



For example, the black color indicates shooters who finished in the top 10 in the PRS, the darkest blue is people who finished 11-25 in the PRS, and the lighter the blue, the lower they finished in overall standings. On the chart above, the various colors represent where a shooter landed in terms of rank. This year Vortex dropped to #3, with Nightforce taking the lead at #1, and Kahles not far behind in the #2 spot. The field is much more evenly split, with 4 brands used by at least 20 shooters of the 173 shooters surveyed. In 2017 the PRS tried to collect the data in-house and according to what they published on Facebook, Vortex maintained their lead in 2017, but Kahles, Nightforce, and Schmidt & Bender weren’t as far behind as prior years.Ī few new scopes have been released recently, and they seem to have shaken this up. Then Vortex took a commanding lead in 20 ( see the data). In 2012, 2013, and 2014 Schmidt and Bender was the most popular scope used among the top shooters in the PRS ( see the data). Lots has changed since the last time I published info on what scopes these guys run. This post focuses on the optics these guys ran, along with some advice they gave related to long range scopes. ( Learn about the PRS & NRL.) This group of over 150 competitors represent the best precision rifle shooters in the country.
#Schmidt bender 5 25x56mm pmii series#
I recently surveyed the top ranked shooters in both the Precision Rifle Series (PRS) and the National Rifle League (NRL) to learn what gear they’re running in long range rifle matches.
