10-19-2018, 01:00 PM
Sticks Wrote:Becky is a huge b****. that baseball bat of a barrel, and thick chassis is where it's at. Pros and Cons I guess.
The only articles that I have read made it seem like they were targeting the hunter crowd, with PRS and LR paper punchers as an after thought. Simple classic bolt action rifles, light weight.
If the PRC is a non starter, because it's too close to a Creedmore, and not enough punch to the shoulder for the recoil junkies, at least I will have brass and bullets will always be available.
Reloading costs is just a touch more than Grendel. Factory ammo @ $1.63 per, relaod for .55. Grendel factory $.84 per. Reload for .47.
The question is did I buy a crutch for points at the match I shoot? Or should I have spent the money on training? We will find out when I try to hit a 5"x6" plate at 875 this weekend.
Sticks:
The single best bit of advice I got when I started competitive shooting is this. 'The easiest point you can make is the one you buy.'
I assure you that if you get some gadget that allows you to score higher, and you are serious about the sport, buy the gadget and use it. It is way cheaper than trying to overcome something that may be impossible to overcome such as reading winds to two or three MPH when shooting at long distances in ten to twenty mph winds.
And the PRC / PRS games seem to be gadget oriented big time. Basically a shooter has to be gadget oriented based on the speed and precision needed for some of the events. Probably the single most important thing is getting a very precise range, then having the capability of indexing it on an optic. So they shoot bullets that have a flatter trajectory (more danger space) at speeds that are as fast as possible without ruining their position.
About anything you can do to get a faster, more precise, firing solution is good for that sport. Any cartridge that gives you greater danger space without knocking you out of position is good.
Buy as many points as you can. Then based on your performance you will be able to focus your training time and resources more effectively.
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