Events PRS Rimfire Nationals
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Not much more I can add. I would say PRS and NRL22X are very similar.
Another difference is par times. In monthly NRL22 matches they are 2 minute stages. In PRS the most common is 105 seconds. I shot one that was 100 sec, and the Great Lakes regional finale was mostly 90 sec!
This national finale was majority a woods course with high round counts, a lot of movement, and a lot of target panning, so we actually had 2 minute par times.
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The target size doesn't scale linearly. They didn't give all target sizes, but I bet those 294 yd targets were around 12 inches.
The ones they did publish were for some of the kyl stages. I won't count the 1/4" kyl at 58...
1 1/4" @ 92
3" @ 145
2" @ 124
In general, I'd guess anything inside 185 yds was around .6 - .7 mil (~2 moa).
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No not a group size but MOA size of target at whatever distance. Say like 1 MOA at 300Y is 3 x 1.047" = 3.141" or 2 MOA at 300Y is 6.282". This just gives me an idea of the steel sizes they used at distance.
But Eric describing the size in MIL measurement using his reticle works fine too.
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Keep in mind the other fun thing about PRS is the targets can be whatever they want. We had:
circles
squares
triangles
diamonds
playing cards - club, spade, diamond, heart, big and small jokers
squirrels
sasquatches
bowling pins
various animals - turkey, duck, ram, prairie dog
rectangles - horizontal and vertical
various sized IPSCs
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From a match stand point, the PRS Rimfire championship would have similar ranges and targets as the NRL championship. The monthly NRL22 matches are typically 5-7 stages, 40 to 100 yards. Monthly PRS matches are typically 8-10 stages, 50 to 300 yards.
There are some subtle differences, like the NRL generally likes to do more complicated target orders and typically uses circular targets and the PRS is more likely to have movers and crazy target shapes (or in the case of the PRS Championship, a moving platform).
The big difference for air rifles is the rules. NRL is much less restrictive for caliber and projectile weight. PRS limits you to a maximum 49 grains in .22 or .25. .30 has a 50 grain limit and they don't allow slugs for .30. NRL has a minimum weight of 32 grains (I think that is new for this year) and you can shoot pellets or slugs for .22, .25 and .30.
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Thanks, PRS22 sounds more interesting to me.
I've a done about 4-5 years of NRL22 here in AZ but the local club MD stopped having them. Also went down to Gunsite for NRL22 after that for a couple years.
And used to shoot PRS and Field Course centerfire matches so I'm a little familiar with them and those were good times. In PRS style, probably 15 years ago, there was a match in NM in which David Tubb showed up. Chase Stroud won, I got 2nd place, and David got 3rd. That and a 2nd in Utah was my best as far as a bigger match goes.
Then won the AZPRC steel championship in 2011 and 2012 which is somewhat Field Course style. I liked it because it was 90% prone off the bipod and rear bag from 300Y to 1450Y on steel scattered all over the place.
I could go do PRS22 in Phoenix and hit steel but since I used to win quite a bit I feel disappointed that my physicality and especially my eyesight aren't what they used to be so I stopped until at some point I can talk myself into trying again just for the heck of it. The other thing is I'd need a rifle better suited for PRS22 or NRL22. These days pretty much staying in my lane doing shooting matches I might stand a chance of winning or getting high score in.
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