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How fast did weapons and ammo technology really advance and when did it happen?
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<blockquote data-quote="BallisticsGuy" data-source="post: 1867902" data-attributes="member: 96226"><p>Unfortunately, I think we're actually already there in a way. Things can't actually get much better. The graph tells us that and the underlying data show it too. Given the trend in team scores in Bisley I estimate that we'll see more than one team post a perfect score in the next few years. As soon as more than 1 team posts a perfect score, the game has to change or it's broken. If everyone is making a perfect score, it's not very fun to make a perfect score.</p><p></p><p>When I got into PRS-y kind of shooting I came in via Palma & extreme range (1000yrds-2000yrds) horsing around & high power Metallic Silhouette. Palma and Silhouette aren't money games yet and the rules help keep it from being an issue but by the time I had jumped into PRS style matches they had definitely started down the money-game road in a big way. Now, it's basically a money game but only as far as money is a barrier to competitiveness. If you want to be properly competitive in PRS/NRL you're going to need about 5-8 grand in equipment and supplies and then the matches are pretty expensive to enter. My last <strong>state championship</strong> in Silhouette had a $50 entry fee. A typical PRS or NRL points match is 4-5x more that much. To be competitive in Metallic Silhouette you need about 1500 bucks worth of stuff and 20-50 bucks for a typical match to be fashionably equipped but you could do the sport with under 1000 bucks worth of gear. The fun has been chased right out of it and caused a lot of guys to simply stop going.</p><p></p><p>Wind would actually cause a distortion of the beam if it's strong enough. Could potentially reduce effectiveness a good bit depending of the total energy, size and pulse width of the beam.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BallisticsGuy, post: 1867902, member: 96226"] Unfortunately, I think we're actually already there in a way. Things can't actually get much better. The graph tells us that and the underlying data show it too. Given the trend in team scores in Bisley I estimate that we'll see more than one team post a perfect score in the next few years. As soon as more than 1 team posts a perfect score, the game has to change or it's broken. If everyone is making a perfect score, it's not very fun to make a perfect score. When I got into PRS-y kind of shooting I came in via Palma & extreme range (1000yrds-2000yrds) horsing around & high power Metallic Silhouette. Palma and Silhouette aren't money games yet and the rules help keep it from being an issue but by the time I had jumped into PRS style matches they had definitely started down the money-game road in a big way. Now, it's basically a money game but only as far as money is a barrier to competitiveness. If you want to be properly competitive in PRS/NRL you're going to need about 5-8 grand in equipment and supplies and then the matches are pretty expensive to enter. My last [B]state championship[/B] in Silhouette had a $50 entry fee. A typical PRS or NRL points match is 4-5x more that much. To be competitive in Metallic Silhouette you need about 1500 bucks worth of stuff and 20-50 bucks for a typical match to be fashionably equipped but you could do the sport with under 1000 bucks worth of gear. The fun has been chased right out of it and caused a lot of guys to simply stop going. Wind would actually cause a distortion of the beam if it's strong enough. Could potentially reduce effectiveness a good bit depending of the total energy, size and pulse width of the beam. [/QUOTE]
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