While not the sexiest of cartridges, regular 223 and 308 can still place well in tactical competitions.
Just ask Tim Milkovich who used a REGULAR 223 using 1x fired lake city brass and Nosler 85 rdf bullets going 2925 fps at the bushnell brawl (he did not reclaim his brass). I think his 3rd place finish speaks volumes of why it’s not the hottest new cartridge (cough cough 224 Valkyrie or 6 snowflake) that makes you shoot better... it’s the person behind the rifle.
And don’t toss your 308 out just yet, Eric Garza at the bushnell brawl used a regular old 308 in his AIAT, shooting FACTORY ammo and guess what ... ended up 4th place ahead of many many many top 50 PRS shooters. Of course if you’ve seen Eric Garza in person that 308 is probably like a 22lr for us Bc he can absorb that recoil like no ones business.
While I know as a 6 dasher shooter, we try to go after the hottest thing that makes us suck less, and the highest Bc bullet to rectify our wind call errors, check out the Nosler 85 rdf Bc (G1 of .498).... no where near the most used 6mm bullets (ie the claimed .617 G1 of the 110 smk).
So before you invest a ton of money and try to venture in our awesome sport and competitions don’t worry about “what caliber for prs”. Seriously... as John Mcquay says “get out and shoot!” And do so with whatever you got...master it... don’t drink cool-aid so easily.
I hope this post helps guide some of our new shooters to just get out to matches and shoot. There’s no need to feel embarrassed or inferior with your caliber or equipment.
Just ask Tim Milkovich who used a REGULAR 223 using 1x fired lake city brass and Nosler 85 rdf bullets going 2925 fps at the bushnell brawl (he did not reclaim his brass). I think his 3rd place finish speaks volumes of why it’s not the hottest new cartridge (cough cough 224 Valkyrie or 6 snowflake) that makes you shoot better... it’s the person behind the rifle.
And don’t toss your 308 out just yet, Eric Garza at the bushnell brawl used a regular old 308 in his AIAT, shooting FACTORY ammo and guess what ... ended up 4th place ahead of many many many top 50 PRS shooters. Of course if you’ve seen Eric Garza in person that 308 is probably like a 22lr for us Bc he can absorb that recoil like no ones business.
While I know as a 6 dasher shooter, we try to go after the hottest thing that makes us suck less, and the highest Bc bullet to rectify our wind call errors, check out the Nosler 85 rdf Bc (G1 of .498).... no where near the most used 6mm bullets (ie the claimed .617 G1 of the 110 smk).
So before you invest a ton of money and try to venture in our awesome sport and competitions don’t worry about “what caliber for prs”. Seriously... as John Mcquay says “get out and shoot!” And do so with whatever you got...master it... don’t drink cool-aid so easily.
I hope this post helps guide some of our new shooters to just get out to matches and shoot. There’s no need to feel embarrassed or inferior with your caliber or equipment.
