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<blockquote data-quote="Cholla" data-source="post: 3010690" data-attributes="member: 124288"><p>I attended the match today as an observer. It was cool to see all of the people and their rigs. I hung with two new shooters as they went through seven stages with assistance. Some guys had thousands of dollars tied up in their equipment, and some not so much. It was amazing to watch someone hit a target at 900 yards plus with a Ruger Predator rifle on an aftermarket chassis. I learned four minutes go by fast. The stability of the rifle is key. The goal is to find the targets in the natural setting, range them properly, dial in the dope correctly, get steady enough to hit the target, and then do it three more times within four minutes. I saw a few get messed up with dialing in for a 300-yard target, out for the next 600-yard target, moving position, then dialing back to 300 yards again, then dialing back out to 600 yards again. I saw the guys' hands shaking as they were trying to put the magazines in. I was standing with the timer/RO so I could see the time running down as they were trying to make the shot. It was heartbreaking when they couldn't get it done. This looks to be way too much cost involved to get started. I was thinking of trying it with the standard hunting equipment I have but after today, that would be mission impossible. Just ranging the targets at 300 to 800 yards with a standard rangefinder was mostly impossible. The experienced shooters had range-finding binos on carbon fiber tripods. Again, it was cool to watch but my pockets are not deep enough to pay to play. I did find it interesting that every shooter I spoke with used their same gun to hunt with. I assumed that chassis guns were not favorable to hunt with, but every cell phone was filled with photos of success stories. It has changed my thinking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cholla, post: 3010690, member: 124288"] I attended the match today as an observer. It was cool to see all of the people and their rigs. I hung with two new shooters as they went through seven stages with assistance. Some guys had thousands of dollars tied up in their equipment, and some not so much. It was amazing to watch someone hit a target at 900 yards plus with a Ruger Predator rifle on an aftermarket chassis. I learned four minutes go by fast. The stability of the rifle is key. The goal is to find the targets in the natural setting, range them properly, dial in the dope correctly, get steady enough to hit the target, and then do it three more times within four minutes. I saw a few get messed up with dialing in for a 300-yard target, out for the next 600-yard target, moving position, then dialing back to 300 yards again, then dialing back out to 600 yards again. I saw the guys' hands shaking as they were trying to put the magazines in. I was standing with the timer/RO so I could see the time running down as they were trying to make the shot. It was heartbreaking when they couldn't get it done. This looks to be way too much cost involved to get started. I was thinking of trying it with the standard hunting equipment I have but after today, that would be mission impossible. Just ranging the targets at 300 to 800 yards with a standard rangefinder was mostly impossible. The experienced shooters had range-finding binos on carbon fiber tripods. Again, it was cool to watch but my pockets are not deep enough to pay to play. I did find it interesting that every shooter I spoke with used their same gun to hunt with. I assumed that chassis guns were not favorable to hunt with, but every cell phone was filled with photos of success stories. It has changed my thinking. [/QUOTE]
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