What's new...in the last ten years?

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Not a sarcastic question. I used to shoot HBR score and 6PPC group matches...mostly locally. For various reasons, I stopped shooting my rifles entirely and lost touch with the sport. Now over ten years later, I'm thinking about doing some shooting. My equipment, including bench guns, scopes, rests, bags, reloading items and components are all at least 12-15 years old. Not looking to be competitive, but don't want to be embarrassed either. What sort of changes have been happening? What's most significant?
 
Welcome back. My quick answer is that nothing has changed and everything has changed! I think equipment that is 10-15 years old is still capable of shooting competitively, with possibly a new barrel or two. Tolerances have been amped up, materials seem to get better and machinery is excellent. Some new-think in stock designs that make them ride bags like magic if you can afford the price. And the magnification of scopes just keeps going higher. Load up some rounds and go to a match as I don't think your equipment will embarrass you.

Happy New Year, ReedG
 
No turn brass, full length sizing with the PPC, more generous neck clearance, March scopes, boat tails in short range, LT powder, and the list goes on. Their impact is the source of good discussion and sometimes debate.

And for me, the biggest change was the loss of Precision Shooting magazine.

-Lee
www.singleactions.com
 
I would say the biggest change would be the choice of so man fantastic components. There are more custom actions makers today than there has ever been. Barrel makers to. I know of two new barrels makers just within the last year or so. Lots to choose from, from lots of competent folks. Lee
 
The same stuff you used then is still good. Im sure if you were competitive you were already fl sizing your brass, the winners still shoot the same chambers, your leupold 36 or weaver 36 is still right there in the top, bat/ kelbly actions, krieger/ bartlein/ hart/ shilen barrels, farley rests- all still win. Some people experiment with different powders but the 133 is still winning, new stocks are out but the old styles still win, jewell triggers still are the majority and so on. Theres just more options these days for the experimenter but nothing major has changed.
 
It seems that nothing has changed significantly....except the aggs got a lot smaller.
 
Scopes, scopes and scopes. Go to a regional match and see what Leupold, March, Nightforce and some others have came up with.......and powder. We now have a broader selection of powder than we did just a few years ago. Again, get out and look around.
 
The use of tuners has been the greatest change that I have seen. Of course, there are not a large number on the line, but the percentage is getting larger and larger among the WINNERS. When folks like Gene Bukys, Larry Costa, Bart Sauter, Billy Stevens, Charles Huckeba use them, maybe we should give them a try. Good shooting...James
 
Wilbur said:
It seems that nothing has changed significantly....except the aggs got a lot smaller.
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Yeah, from my limited look at the last few year's shoots, that's very true. One thing I know has changed is the cost. A check on some equipment I have...cost today vs what I paid 12 years ago...is mind boggling. For example, I don't think I would buy my Jones measure or dies today. The high end scopes also way up there. Good thing the gov't says we have very low inflation :rolleyes:

I do have a good supply of components and decent equipment (at least for the time I got it), so I think I'll try dipping a toe in the pool.
 
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