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  1. Sheldon N

    6mm Dasher

    Freebore is a smooth section that starts at the end of the chamber (just past the case mouth) and continues up to where the lands start. It's usually just very slightly larger than bullet diameter so a bullet can pass through freely after it leaves the case but before it encounters the lands. A...
  2. Sheldon N

    6mm Dasher

    Yep, perfectly normal. My CBTO is usually in the range of 1.79ish with a 104 freebore and low 1.8's with a 130ish freebore. Suspect yours is the latter.
  3. Sheldon N

    Women prs shooters

    Hey man, you should try to connect with me and my daughter Ashlyn at a match sometime. We shoot a lot of the PRS stuff in eastern WA. We'd be glad to meet your wife and give any assistance that we can. For some back story, my daughter is 17 but she started shooting PRS matches with me when she...
  4. Sheldon N

    Smallest AR500 Gong??

    Agree, if you're going to put these on a rifle range and all the club members are going to shoot it this is probably the only thing that will hold up.
  5. Sheldon N

    Smallest AR500 Gong??

    Might also try this one, it's held up pretty well for me. You just shoot at the tip of the top stem as though it were a circle, or likewise at the base if you want a 2 MOA size target. I mostly shot the top of the target for positional shooting, 1MOA is a good challenge...
  6. Sheldon N

    Smallest AR500 Gong??

    I've shot a bunch of small steel from D-M Targets, the one I use the most has two targets on stems, a 1.5-2" diamond and a 2" circle, one on each side of a t-bar hanger. I've also done small steel squares roughly 2" x 3" and hung from firehose. This is at 150-200 yards and I mostly use 223...
  7. Sheldon N

    Newbie Asks: Why do you say the Production (Rifle) Division is a Joke?

    No. We generally don't have prize tables at the regional level, except perhaps at the regional finale once a year. Pro Series 2-day matches will have a prize table, but I've never seen them let a "production" or any other class shooter walk the prize table in any other position than their...
  8. Sheldon N

    Newbie Asks: Why do you say the Production (Rifle) Division is a Joke?

    They do have that already if you are shooting the pro-series 2 day PRS matches. The categories are Amateur, Marksman, Semi-Pro and then the Pro class. At the end of every season they reclassify you into a new class based on where you finished in the overall rankings. There are class trophies at...
  9. Sheldon N

    Newbie Asks: Why do you say the Production (Rifle) Division is a Joke?

    I wouldn't call production class a joke, but there are reasons I wouldn't want to shoot it and why I'd encourage new shooters to just focus on open class unless they already owned a production rifle. It's a small pool of shooters. In the pro series there were roughly 50 production shooters...
  10. Sheldon N

    PRS Talk New PRS barricade stage

    I think all the changes are positive. Smaller targets force you to slow down a bit and be more precise rather than full speed reckless shooting. Adds another layer of skill testing with target transition/acquisition being of greater importance, particularly in the left/right or near/far...
  11. Sheldon N

    Best mount for pic rail over scope.

    Hawkins is great.
  12. Sheldon N

    PRS Talk Better bullets or more practice?

    I think it's a bit of a false construct to put this into a question of just Berger Hybrids vs. 105 BTHP and some extra practice rounds. The overarching issue to overcome is this... Not enough money, Not enough time. We all face this problem to one degree or another. Good decisions come when we...
  13. Sheldon N

    PRS Talk Putting Ammunition In Clamtainers For Airline Travel

    Haven't used Clamtainers, but they seem like they would be okay. I'd probably tape them closed to make sure nothing comes loose. FWIW I've never had anyone say anything about ammo weight. I travel with my daughter and enough ammo for 2 shooters for a 2 day match. Most of the ammo goes in one...
  14. Sheldon N

    PRS Talk How to progress?

    Try this drill, it's a great way to practice being "slower" in the right places.
  15. Sheldon N

    PRS Talk Movings together a rifle with the shooting bag

    Yep, learn to do it like Jake. The 3rd video is a great example of how fast you can be when you are smooth and efficient in movement and fast to acquire the target... 10 positions, 10 shots, 90 seconds.
  16. Sheldon N

    PRS Talk Best technics to get really stable ( standing / low standing / high kneeling)

    I spent a number of years shooting with both option #1 and #2, currently use #2 since it fits better with the Foundation stock I'm shooting. I don't think I noticed any major difference between the two as far as stability. The number one thing IMO to work on is the stability and stillness of...
  17. Sheldon N

    Precision Rifle Gear The best muzzle brake for PRS? A comparison video now available

    @sab567 One of the spreadsheets above has a column labeled "MS before stop". Is that milliseconds before the reticle stops moving? If so, I think that's a cool way to think of what makes a muzzle brake good for PRS. Really, this is all about TIME and how quickly you are able to regain your...
  18. Sheldon N

    PRS Talk Manfrotto 055

    I'm not a huge fan of the 055 tripod, I've owned it before and the center crown just has too much slop in it. If you're going to buy used photography gear you're probably better off tracking down a used Gitzo 1325 and put a RRS TA-3 on top.
  19. Sheldon N

    Rifle Competition Events Match Backpack Approved For Airlines

    Yep, carry all the gamechangers on. Dump them all in a separate bin at security and tell the TSA guy "you're going to need to inspect that". I think only once have they not had to do the full swipe and squeeze.
  20. Sheldon N

    PRS Limiting MDs to Only 4 Matches Per Year?

    Since this has become a sidebar commentary on the state of precision rifle competition, I'll give my perspective. I only track the pro series matches on my spreadsheet because there are WAY too many 1 day centerfire and rimfire matches for me to track. Looking at my own region there are 3...
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