Tips For Your First Precision Rifle Match
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Just attended my first PRS match this past weekend (MDT Frostbite), and it was honestly the most wholesome experience I could've ever imagined. Every single person that showed up from all around the country (and even several from other countries) was super nice and helpful. Got to see a bunch of the MDT guys (and gals) shoot, which was honestly incredible. I spent a good amount of time talking with the MDT pros about what to really focus on for rapid improvement, and even got to spend a little 1 on 1 time with Andy Slade to learn even more about building good shooting habits and shooting out past 1k. I was extremely intimidated the entire 3 hour drive there and even up through the early stages, but it very quickly became evident that everyone there just wants to help and loves to see others succeed! People in this sport are so nice and helpful compared to many other disciplines I've competed it, and it genuinely caught me off guard. If you're a newer shooter reading this and you're on the fence about going to your first match for any reason whatsoever, just throw those thoughts out and get out there! It's seriously not as scary as you think! You'll learn a lot and you'll meet a lot of incredible people! It's 100% worth it!
8 mins until my next meeting. Pieter posts a 6 mins vid. That's a bingo.
Shot my first two matches the last month and a half. Started PRS at 56 years of age and been having a blast. Just sign up and commit to the match, you will learn so much and meet alot of good people. I have improved since my first match and now its addicting to improve my skills more. Remember to just be cool & calm when shooting and have a good time.
Just go , 99% you’ll be hooked after the first one ! My first time was scary but when I left that day I was LIT up!
I was in awwww the next few days. Especially seeing all the pros that attended.
If you have interest just bite the bullet and go to the match. I just shot my second match after shooting groups off a bench for 6 or 8 months. It’s made me realize I have so much to learn and it makes you a better shooter because your range days now have a purpose vs just slinging lead. Enjoy all the content Pete!
"Watch others shoot". This is why I've been bing watching yours and NRL competitions.
Just sign up and go.....best advise I ever got. Don’t worry about placing and go have fun. You’ll figure it out with a ton of help along the way.
I’m now inspired to go try a competition.
I shot my first match this weekend and have spent a ton of time on your channel after registering. You are absolutely right that the shooting community is very welcoming - I've always made sure to extend the olive branch to new pistol shooters, and the PRS guys I shot with this weekend did the same for me.
Guys were willing to share their gear and knowledge freely, lots of laughs and a good time was had by all.
My biggest takeaway was to bring your DOPE and target ranges with you to the line for EVERY stage. I zero'd an easy one because I dialed for a 720m target instead of 800m - target numbers were labeled, and I got mixed up. Time goes by quick, have a plan to adapt!
Watched a lot of your videos before going to my first PRS match this past weekend. Also had a guy to train with before hand which helped a lot, actually ended up 18th out of 101 shooters. You put out great information and your videos are fun to watch.
Just go to the shoot while keeping a open mind and look at it as a learning experience, You're going to learn more than you can ever imagine. Don't go to your first shoot expecting to win and make every shot! Have fun!
I finally got to shot my first match last month. It was a NRL22 style match at a local club. I've been wanting to do this for a year now. I pretty much talked myself out of competing on the drive to the match do to being so nervous and some issues with rifle. At the very last minute I realized this is what I have been wanting to do for so long and signed up. I'm so glad I did! I soaked everything up and had lots of fun. I will be attending every month in hopes of learning and improving. Plan on shooting a NRL22X match in next couple months. Hopefully by sharing this will get someone to make that leap and shoot their first s t match.
Hi. Thanks for your sincerity. I took a indoor range precision rifle lesson sitting down on a chair.
I did my first big match a few weeks ago. My first big match was a national PRS match, I had shot a few little club matches but this was the big leagues, I went in with the mindset that I was there to have fun and learn. That I did, wind was horrible both days. But learned what I need to work on and had a great time. Other shooters were saying that was one of the toughest matches they had shot, small targets, quick times and 2 days of brutal winds
I've been shooting USPSA style pistol matches for several years. The day before the pistol matches they would have the long range match. Well, I decided to RO the long range matches. Thought "I'm getting to know these guys, they always need RO's, I'm already here, why not RO?" Yep, should have known better. It's now a full weekend when I go to the range for matches. I mean, I stay at the range. I take my camper. I get there Friday morning and don't leave until Sunday afternoon. lol
I took a long range course at the end of May. My rifle is set, loads are set. Now it boils down to me. First precision match is two weeks from today. Oddly enough I'm not really nervous. I don't expect to win. I'm not stupid. I'm doing it to have fun. Plain and simple. If this tells you anything I'm running a M1A in .308. lol (That's a whole story in itself. Building a bolt gun this winter though.)
Too quote one of the guys that shoots precision here "just shoot and have fun". No better advice than that.
Re-watching this after shooting a 13 in an Oklahoma PRS match (Fouled Bore Precision)... Thanks again Piete for all you do.
I’m getting ready to dip my toes in PRS, ordered a Savage 110 Elite Precision in 6 Creedmoor. Thanks for the video.
I just registered for my first match ever next month and I am not going to lie, I’ve been nervous ever since I did. Watching this and reading through the comments below has helped a lot and I’m now super excited to get out there and learn a bit more. My goals for the match are to learn something new and hit at least one target per stage 😂. But thank you so much for the video and tips; I always love seeing your stuff pop up in my feed!
Skip the Ro part and just stop worrying and go shoot a match. You’ll learn 1000x more than with anything else you’ll try to get confortable. Forget about confort and step out of your confort zone. That’s where you learn.
Make sure you have the following:
- 1 moa ammo/rifle setup that HAVE a cheek riser and PROPER LOP( pretty easy to do)
- Scope that have the turret and reticule in the same unit. Ideally a reticule that is usable (Mil-Dot being like the bare minimum to have a good experience)
-A bipod ( Harris is perfect to start and keep for a long time)
- Ideally come with a Trusty dope or be ready for the struggle bus.
- If you don’t have a dope at least have your velocity.
- Come with an open mind and be confident even if you don’t feel like it . Mental is everything so keep positif and motivate yourself.
- STREAMLINE your thought process. You’ll be under stress so don’t overload your brain and focus on the execution not on the outcome.
- LISTEN to people
- DONT talk too much but PREPARE your stage.
- READ the stage description
- OBSERVE people and be on glass all the time
- ASK other more experienced shooter for tips and bag. Don’t be shy!
-Be SAFE
- TAKE notes
- Enjoy your experience
-Don’t buy any bags before your first match. Try and observe what ppl use and decide with your own experience!
-If you reload don’t get crazy . Don’t chase SD or ES forever if your not able to. SD’s of 15 fps are totally OK. Make sure it’s reliable that’s your main goal.
Your channel has inspired me to pursue this sport in SA. I am going through every vid on your channel at the moment. I look forward to when we can go pew pew again. Will dates be put up on your NRL fb page?
A bit off topic, but: You, sir, are awesome! I'm currently waiting on my permission to own a gun here in germany but as soon as it'll be there an Remington 700 in .308 win with an MDT ESS Chasis is gone be one of the first things to move into my gun cabinet (thanks to your channel)!
Shot my first match 2 weeks ago and my biggest tip of advice is to go in with a goal that isn't revolved about success.
My goal was to not take any shots I wasn't sure about. Ie don't rush for the clock. I accepted I was going to time out on most stages but I wasn't sending ammo before I thought about my position and fundamentals.
Next is don't get caught up in all the gear people have. They have been collecting it for years. It's super easy to jump online and price up the best 6mm in a mental chassis, but they have more than just a good setup They have the positions down and understand their systems.
Don't get disheartened. Practice positions, and go back and shoot again! 🇦🇺
I’m amazed at how many people I meet at the range that want to shoot but are afraid to. All I say is you will learn by doing and offer to take them along to a practice day.
I went to my first match a few weeks ago. It was 7 stages and 3 shots per stage with one stage only 2 shots. Setup with different "hunting scenarios". Only one stage was timed. It was so much fun that I'm going back for another event in just over a week and a half. I love shooting steel. Its a riot. Great thing about a match is it pushes you to see your potential especially shooting from different positions. You do learn a lot as well as spend time spotting. Which is a much needed skill to acquire. Awesome content! I enjoy watching you shoot to see what I can do better or differently. Would love to go out hunting/shooting with you. Especially for baboons!
Cool when lockdown ends and i can go im coming with my 308 hunting rifle
Shot my first match yesterday. It was a PRS match using 22lr and I had a blast. Everything you said was 100% correct. Everyone was great and very helpful. Although I have a ton of experience shooting handguns and rifles, I sucked big time. I made some great friendships that should develop over time. A couple guys on my squad were sponsored professionals and we had many National Champions shooting the match. They were fantastic.
Things that held me back: I was rushed putting my rifle together and it was not 100% but I was able to identify its weak points. One thing that really hurt me was I did not anticipate how much time I consumed making each shot. Being a timed event, I did not complete a single course of fire. I was slow because I did not train to be fast. I trained to shoot good targets. Being rushed, I shot poorly.
I will be back next month. Actually, I have another match in 6 days at another club. To prepare, I’m going to get my rifle running better and practice at a faster pace. I’m not going to throw money at my problems, instead working on the skills needed to perform well.
Don’t be fearful of being a new shooter. New shooters are expected to perform poorly.
Just attended my first prs match last week. I own a long gun but didn’t compete. The guys asked if I Could man the spotting scope and call out hits or misses. Great experience overall and now getting data on my gun so I’ll take part in the next match
Try to stay calm and just have fun. I was too worried about a prize I wasn’t going to win ($25k) and performed horribly when I knew I could shoot well. Just have fun!
I signed up for my first match today. This should be interesting.
I just shot my first match due to the help of your videos it went much better than I anticipated, came in 19th out of 50! Thanks for all your videos and content. I’d say the bare essentials is rifle, ammo, and I’m a little biased a game changer bag can literally be a game changer, pun intended!
I shot my first match in January with a buddies .223 gasser and scored hits to 650yds+/-. I just have a Mossberg but once we got the velocity I made some hits at 840yds with it. Now I have a TL3 sitting here with a Brux heavy palma 26" in 6GT waiting for the XRX Chassis to come in next week and then top it with a Mark 5HD 5-25. The Pelican V800 just came in and I can't wait to carve the foam and place the new beauty in there. I guess you could say I'm pretty fascinated with this sport! Reloading equipment is next. Also have plans to get a 6.5prc proof carbon fiber prefit for hunting since the bolt face on the TL3 is interchangeable. Or maybe a 7saum? Not sure yet. From Missouri, thanks for the great vids, Piet! Keep them coming!
Just shot my first match this past weekend and I'm hooked. Been into long range shooting for fun for a couple years but competition is a lot of fun and the fastest way to improve IMO. Everything you said held true for me and I can't wait for the next one. Already signed up for one next month.
Going to a match is the best training. Even if you don’t come close to winning, you’ll learn how to shoot off of any obstacle you could possibly come across. This will make you a better hunter, 3 gunner, and all around marksmen
My first match I helped out (RO) Learned so much and all the shooters were very nice. I agree save your money and buy quality stuff you will have less frustration and more time shooting and refining your skills .
I'm in France but Love truly Cape area. I have been twice in Greytone and The Cape. Wish to visit again and swing by your range.
My goal as a first time shooter {I've shot lots of different competitions in the last 40yrs} 1. Don't get disqualified for a safety violation. 2. Have fun 3. Make friends, you only have one chance to make a first impression, smile 4. Try not to be at the bottom of the score board at the end of the day.
I’m new to your channel, I appreciate your information. Carry on
Watching your videos made me go for the headshots on 2springbokke the past weekend!
Hoe het dit gegaan?
Good timing. Shared.
Thanks for the tips
The most important thing I think you have said outside of follow the safety rules is “have fun” people forget to do that. They will get so caught up in trying to win that they forget this is supposed to be fun. It’s fine to be competitive but if you are miserable doing then why??? Great tips and stay safe!!
Just shot my 2nd match today like the man says just go and have fun. I only hit about 10 times but had an absolute blast
Call the match director ahead of the match. Talk with him about it being your first and what gear you have and/or will need. Most likely he will get someone lined up to help you and insure you have a great time. Shooting sports are the nicest bunch of people you will ever meet.
I'm definitely planning to start once two conditions are met. 1, things calm down in the US. 2, I go from a 20" to a 26" barrel, and from 6.5 Creedmoor to 6mm Creedmoor.
Your 20” 6.5 is great? Why would you change it? I’d suggest you use it and practice enough to try and shoot it out. Then when you rebarrel , maybe the 6mm May or may not be what you want.
Don't get to caught up in cartridges. I placed really well with a 22" Bergara 6.5 cm before I switch to a custom rifle.
Run what you got and save up money because it won't be long before you get a custom rifle built or a high end optic.
Play with everyone's rifles and optics to find what you like before you spend money on another setup. The goal is to get what you actually want and do it only once.
Also don't get caught up in running cartridges as fast as you can because if it rains or get dusty, you're going to be popping primers and dealing with hard bolt lift. Keep it moderate.
Had a guy last month that was smacking his bolt open all day because it got too hot and his score took a big hit because of it.
@@Aimstraight762 Out of a 20" barrel 6.5 goes transonic around 800-900 meters as far as I can tell. It only remains stable to about 1000. Past that repeatability just isn't there.
Was bored to hell and then this.. Baie dankie vir jou moeite💯🇿🇦
I was so wanting a video like this, awesome
Great info like always! Thanks Piet!
Got the Ruger. Got the scope. Got the gear. Done the load Dev. Watches all your videos. Can we shoot already 🙏🙏
I plan on shooting my first match here in North Carolina this coming season, I’ve been checking the PRS website daily to see match dates. I’ve got a MPA PMR II on order and my Razor Gen II 4.5-27 should be here tomorrow and looking forward to the LGB brake I ordered from y’all the other night!
Nice set up and scope! Love my gen 2! If you haven't seen it check out the EC Tuner brake. Amazing.
Great advise, thx
How about what you need, the basics? Not just go and have fun. Do I need 1 MPs accuracy, 100 rounds, a 10power scope? A sandbag? Binoculars?
Great info!
question for everyone.
signed up for my first precision rifle match this month, and just want to shoot and get started. While I am excited to shoot and compete, I just cannot definitively decide on what caliber I want to shoot with or whether to run a semi auto or, bolt action.
In bolt action I have:
Ruger 6.5 CM
Rem700 SPS tactical 223
Ruger 338 LM (thats not happening...)
Semi Auto:
223/556
6.5 grendel
224 valkyrie
7.62x39 (no precision there)
308
The match will be 8 stages with 80-100 rounds fired. That is all I know about the match as postd.
Everything I own has sub moa accuracy at 100/200yds
I do not have a local range which affords past 200yds. So I will be relying on my dope for all distances past that.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
I'd pick the bolt action 6.5CM out of those. I shoot a 6GT, but still practice with a 6.5CM. It'll cut the wind good and reach out as far as you need it to. Practice positional shooting 1-2 moa size targets at your local range and you'll do fine.
Jis Piet, jou Videos is gevaarlik. 👌 Hoekom skiet meestal met 'n 6.5 Creedmoor? Die punte wat jy gebruik is soos wat, 130/140Gn. Is dit nie bietjie ligte musiek in wind nie? Sal 'n groter kaliber nie beter werk vir langer afstande nie, veral in wind?
Meeste ouens skuif nou selfs na die 6mm reeks toe wat nog ligter punte gebruik. Spoed, baie goeie hoë bc bullets en min recoil is hoekom hulle so baie gebruik word selfs in wind.
@@WolfClupus Dankie, So n Beter BC en minder recoil help jou meer as wat n swaarder punt/ groter kaliber👌
I found this channel today and I fucking love it.
When I find a suitcase full of money in a taxi, I may look into it. ... Most of these guys have more money tied up in a rifle, ammo, scope, and bipod than I have in my car. If you can enjoy it, that's great.
Joined the 1,000 Yard club last week. Actually 1,200 meters but no sticker for 1,200 lol. I drove 5 hours after a 12 hour night shift. I barely saw my long range shots; would collapse after dedicating to the natural pause and trigger. It was like a dream seeing that curve and impact from the holdovers. The delayed impact sound..... Beautiful sport. Much success and happiness to you, and fellow subscribers.
Thanks for sharing I'll have to get out there to a match see what I can learn I've been teaching myself on how to shoot long range based some things out of some famous Sniper's books things I've seen in other videos always looking to learn more
Another great video of information.
Pleaze, your opinion - whats best rifle (3-4 brands) for hunting and calibre?- 1- long range Africa - 400-700 m 2 mountain 300-600m
Great advice!
NZ crew checking in
Be safe, forget about the clock, less magnification is more.
Thanks for all the great vids. My wife and I are competitive archers. We are going to begin our competitive rifle shooting in the 22LR CRPS (Canada) series and progress to PRS and NRL in the "base" or "tactical" class but I'm not sure which is a better class for newbies. We're planning to shoot production rifles and factory ammunition. The goal is to have a ton of fun, keep costs and time outlay reasonable, and shoot to the best of our abilities. Your thoughts please?
So I’ve really been wanting to find a match but I can’t seem to find almost any in my area on practiscore, there are some a couple times a year at peacemaker nation (VA WV area) but how do I find matches that are not on practiscore like smaller local match’s?
My first three matches 1 Center fire and 2 rimfire produced last places. I get it. Expect only 3-5 rounds fired in each 10 round stage. Especially until you learn to dial back that scope to 10-12. Haaa.
thinking about going to my first match here in NJ. they said the targets will be from 100-900 yds. i have been to a place were i was able to get 3 shots on a 1000yds target with my RPR. yes its a heavy rifle but i have impact data book for it with the ammo i run with it. So from the invite i understand that its going to be a min of 100 round match with a total of 10 stages, and a prize table. now i'm not sure if i should bring all the gear that i have. shooting mat, impact data book, spotting scope, range finder, wind meter, gun, for i have never been to this kind of shooting match. i have done some 3-gun were we bring a cart to hold our "stuff" when not in cases with flags. any recommendations for going to my first match here in NJ? am i bringing too much, too little. help plz
I am from Cape Town, Just finished putting together my first rifle. Guess it's kind of a "Budget" rifle (Been doing it in steps as the finances allowed). Howa 308 with an MDT Oryx chassis, Vortex PST gen 1 5-25x50 scope. I bought a Suppressor (silencer), but maybe I should have rather bought a muzzle brake......!?
Gonna try to break in the barrel this weekend, been struggling to find a range that''s open. After I have actually shot this rifle I will look at entering one of these matches. I just want to know what kind of distances you shoot? So that I can decide on a bullet weight and do load development and work out DOPE etc. Probably getting ahead of myself here. Haha
Anyway I enjoy the videos, keep it up! Nice to see something shooting related happening in Cape Town, as it feels like most of it happens "up country". LOL
Hi Robert. Join the NRL in Cape Town; the last match was only out to about 550m. See you on the range sometime.
Try and find some people with similar head sense and just ask this is my first comp or first comp here and have the crack with folks
Shot my first precision rifle match with my 3 Gun rifle (18 inch .223 and a 1-6x scope). It wasn't the rifle that held me back!
Ek like jou videos Piet. Ek wil graag na lockdown begin kompetisie skiet met my .22 en wou vra of daar 'n tipe kalender iewers beskikbaar is met die datums van kompetisies regoor die land?
Hi Piet, word daar matches gehou in Gauteng streek ook? Ek sal 'n geweer entoesias en sal graag ook wil probeer
Hi Dawie,
Sodra covid se regulasies lig sal ons weer daar he ja :-) soek national rifle league SA op facebook op vir meer info. ons sal daar post as dit reg is vir oop maak.
@@IMPACTSHOOTING Dankie Piet. Stel baie belang. Dalk n kontak persoon hier bo ?
I just acquired a Falcon Optics S30 as my first FFP optic. Once I get the fundamentals down, is this scope good enough to bring out to a competition eventually? I have a R700 AAC-SD in .308 with a insite arm's heathen brake in the factory stock. I am aware I will have to get a detachable box magazine system but as far as the optic goes, will it hold up well?
The box to join is real ... you just cant see it when filming, but it is there ... /s :P
Looking to shoot in my first LRR competition but am kinda nervous. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I do shoot a Ruger Precision in 6.5 creed and have shot out to 1000 ya on steel and do that pretty comfortably. Thanks
How taxing is a match on your body? I have major back issues from a bad car wreck so I never looked into even going to a match.
My probleem is dat my gewere nie magasyne het nie, so dit gaan dit bietjie moeilik maak - maar sal graag wil join wanneer dit weer oop is.
I just did same video for pistol competition, guess great minds think alike. :)
😜 Carry On
Waar kan ek so vortex top kry?
I’m in Cape Town and I follow you on Instagram. I don’t have a rifle yet but I’d love to show up to a match and just watch and learn till I am in a position to shoot myself. Please let us know on Instagram when a suitable match is for people like me to come watch
send me a Dm on my FB page and I will invite you to the whatsapp group :-)
IMPACT SHOOTING thank you🙌🏾 I’d appreciate that very much
IMPACT SHOOTING just realized I haven’t had Facebook in years. So can I DM you on Instagram instead ?
Hey Piet wat sou jy dink as ek met ń 303 Lee-Enfield by een van jou competisies op gedaag het."wees eerlik"
I think I’d enjoy it but honestly I have no idea how to find a match or anything at all about them. I don’t really know rules or how things work. Any good sites to visit to learn?
Usually matches are ran on Facebook and practiscore.
You can search practiscore for matches close by. Go to practiscore -> upcoming matches -> select long range rifle-> browse across youre state. You will have to create an account if you want to sign up.
nationalrifleleague.org and precisionrifleseries.com These should list their 1 & 2 day matches. For non-affiliated local club matches, best bet is practiscore
Piet waaar im die vrystaat is daar n plek om NRL of PRS te kan gaan skiet. Ek wil al lankal begin het maar weet nie waar om te gaan skiet nie
Just go! How good your rifle shoots doesn't really matter. Most guys have tomuch gear. Shoot slow and deliberate and take time to observe the wind down range. Dont try to shoot all 10 rounds on a stage you'll just miss.
Hi peit I love to join your club, I do own a rifle but would like to shoot where is the club please send me info thanks
Doen asb n video op FFP vs SFP vir jag 💪🏼💪🏼
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Dude, you just offered your rifle to everyone on youtube dude your barrel is going to be shot out in a month haha awesome gesture though