So I have become very interested in precision long range. This came after a trip out west and a good friend took me out shooting. We stretched the legs on my 308ar for the first time and took his 375 chytac out to 1970 yards. Living in East TN I don't have the ability to go past 400-500 yards where I shoot. The local 1000yd range makes it difficult to even get on the line to shoot, from what a fellow 3guner who's on prs kick as well found.
Being a avid 3 gun competitor along with my new interest in to long range, PRS type matches really got my attention. So brings me to my question (kind of)... I have a very nice 308ar I built for heavy metal division in 3gun; 18" Rainier match barrel, high end parts, so on and so forth... The more I learn about these style matches, the more I feel the need for a bolt gun to be competitive. However as I learned jumping head first into 3gun, knee jerk investments, with little experience into that shooting discipline, can be a huge waste.
Do any of you that compete in PRS style matches run a gas gun? Or did when you first started?
I am learning 308 isn't ideal; However with the new categories this year, Im hoping it might be a better starting point into the sport with zero experience in loading for precision rifle.
Any advice or experiences getting into the sport would be welcomed. I appreciate the input.