PRS Shooters — Barricade Stop Rodeo

[eric32]

Brace elbow/forearm against the barricade and wrap your hand around he top of the scope. Light cheek pressure to help the wobble.

 

[Sheldon N]

I’m about to order my first MPA chassis and I’m trying to decide on what accessories to buy. I have no desire to have a lightweight rifle to take hunting so I’m probably going with the competition model, which comes with a standard barricade stop. In looking at the other barricade stops, it seems like you could use the flat side of the cow gate as a regular barricade stop.

I run an MPA chassis in PRS competition. I have just the barricade stop that comes standard with the chassis. I have used it on a few stages here and there, it's a nice tool to have in the bag. I haven't personally felt the need for the cattle gate clamp and I also feel like I could get by just fine without any barricade stop if needed. Last match I shot in Utah had a 12 round stage that was 4 positions off a cattle gate. I don't think anyone in our squad used a the gate clamp even though most had MPA chassis. I used my game changer and went 11/12 (dropped the opening shot due to bad wind call).

One tip is to wrap the standard barricade stop in adhesive skateboard grip tape. This gives it a lot more bite into the back side of whatever barricade you're shooting off of.

As far as bags go, I like the Waxed Canvas game changer best. Have used pretty much all the options out there. All I need to bring to matches is the game changer and a small rear bag. I will carry a Weibad pump pillow since it's light, but honestly I only use it maybe on one stage every other match.

 

[Rob01]

The last one that killed me was shooting off of the top of a step ladder for a barricade. I was wobbling so bad it was crazy. My muscle memory kicked into Service Rifle offhand mode and I tried to take up the first stage in my single stage trigger. That didn't work so well.

Practice and a good bag is what you need. Spreading legs helps like it does on a higher barricade. The higher you get off the ground the more wobble you will have but you can get better with practice. The Game Changer on a ladder works great and gets really stable. Try not to over pressure it as you can get more wobble on a prop like that. Evey one is different though so try different ways and find what works best for you to get stable. Free recoil is all the rage now but I don't like it at all. Some guys it works great for so you have to try different things.

 

[XTR]

I know if I'm going to play PRS I have to take the time to practice. It is a different skill set.

Your first picture is kind of where I was, except I'm 6'4" and I was shooting on the top step of the ladder. I forget the name but I've got a bag similar to your game changer but a litte smaller. The barricade wasn't the problem, I it was the bobblehead on the back.

 

[Rob01]

The first shots were off the top one and you had to move down one step after two shots so different positions but similar methods.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

What about those bags that clamp on the picatinny rail? I think ive seen a fortune cookie with a rrs clamp on top of it

 

[Rob01]

My team mate has one for his AR he uses in 3 gun but I wouldn't want it attached like that for PRS as you might have to move or change position or slide the rifle around on the bag for a different height. I like the strap my team mate made and is selling on the game changer as it's fast on and off and easy.

 

[LittleLebowski]

No thoughts on the inflatable bags?

 

[Rob01]

No thoughts on the inflatable bags?

Never saw an inflatable bag but I can see a problem with them as the air won't conform as well as the fill in the other bags do. King of like grabbing a balloon on one side and the air shoots to the other. Unless they could do some sort of baffles. Who makes them?