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A rifle that was instantly likeable came into my office for some work yesterday. It could be broken down into its separate components: Foundation Ezekiel Hybrid Hunting Stock w/Soft Touch FinishZermatt TL3-SA22” Proof Prefit Carbon Fiber BarrelAtlas BipodVortex ScopeBixn Andy 2 Stage TacSport Pro X Trigger22 CreedmoorLight Weight Rifle #11.2 The parts listed above combine to make the whole, but it is the whole itself that is so compelling. You know when you see something that is “Jus …

By Les Voth - Bix'n Andy USA Have you been properly “braked”? Before my introduction to PRS competition I was dead set against brakes. I never owned one. I never even used one until I shot a Thompson Encore in 300 Winchester Magnum with a JP Howitzer Brake installed. That was the extent of my “braking” experience.  That Howitzer brake proved the effectiveness and usefulness of shooting with a brake, but my shooting comrades that day threatened my wellbeing if I ever …

By Les Voth - Bix'n Andy USA In the beginning of my PRS shooting adventure there was not much standardization for stage times. One match was 90 seconds per stage. One was 105. Another stretched into a more comfortable 120 seconds. Then, a match director with a serious sense of humor, had a 60 second per stage match - for the entire match. And, yes, it was the same ten shots per stage, dialing for distance, and “all gear in hand” behind the line to start at the ubiquitous “BEEP& …

TRAINING & PERFORMANCE Ask a top PRS shooter how many rounds they keep loaded at any given time, and the answers might surprise you. Not because the numbers are extreme — though some are — but because of what those numbers reveal about how the best competitors in the country actually train. I recently put that question to a group of PRS match winners and world-event competitors across the United States. The survey was simple: How many rounds do you typically keep loaded? How does …