disregard and carry on
It was my first Guardian ever but from what they were discussing there were changes this year from last. This match with the pistol targets it was hit/miss move. I take it last year it was unlimited rounds? Also we had a stage where we had to pull a card out of a box for our team mate to shoot. Someone mentioned last year or previous years you couldn’t describe what it was? Something to that matter. Not sure exactly which stage.Glad you enjoyed it. That was the first Guardian match at Arena that I missed. If you're in the SE check out the matches at Steel City.
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STEEL CITY SNIPER CHALLENGE / (TEAM MATCH) 10/21/23, VANCE AL.
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Normally, I remove all the weights off my match rifle which drops it to 18lbs. Can go lighter by changing the barrel to a CF. This is the east route unless you need a reason to build another. Having a folder helps when rucking.
Most pistols were hit to move on. It was sad seeing people drop three mags on stages. The card pull was similar but had very loud music playing making it hard to communicate.It was my first Guardian ever but from what they were discussing there were changes this year from last. This match with the pistol targets it was hit/miss move. I take it last year it was unlimited rounds? Also we had a stage where we had to pull a card out of a box for our team mate to shoot. Someone mentioned last year or previous years you couldn’t describe what it was? Something to that matter. Not sure exactly which stage.
My rifle was kissing 18 pounds as well. 1000% manageable but at the end of the day it felt heavy.
Shot my first team match last weekend at Arena and I’m hooked. I want to build a dedicated team match rifle. Moving around with my PRS rifle got a little tiresome and I want to go lighter. What are you guys running?