PRS equipment questions

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One thing I've noticed at most PRS matches is that you rarely see targets past 700yds.

From a practical standpoint trying to score each stage, the RO at that stage has to be able to provide consistent and fair scoring for each competitor.

Especially with 6mms, once you get beyond 700yds, this becomes more and more difficult. Hit probability on small plates with .308 at those distances is extremely low.

130gr and 140gr 6.5mm are much easier to register hits at those distances, but a lot of PRS shooters are shooting 6mm because of less recoil and therefore less sight picture disturbance.

Since they aren't paper matches with pit monkeys, once you get past 700yds, it just isn't practical to score the hits unless you have reactive targets, which we are seeing more of at some venues.

Doing LR training with a spotter is another thing, so you can easily hear and see hits at 1000yds with a 6.5mm, including the Grendel given enough impact speed and bullet weight.

I find this much easier to do at higher altitude even with my shorter barrel Grendels.

Here's a 2/3 IPSC we were shooting at 1000yds at North Springs. Small hits are from my 17.6" Lilja lightweight Wasp profile barrel 6.5 Grendel with 123gr A-MAX, large hits are from 24" 6.5 Creedmoor 140gr ELD-M. Elevation up there is 6600ft ASL.

I had just got done shooting an 8" vertical and 4" horizontal group on a really large 1000yd square gong with bullseye, then transitioned to the 2/3 IPSC. Center-punched the forehead 1st round. You can use that impact to compare with the 140gr 6.5mm impacts out of a 24" barrel.