PRS Talk Dual Prs rifles? Same? Different?

[hairy_pineapple588]

So just seeing what others are doing. I have a 6GT Prs rifle and I recently picked up another action to go along with a previous 6.5cm barrel I was using. For those that have two Prs rifles. Do you set them up the exact same or do you set them up differently? Different chassis/stocks, optics etc.

Or the other option is if you have two precision rifles and they are different; is one a prs and one a nrl or what purposes?

 

[Mulepackhunter]

I tried to match my trainer and centerfire as much as I could, scopes get swapped around so that doesnt match and barrels are not exact but they are close enough the feel is the same. Nice thing is you can swap parts back and forth if needed.

 

[Kfive73]

Im hoping to someday get a second precision rifle. One will due for now. But when that day comes- I don’t see the reason to have two Ferraris in the garage… especially if they are going to be running on the same track.

My .02

 

[wpeach1912]

I have a PRS 6.5 and an NRL Light 6.5. I like them to be setup pretty much the same. Light gun is in an XLR Element with a razor LHT and PRS is in an XLR Envy with a Gen 3 razor. I am running the Gen 3 in a little taller mount, and I haven’t got around to raising the LHT yet.

 

[hairy_pineapple588]

Im hoping to someday get a second precision rifle. One will due for now. But when that day comes- I don’t see the reason to have two Ferraris in the garage… especially if they are going to be running on the same track.

My .02

I go back and forth. Yeah would be cool to have exact copies but also would be nice to try other things. I’m running and Acc elite right now. Could be cool to try a Foundation or Manners.

 

[Mongo68]

I purposely made my 22prs as similar ( and as heavy) as possible to the dasher. Only thing different is sg level vs mdt.

 

[giumau1]

for my twins I have:
Same caliber
Same gunsmith
Same reamer
Same barrel ( maker, length and profile)
Same muzzle brake
Same rings and scope
Same trigger
Different actions
Different chassis (might go same soon)

 

[bbyars]

Depends if youre making a "backup" or just another range toy.
I went with same everything but purposely chose two different cartridges, I shoot whatever i think will perform the best for that match. Has not happened to me, but ive saw a couple people travel to a 2day event and had to cut it short because of a gun malfunction....Those people were not going to win the match by any means but basically spent a pretty good amount of money for the weekend to be there.

 

[TheOE800]

Depends if youre making a "backup" or just another range toy.
I went with same everything but purposely chose two different cartridges, I shoot whatever i think will perform the best for that match. Has not happened to me, but ive saw a couple people travel to a 2day event and had to cut it short because of a gun malfunction....Those people were not going to win the match by any means but basically spent a pretty good amount of money for the weekend to be there.

Two is one, one is none. When I go to a class I bring two rifles in the same cartridge.

 

[hairy_pineapple588]

Depends if youre making a "backup" or just another range toy.
I went with same everything but purposely chose two different cartridges, I shoot whatever i think will perform the best for that match. Has not happened to me, but ive saw a couple people travel to a 2day event and had to cut it short because of a gun malfunction....Those people were not going to win the match by any means but basically spent a pretty good amount of money for the weekend to be there.

This was my plan. I’ve got a Zeus in an Acc elite shooting 6gt and another Zeus with a 6.5cm barrel. Would like to try a foundation maybe but having an elite and a foundation seems very different for the purposes.

 

[bbyars]

Yeah that does til you shoot one…then you’ll want two

 

[Mrindecisive]

Agreed. I had an elite and was planning on picking up another elite but i decided to get a Samson.

I like them both equally.

I say get two different setups, you’ll have fun. You can only shoot one gun at a time. You’ll probably learn some stuff shooting two different rifles too.

 

[hairy_pineapple588]

Agreed. I had an elite and was planning on picking up another elite but i decided to get a Samson.

I like them both equally.

I say get two different setups, you’ll have fun. You can only shoot one gun at a time. You’ll probably learn some stuff shooting two different rifles too.

so how has having both setups been? Weird to switch between the two?

 

[Dead Eye Dick]

I tried to make mine as identical as possible and then, MPA went on and upgraded the chassis. And I have to say the upgrade is a real upgrade,

As barrels wear out I am going back and forth as to future plans. My 12 pound Vudoo is really nice to shoot especially moving from prop to prop. So, I may rebuild one to the Sportsman division and put a serious brake on it. It will involve a different chassis and possibly a different scope and not sure what barrel profile will work, but, Brenda is shooting our RPR in 6.5 so that part is set.

So, to the OP’s question. No matter how hard I try it seems always one rilfe needs a different change of ammo regardless of caliber, so , keeping two identical is a challenge, BUT, if one is the spare for the other, each needs to be fairly close in chassis/stock setup, scope setup and possibly the same caliber.

 

[hairy_pineapple588]

I tried to make mine as identical as possible and then, MPA went on and upgraded the chassis. And I have to say the upgrade is a real upgrade,

As barrels wear out I am going back and forth as to future plans. My 12 pound Vudoo is really nice to shoot especially moving from prop to prop. So, I may rebuild one to the Sportsman division and put a serious brake on it. It will involve a different chassis and possibly a different scope and not sure what barrel profile will work, but, Brenda is shooting our RPR in 6.5 so that part is set.

So, to the OP’s question. No matter how hard I try it seems always one rilfe needs a different change of ammo regardless of caliber, so , keeping two identical is a challenge, BUT, one one is the spare for the other, each needs to be fairly close in chassis/stock setup, scope setup and possibly the same caliber.

I would just keep one at 6gt and one as 6.5cm

 

[Dead Eye Dick]

I would just keep one at 6gt and one as 6.5cm

That’s where it’s heading. However a 13 pound 6.5 is starting to make a lot of sense. My doctor keeps reminding me that at my age, muscle loss is a real issue and when I moved my drill press a few months ago, I found that moving it to a new table had become a two person job. 15 years ago, I had no issue putting it on the table I built for it by myself. If you can see where I’m going, I want to continue both cycling and PRS shooting well into my 80’s and I’m only three years short of the 80 mark.

 

[Mrindecisive]

so how has having both setups been? Weird to switch between the two?

I wouldn’t say that it’s weird, it just take a minute to get used to. Just apply the fundamentals and you’ll be fine.

 

[hairy_pineapple588]

Yeah that does til you shoot one…then you’ll want two

Seems to be the going trend among my buddies. Guy had a Mpa, got a centurion and now has two samsons.

 

[bbyars]

They are pretty nice, but i think by far the heaviest stock out of the box. Samson fully rigged out im at like 28.5# makes for a long day if youre not prepared. My two other centurions weight around 24-25# with the same setup. Ive got some titanium in my face and the best thing is that there is not vibration like a chassis.

 

[DairyDictator]

If I'm setting up multiple rifles for a match setting, my philosophy is that if I like any portion of one setup better than the other, I should be running it that way on both. Calibers are a slightly different discussion, as calibers can be match dependent.

 

[epracmetcon]

I have two, Both are in Foundation Stocks. Both have Tangentst, Reticles are different. Two different actions. Both same trigger set the same. One is a 6 dasher, the other is a 25x47. One has a TBAC Magnus K RR, the other has a 419 Maverick.

 

[hairy_pineapple588]

If I'm setting up multiple rifles for a match setting, my philosophy is that if I like any portion of one setup better than the other, I should be running it that way on both. Calibers are a slightly different discussion, as calibers can be match dependent.

I’ll run 6gt and 6.5cm.

 

[hairy_pineapple588]

Thanks for all the responses. I will most likely just pick up another Acc Elite and build that out as a 6.5cm rifle.

 

[Emerson0311]

That’s where it’s heading. However a 13 pound 6.5 is starting to make a lot of sense. My doctor keeps reminding me that at my age, muscle loss is a real issue and when I moved my drill press a few months ago, I found that moving it to a new table had become a two person job. 15 years ago, I had no issue putting it on the table I built for it by myself. If you can see where I’m going, I want to continue both cycling and PRS shooting well into my 80’s and I’m only three years short of the 80 mark.

You have 25 years on me, but I am feeling the same. So far I can still do the same stuff, but it sure it’s as effortless as it was 20, or even 10 years ago. My 12# 6.5 is much nicer to carry around.

 

[Varminterror]

I’m an enforcer in the Midpack Mafia, #leftedge4lyf, so what I might do if I were a top end shooter vs. what I do now might be different. I have 3 PRS rifles and a 4th half done now, and have swapped around a few optics, stocks, chassis’, and triggers among all of them, and can shoot the same score with any of them - different weights, different cartridges, different optics, different actions. Would I score higher if all of them were the same? Eh, probably not. Shooting any of them more would help me more than having the same reticle on all of them.

I do keep a 6 creed (which next barrel will be a 25creed) for certain matches (more prone and more wind) along side a 6 Dasher as my primary rifle. I do like having multiple rifles for that purpose. I wouldn’t want to carry a 25+ pound rifle for every match, but it’s largely necessary for soaking down recoil of the larger caliber, larger case rounds. So that’s one example of advantages from having 2 different rifles rather than 2 identical rifles.

 

[giumau1]

TBH I have more or less two exact twins, the only big difference I notice is in the magazines. I have a AICS TL3 and an AW ARC CDG, and I regret not having gone AW with both, DSDF mags are so much better across the board.
I can shoot equally good ( or bad, being also part of MIdpack Mafia) with an ACC Elite or a Vision Pro, and I settled over Zeiss S3 essentially due to the fact of my old eyes like that glass and the thick reticle. I simply don't train enough so I shoot always the second day better than the first. Just do a three days match were just the last counts, and I'll be golden

 

[gDP]

Just do a three days match were just the last counts, and I'll be golden

Gonna be at the next AG Cup final?

 

[Matt_3479]

My two mains are a 25x47 Lapua on a terminus and a 6bra on an impact.

I also run a 6br on a deadline gen 2,