Quick write-up on my NRL22 season so far:
I am currently ranked 3rd in airgun behind Erik Pilsits and James Brownfield who are both shooting lights out this season - congrats to those two killers. Overall I am sitting in 52nd place out of almost 1300 total shooters in the NRL22. However, now that 6 scores are in (which is what you're ranked from) there are now 6 more matches for record this season and this is where things get interesting...
Personally I've been changing things at every match (probably too much) including 6 or 7 different types of ammo as well as switching my 600mm FX Airguns Panthera to a 700mm so I can launch 34gr H&N slugs at about 1025fps in order to better buck the wind and make longer range impacts with higher frequency. I've made a few changes to my overall gear, as well. I think I have found what works (finally) with that 700mm Panthera and the 34 grainers, having podiumed all 3 times I've used the new gun/ammo combo so far.
However, I have a new rifle I will also be trying out soon.... As a YouTube content creator who is constantly reviewing things and trying different stuff out as an input to my channel and my own experience - I often risk my NRL22 standings a bit to try different products, which is sometimes a hard pill to swallow but I think worth it for my followers in order to really speak on something with true match experience.
In any case, now what you're going to see with the remainder of the season is an opportunity for shooters to improve their scores and it really does become anyone's game at this point. In the screenshot below you'll notice my lowest score is a 78 which is pretty low - this will be replaced by my next higher scoring match and will bump me up (hopefully) around 20 points or so. All of my other scores are 90% or better, including a 100 and a 99.9 (damn you Erik and your speed-demon timed stage!). So I have a solid opportunity to come up around 20 points and then if I win some more matches (or shoot very well) I can easily come up some more - which would put me right up there with some of the best rimfire shooters in the country.
Erik Pilsits will be super hard to beat as he has outright won like 3 or 4 matches this season and has the most absolutely dialed Panthera I've ever seen in my life. James Brownfield is also a very good shooter (he was the first airgun to ever CLEAN an entire COF) but I am only separated by like 6 points from him AND have a lower score to replace right now - so he will have to grind super hard if he wants to stay in 2nd!
Overall, I am outpacing myself from last year with my scores and (most importantly) having a lot of fun and trying new gear! What's better than that?! If there is anything better than that, it's the friends we meet along the way. I am absolutely loving my NRL22 journey over the last 2 years and I plan on doing it forever! Thanks for reading and thanks to everyone and every company that supports me & my efforts to simply be a well-rounded shooter!
I am currently ranked 3rd in airgun behind Erik Pilsits and James Brownfield who are both shooting lights out this season - congrats to those two killers. Overall I am sitting in 52nd place out of almost 1300 total shooters in the NRL22. However, now that 6 scores are in (which is what you're ranked from) there are now 6 more matches for record this season and this is where things get interesting...
Personally I've been changing things at every match (probably too much) including 6 or 7 different types of ammo as well as switching my 600mm FX Airguns Panthera to a 700mm so I can launch 34gr H&N slugs at about 1025fps in order to better buck the wind and make longer range impacts with higher frequency. I've made a few changes to my overall gear, as well. I think I have found what works (finally) with that 700mm Panthera and the 34 grainers, having podiumed all 3 times I've used the new gun/ammo combo so far.
However, I have a new rifle I will also be trying out soon.... As a YouTube content creator who is constantly reviewing things and trying different stuff out as an input to my channel and my own experience - I often risk my NRL22 standings a bit to try different products, which is sometimes a hard pill to swallow but I think worth it for my followers in order to really speak on something with true match experience.
In any case, now what you're going to see with the remainder of the season is an opportunity for shooters to improve their scores and it really does become anyone's game at this point. In the screenshot below you'll notice my lowest score is a 78 which is pretty low - this will be replaced by my next higher scoring match and will bump me up (hopefully) around 20 points or so. All of my other scores are 90% or better, including a 100 and a 99.9 (damn you Erik and your speed-demon timed stage!). So I have a solid opportunity to come up around 20 points and then if I win some more matches (or shoot very well) I can easily come up some more - which would put me right up there with some of the best rimfire shooters in the country.
Erik Pilsits will be super hard to beat as he has outright won like 3 or 4 matches this season and has the most absolutely dialed Panthera I've ever seen in my life. James Brownfield is also a very good shooter (he was the first airgun to ever CLEAN an entire COF) but I am only separated by like 6 points from him AND have a lower score to replace right now - so he will have to grind super hard if he wants to stay in 2nd!
Overall, I am outpacing myself from last year with my scores and (most importantly) having a lot of fun and trying new gear! What's better than that?! If there is anything better than that, it's the friends we meet along the way. I am absolutely loving my NRL22 journey over the last 2 years and I plan on doing it forever! Thanks for reading and thanks to everyone and every company that supports me & my efforts to simply be a well-rounded shooter!
