Improving rifle skills through competition

[rdp123]

Hi all,
I read through this interesting thread this weekend about how much and in what ways NRL develops hunting skill. https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/nrl-realism.387057/

After missing an easy shot this year for lack of an obvious rest, I've gone on a deep dive to improve my shooting skill. The next step I've been looking at is competition. It seems like hunting with a rifle demands three basic skill sets: fundamentals/positional shooting, shooting at longer distance in broken terrain and accounting for wind, and shooting under pressure/rapid string shooting for follow ups (aka "action" shooting).

NRL seems fun, but we don't have much near me and what I had in mind anyways was more like the regular club shoots I used to do with my bow before injuring my shoulder. I was looking at silhouette and high-power rifle because that's what's available nearby. These both seem to emphasize fundamentals/positional shooting. Have folks found that shooting silhouette or HPR build skill similarly to shooting club matches for archery? I haven't seen these types of matches discussed ok Rokslide as much as PRS or NRL.

In the action realm, there's 3-gun, but that appears cost-prohibitive for me. We have lots of USPSA though. Do the folks who’ve competed in USPSA find that developing skill at action shooting with a pistol transfers to hunting with a rifle, or are the two disciplines just too different? Have people found solid development through more traditional matches in silhouette and HPR? Are there competitive shooting matches that I'm not mentioning that people value highly for developing marksmanship? Thanks as always for any insight.

 

[Lawnboi]

Where are you located.

Trigger control is imo the hardest with a pistol. If you can master a solid press on a pistol trigger under pressure you should do just fine with a rifle. USPSA is fun and if it’s close it’s worth a try.

No experience with anything besides uspsa, nrl and prs for me

 

[rdp123]

Thanks! I hadn't thought about the benefit for mastering trigger press. I'm in central Texas.

 

[Lawnboi]

Texas has more nrl than any other state this year.

I know there’s a lot of prs down there as well, if you have applicable equipment.

Most places that host 2 day matches will run one day club style matches, that’s about all I shoot.

Best bet is to find prs/nrl clubs in the area on social media, likely the easiest way to learn about matches.

Any competition adds pressure. Anyone who aspires to be a good shooter owes it to themselves to shoot under someone else’s rules.

 

[rdp123]

Thanks! Gonna dig deeper into the schedule

 

[skipper907]

I would suggest finding local club PRS matches to shot. it's probably could be the most helpful. You are building and breaking positions in a short time constraint. NRl is good but you can get more shooting out of prs. NRL you can end up spending lots of time finding target and not much time getting to engage them.

 

[Ibex]

Just saw a new range in wortham the other day. Looks like they are hosting prs and nrl hunter matches. Freestone shooting complex I think.

 

[TSnave]

I'm a High Power shooter. I think most any form of competition will aid your marksmanship skill set. Figure out what's close to you that you enjoy and go for it.