I'm considering a scope upgrade, but I'm not really sure why. I'm not quite broke, but I don't like spending money just to spend it. I try to make my dollars count.
I'm in my second season of PRS. This coming season I really want to up my game. I'm a good shooter, generally scoring in the top 1/3 to 1/4 of the results whether it's a big official PRS match or my local club matches. I already handload and have a good prefit barrel in 6.5 Creed for my chassis gun and I pay a lot of attention to my dope. I also train for PRS specifically with barricades and stuff. In other words, I cover the big bases when it comes to preparation.
Anyway, how much of a difference is it going to make to buy a $1500 scope (new or used)? I am considering a Razor Gen 1, an ERS/XRS, or MAYBE a Razor 3-18. I'm currently shooting a Classic 12x SWFA with the Mil-Quad reticle. I can see the targets, the adjustments are super repeatable, and it holds up fine.
Has anyone been in my place and bought a new scope and immediately seen their scores rise? I dont really feel like my SWFA is holding me back, but there's certainly a trend that people who score better than me all have scopes that are much more expensive than mine. I don't care about bling or status or the latest/greatest or any of that. All I care about is getting better scores in PRS matches. If I got an extra point per stage, I would generally be in the top 10. That would be amazing. But I also dont want to go down the path of thinking I can just buy points by buying gear.
Anyone been here? Can anyone tell me what it is about a "good" scope that will make my scores go up?
I'm in my second season of PRS. This coming season I really want to up my game. I'm a good shooter, generally scoring in the top 1/3 to 1/4 of the results whether it's a big official PRS match or my local club matches. I already handload and have a good prefit barrel in 6.5 Creed for my chassis gun and I pay a lot of attention to my dope. I also train for PRS specifically with barricades and stuff. In other words, I cover the big bases when it comes to preparation.
Anyway, how much of a difference is it going to make to buy a $1500 scope (new or used)? I am considering a Razor Gen 1, an ERS/XRS, or MAYBE a Razor 3-18. I'm currently shooting a Classic 12x SWFA with the Mil-Quad reticle. I can see the targets, the adjustments are super repeatable, and it holds up fine.
Has anyone been in my place and bought a new scope and immediately seen their scores rise? I dont really feel like my SWFA is holding me back, but there's certainly a trend that people who score better than me all have scopes that are much more expensive than mine. I don't care about bling or status or the latest/greatest or any of that. All I care about is getting better scores in PRS matches. If I got an extra point per stage, I would generally be in the top 10. That would be amazing. But I also dont want to go down the path of thinking I can just buy points by buying gear.
Anyone been here? Can anyone tell me what it is about a "good" scope that will make my scores go up?