Gunz720 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Thinking about shooting PRS on a casual basis and have a nice Christensen arms 3-8 gasser wondering if I can use it don’t think I will get to hard core into PRS so not want to build a bolt gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davsco Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 prs has two gas gun divisions: 2.4 Gas Gun – Open Division 2.4.1 Gas Gun Open Division rifles will not exceed a caliber of .30 or a velocity of 3,200 fps. A match DQ will result any rounds over the speed limit of 3,200 fps (±32 fps for environmental factors and equipment discrepancies). 2.4.2 Match Officials may request at any point during a match that a competitor fire their rifle through chronograph. If the bullet exceeds the 3,200 fps speed limit, the shooter will receive an automatic match DQ. 2.5 Gas Gun - Tactical Division Intended to allow competitors the opportunity to compete using traditional military and law enforcement caliber. This promotes Active Duty military and law enforcement competitors use of their Service and Department issued rifles. 2.5.1 Tactical Division rifles are restricted to 5.56 NATO/.223 and 7.62 NATO/.308 2.5.2 Bullet weight cannot exceed 77 grains and muzzle velocity cannot exceed 3,000 fps, and 178 grains and muzzle velocity cannot exceed 2,800 fps respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38superman Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Short answer: Yes You can compete in the bolt gun matches with a gasser if you wish. or,... You can sign up for a Gas gun only match and pick the division that's appropriate to your equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfinney Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Or you can just shoot in any match you want that will have you and have fun. And you'd be surprised how little (if any) you give up vs. a bolt gun, if your rifle is built right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davsco Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 on snipershide and practiscore, check out central carolina gas gun, having a two day match july 21&22nd in sanford, nc. i'm driving down for it, about six hours each way, what the heck... https://practiscore.com/central-carolina-gas-gun/register Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darqusoull13 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Yep, get out and shoot. Just like any other shooting sport, if you have a gun and you want to play, run what you brung. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuey Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Look at the MOST series in Missouri. They allow gas guns and you can compete with the bolt gun guys/gals. As people mentioned above, the PRS does have a gas gun series and it is pretty popular.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally247 Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Do it, the more I shoot bolt action the more I want to go to an AR10 just because. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug H. Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Go for it! If you know your dope and your gun you’ll probably never finish below 50%. Gas guns have advantages over bolts guns in some types of long range competitions. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epracmetcon Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 If that's all you have. Get out and shoot it! Will you win with it? Probably not. A bolt gun isn't going to get you to the top either with out practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric.goodwin.376 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Best thing to do is get in touch with your local club you are planning on shooting. We always have a couple gassers a lot of times 5.56/223 they can be very accurate with a handload. My ar10 can be just as accurate as some of my bolt guns and as long as you are capable of shooting 1 moa you should be fine. Just have fun and see where you go with it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackstone Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) I have competed in PRS matches utilizing an AR10 chambered in .308 and later on chambered in .260 Rem. with very competitive results. Edited August 19, 2018 by blackstone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelpend Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Some matches have 1 MOA targets so a rifle that shoots well under 1 MOA will be advantageous. Building stable positions quickly is critical but your position will very rarely be totally steady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4540 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 As long as your gas gun is capable of 1 moa you are good to go, most prs competitions the targets are usually 2 moa or bigger. Being solid on positional shooting is probably one of the biggest factors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonytheTiger Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 I've tested a bolt gun against a gas gun pretty extensively off of barricades, tires, rocks, barrels, chains, you name it. Even though both guns had similar mechanical accuracy potential there was absolutely no comparison between the two when it comes to making hits off of random wobbly props. The trigger and lock time of a bolt gun is a huge advantage, they are easier to get balanced how you want and they don't try to dip forward off a barricade when shooting free recoil. Spotting hits/misses is also way easier with the single recoil impulse. If only shooting from prone the gap closes quite a bit. You can certainly compete with a gas gun but if you ever get to run it back to back against a well tuned bolt you won't ever want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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