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  4. PRL 2020 - what would you change???

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    2 minutes ago, Sapper811 said:

    I don’t shoot PRL as my time is taken up with CSR every month at Diggle. However I am really quite shocked at this thread. I and a few select others organise, manage and run all CSR comps at Diggle. Near 30 individual competitions per year. And yes it is hard work but we love it. As far as I see it ONE man has had the time, energy and drive to get PRL started in the UK and what do you lot do ??? Discuss what’s wrong with it and how it can be changed !!FFS !! If you don’t like it get off your arse and sort something yourself ! Competitions happen because of the few who give their time to make it happen. If you don’t like it then take up something else ! 

    Definitely some truths there .....

    As I typed my reply I was  thinking “I could help with this”.

    There needs to be care to ensure that any activity is complementary to PRL not competitive.  There are already discussions of “competitive series” etc 

    In fairness I think the thread was started to gather useful input and all of the commentary so far has been on ELR which was primarily added to give “value” to travelling shooters.  As PRL gains momentum I think the ELR day becomes less relevant.

     

     

  5. PRL 2020 - what would you change???

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    I agree the ELR day does not sit comfortably with the PRL day - it’s a different mindset and the timing inevitably ends up being rushed for true ELR due to the number of shooters.  

    IMO ELR needs to shift to a focus on calculated shots and first hit percentages as opposed to the current shoot-spot-correct which was the norm last year outside of Gardener’s.  

    Calibre squadding and restrictions need more thought - gun weight is potentially more appropriate than calibre.

    I’d prefer to see a PRL day and a training/.22 day with ELR being a separately scheduled event but I have plenty of time these days !

    I would also be keen to try true team PRL comps and events which included hike/movement between firing points as per Mammoth, Vortex Extreme etc.  That said there would need to be some consideration for us aging, unfit civvies .......

  7. PRL 2019 - What Calibre, Action/Chassis and Optic

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    Jeez, I can almost hear the dear departed Bradders comments to this conversation !!

    I’ve shot four of the PRL matches plus two quarry shoots this year and it’s certainly been a testing experience  but i’ve learned at every event and had a great time with like minded folks.  

    I’m absolutely convinced that nothing pushes skill levels more than competing and I’ve realised that in reality I’ve been plinking for the last few years.  PRL has added some focus and I’m looking forward to more of the same next year irrespective of what banner it is under.

    Forget the idea of “politics” and “competing series” and  think of it as more opportunity to get out and shoot, learn and compete with those like minded folk.   

    In relation to what we all spend annually to shoot and compete £60 vs £100 per day and the provision/non provision of a bacon sandwich is a minor issue to me but I appreciate we all have to make financial decisions. I certainly don’t see any of the range operators retiring to the Bahamas by running a couple of comps a year and I am already seeing facilities being upgraded.  More shooters and more venues will start to generate some degree of market forces but at this point the choices are relatively limited.

    Forget the excuses, sign up for some events next year and go and have fun 👍

     

  20. Schmidt 5-45x56 LRR unboxing

    in Riflescopes & NV

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    Size: bigger than a March 5-40 fx, slightly bigger I think than a 5-25 pm2 ( don’t have one on hand) but nowhere near the 4.5-27 pm2 baseball bat.

     

     

    I don’t know if there is a new version David but when I compared them side by side at IWA the x27 was 4 to 5 cm shorter than the x45 which swayed me to the x27 (plus I felt I would seldom want the higher mag)

    I have found the turret position on the x27 does put the mount a long way forwards though, almost needs a cantilever .

    Enjoy the new purchase and put it to good use 👍

    Tony

     

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