lazyMlazyK
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There are a couple of shoots coming up that I'm hoping to go to, both being 600 yard steel shoots. No shooting benches are provided, but you can bring your own if you want to. You can also choose to shoot prone if you'd rather. I've never been to this event, and I'm not sure what I might be up against. I'm thinking it'll be a mix of benchrest shooters, long-range hunters, and maybe a few guys like me that are just getting their feet wet shooting farther than, say, 300 yards.
Most of my shooting at the range has been from a bench at 300 yards with standard, run-of-the-mill hunting rifles. I do some shooting prone, as this is how I prefer to shoot while hunting, but most of my shooting is from a bench.
My question is - would I be at a disadvantage trying to shoot these matches from prone, if many of the competitors bring a bench? Should I not worry about it too much and just go shoot for fun? I don't expect that I'll place that well anyway as I'm new to this type of shooting, but I want to get better at it and have a good time. I'm still waiting on a barrel from NSS that will be put on a Savage 12 SA in an MDT XRS chassis.
Most of my shooting at the range has been from a bench at 300 yards with standard, run-of-the-mill hunting rifles. I do some shooting prone, as this is how I prefer to shoot while hunting, but most of my shooting is from a bench.
My question is - would I be at a disadvantage trying to shoot these matches from prone, if many of the competitors bring a bench? Should I not worry about it too much and just go shoot for fun? I don't expect that I'll place that well anyway as I'm new to this type of shooting, but I want to get better at it and have a good time. I'm still waiting on a barrel from NSS that will be put on a Savage 12 SA in an MDT XRS chassis.