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  1. Sheldon N

    Factory Ammo for PRS - SD & ES Considered

    I might think less about SD/ES and more about downrange performance. If it can hold a vertical waterline of around 6" tall at 1k yards it would be more than good enough. Alternatively, have you given thought to custom ammo? One of the guys local here in the northwest (Bootleg Bullets) is...
  2. Sheldon N

    Is the Giraud trimmer still the king of trimmers?

    I'm a big fan of Giraud especially for high volume 6mm cases like Dasher/BRA. You see very little case growth so assuming you trim every time it's more like a quick chamfer debur than any significant length trim. I'm loading for two shooters and working with well over 1000 cases at a time so...
  3. Sheldon N

    Shmedium game changer, heavy vs regular?

    Almost everyone runs the sand fill (heavy). I can't say that I've ever even seen a schmedium with the medium plastic bead fill. The sand filled schmedium will come from Armageddon gear with a bit too much sand in it. You'll want to let some out to make it a bit more pliable. The right amount...
  4. Sheldon N

    Skid Plates: What happened to them

    Not that I'm aware of. I'd recommend a GrayOps mini plate pro with the attached flat bag, that's what I use now. The bag clips onto the plate securely and isn't going to fall off the rifle or the plate.
  5. Sheldon N

    How to Shoot PRS

    No rule that I'm aware of here out West and no one is going to get a DQ for it, but in our safety briefs we'll talk about it and we also coach new shooters not to be in the practice of sky loading. Scary to watch a new shooter throw their rifle on a bag on the prop, close the bolt with the...
  6. Sheldon N

    PRS Talk Reducing barricade target to 6”

    I'm assuming you're talking about the standard PRS tiebreaker stage? I think a 6" plate could be more likely to have target failures at 400 yards. It would also get a bit sporty if the barricade was wobbly and/or blowing in the wind. Out west it seems the typical PRS barricade is made of 2x4's...
  7. Sheldon N

    Rifle Competition Events What Binoculars are you using for spotting?

    Swaro SLC 15x56 are the gold standard IMO, having worked my way up from cheaper Vortex 10's. I've also got Meopta 12x's and have compared the SLC's to the Swaro 12x Pure and have looked through Leupold and Meopta 15's.
  8. Sheldon N

    Who are the top five Pro shooters in PRS over the last five years?

    The top 5 has ebbed and flowed over the past 5 years. 5 years ago Matt Brosseau was dominant but he doesn't shoot much anymore. If you had to pick the current top shooters looking at their average scores and placements over the last 3 years, I would say the list would be (in no particular...
  9. Sheldon N

    Educate me on mirage shenanigans

    I’ve seen it go both ways (high or low) depending on terrain. Not sure if I could explain why… it was just the correction that was needed for multiple shooters.
  10. Sheldon N

    Rifle Competition Events Match Backpack Approved For Airlines

    I've had them drop it once, but all the other times they've checked ID.
  11. Sheldon N

    Rifle Competition Events Match Backpack Approved For Airlines

    Buy a Pelican 1750 with some sturdy padlocks. Keep your ammo in factory boxes or reloads in ammo boxes/wallets, no more than 11lb of ammo Buy a plane ticket Show up at the ticket counter and say "I need to declare a firearm", fill out the little TSA card put in your case and check the rifle...
  12. Sheldon N

    PRS Talk SPR for PRS?

    Absolutely 100% bring the 6.5x47, it's a fine rig for PRS. The only thing you need to add is a gamechanger shooting bag (or similar). Shooting an AR 5.56 would be miserable in a match like that, even for an experienced shooter.
  13. Sheldon N

    NRL Hunter LRF Question

    I believe Collin Fossen won the overall NRL Hunter season finale last year using a separate LRF and binos, mounted side by side on a rail.
  14. Sheldon N

    Dusty, Grimey Tater Tots, Gamechangers, Schmediums? Is support bag cleaning a thing?

    You guys clean your gamechangers?? Mine have a nice patina going. Every time I've bought a new one the first thing I do is throw it in the dirt. Honestly through all my stuff was pretty dusty from the Idaho match a couple weeks ago. I used an air compressor to blast off the excess from...
  15. Sheldon N

    Load development on virgin brass - never again

    Lolol, I'm around, work is just busy so less time to post. Still shooting lots of matches. I did solve my problem about load development on virgin brass though... Now I just shoot Dasher/BRA. No need to bother with load development, and the brass lasts so long you never need to bother with new...
  16. Sheldon N

    Competition Rain Gear

    I live in the Pacific NW and have shot many very wet matches. Stuff I like: Mountain Hardwear goretex rain shell and lightweight rain pants that can be pulled on/off over my regular match pants and boots. All very lightweight packable stuff but a good outer layer for rain and wind. Goretex...
  17. Sheldon N

    Give me your input on how to practice.

    Practice for us is all positional, almost never prone, mostly just use a step ladder for a barricade. Build/break a position every shot. Sometimes will run a 5 position 5 round "stage" but more often will just do single shot drills with a shot timer. Sometimes going for pure speed, more often...
  18. Sheldon N

    lets see your foundation stock

    That was a rough day. :)
  19. Sheldon N

    lets see your foundation stock

    LOVE my Foundations - have four of them now. Still competing with the same MG2, have a second MG2 trainer, my daughter is shooting a Centurion, and we have an Exodus Rim-X as well.
  20. Sheldon N

    lets see your foundation stock

    I've got the Tungsten kit in my MG2 as well. Kit weighs about 4.1lb. My rifle is about 23lb with an M24 contour barrel and balances very nicely.
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