PRECISION RIFLE SERIES

About The Discipline

What is the Precision Rifle Discipline?

The Precision Rifle Series is the pre-eminent precision rifle organisation in the world, running competitions in a growing number of countries worldwide. The Australian chapter runs a National series of matches around the country. It’s a dynamic discipline, focusing on real-world situations that a shooter may encounter in the field. Through the use of props, positional shooting, and movement between shots, all while staying within the time constraints of the stage, it aims to challenge competitors. It challenges the shooter's ability to adapt to various situations and solve problems quickly in addition to testing their marksmanship.

A course of fire, which consists of a number of stages (typically 16) that will be created by designated Match Directors will be individually shot by each competitor. Every match is different, so shooters must develop a variety of shooting techniques. Precision Rifle Series Australia runs both a National level Centrefire Series. And facilitates a Rimfire Series and Hosts a Finale.

The strategic nature of the sport has made this a very unique collection of matches in all of the series. Matches are run very differently, focus on different fundamentals, and include a vast number of stressors, no two PRS matches are the same! Born out of Military, Law Enforcement, and Hunting scenarios, the practical application of the precision rifle is the underlying theme for all series. Whether you are looking for a local club to join or you want to test yourself against the best shooters in the nation and the world, the Precision Rifle Series has a spot for you.

Precision Rifle SCORING

PRS Points for the season standings are attained by shooting in PRS Series matches. Those shooters wishing to have their score tracked must become PRS members.  Membership retroactive grace period to count past matches for current season points is 7 days. The PRS points system is based on a performance system where the first-place shooter in each Division (Open and Production) receives 100 points and all other shooter’s scores from each Division are determined by dividing their score by the winner’s score and multiplying that number by 100. All open scores will be calculated off of the highest recorded score, regardless of division. 

PRS points for the field are figured using the following formula: Shooters score / winners score x 100, rounded to 3 decimal places.

Example:

  • You received 89 match points.

  • The winner received 105 match points.

  • Therefore; (89 / 105) * 100 = 84.7619 rounded to 84.762 PRS points

Total PRS points for the season will be the sum of the shooter’s three best match scores. These scores will determine your qualification for the Finale. The PRS Finale will use the same scoring method, however the points will be weighted by x2.

The final season standings will be out of 500 points, combining their best 3x season matches (300 maximum), and the finale points (200).

The PRS Finale will be worth 40% of the shooter's season total. 

PRS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

Divisions

The PRS has two Centerfire and Rimfire Divisions (Open and Production).  All shooters must declare the Division in which they will be competing when they register for a PRS match. Shooters are permitted to shoot in multiple Divisions in the same season.  Therefore your division is not pre-selected on the PRS website and must be uploaded with scores by the MD of the match.

  • Open Division - Unrestricted

  • Production Division - Complete Production or Factory Rifle with Requirements

  • Tactical - .223 or .308 within Requirements

Categories

In addition to divisions, the PRS has six categories: Tactical, Military/Law Enforcement Category, Ladies Category, the Seniors Category, Junior Category, and the International Competitor Class.

  • Military/Law Enforcement (Mil/LE) - Current Serving Military/Law Enforcement

  • Ladies

  • Juniors - Under 18 yrs

  • Seniors - 50+ yrs

Classifications

For shooters to be able to compete with their peers, PRS Series competitors are divided into classifications based on their skill level and performance. The reason for the classification system is to have the ability to rank competitors and allow shooters to have true peer-to-peer recognition. This allows for goal setting and realistic achievement of attainable goals within the sport.

The classification system is a yearly performance-based system in which shooters are classed for the current season based on their year-prior season series score (not including their finale score). At the end of each season, shooter classes will be recalculated according to the classification bracket percentages based on their end-of-season pre-finale series score.  The shooter will retain this classification for the entire next season and compete within this classification at the Pro Series Finale (if qualified).

PRS competitors can achieve a classification of either Pro, Semi-Pro, Marksman, or Amateur. Each class consists of a percentage of the total number of affiliated shooters, based on the end-of-season standings not including the finale. Pro shooters, for example, will be classified as the top 20% of competitors according to the standings after the last Pro Series match of the season. Competitors within the top 55 -79.9% of shooters, based on these standings will be classified as Semi-Pro and so on.

PRS Series Classification Bracket Percentages:

  • Professional – First 20%

  • Semi-Professional – Next 25%

  • Marksman – Next 55%

PRS Classification Finale Invites

Semi-Pro, Marksman, Mil/LE, Ladies, Juniors and Seniors: The top 3 shooters in each of these PRS Classifications will also receive an invitation to the Finale if their ranking prior to Finale sits outside the selection bracket. If they've already qualified for the Finale based on any other qualifying system or are unable to attend, their slot will stay closed and unfilled.

PRS Skill stages

PRS Skills Stages are intended to serve multiple purposes. The first purpose is to provide a standardized way in which to deal with ties. If two shooters are tied with the same score, the winner will be the shooter with the best score for the tiebreaker skills stage, and then the fastest time on the tiebreaker skills stage.

The stages are also meant to serve as a training tool for shooters. A standard PRS barricade can be found at any venue, and shooters should be able to practice the variations of the skills demonstrated here.

Option 1 - Big-Small

Targets - 8" circle and 6" circle at 400 yards spaced less than 2 yards from one another.

Course of Fire - Starting 2 yards behind the barricade at port arms with the magazine in and bolt back, at the sound of the start command (or beep) the shooter will engage the targets with 1 round each (big then small) from the four available positions then repeat one of the first 3 positions for a total of 5 positions.

Option 2 - Near-Far

Targets - 8" circle at 400 yards and 8" circle at 500 yards. Each target will be less than 100 yards right-left of each other.

Course of Fire - Starting 2 yards behind the barricade at port arms with the magazine in and bolt back, at the sound of the start command (or beep) the shooter will engage the targets with 1 round each

(Near then Far) from the four available positions then repeat one of the first 3 positions for a total of 5 positions.

Option 3 - Left-Right

Targets - Two 8" circles placed at the same distance( +-10yds in range difference) between 400 yards and 500 yards and spaced 100 yards to 300 yards apart (left and right, 15 to 45-degree angle).

Course of Fire - Starting 2 yards behind the barricade at port arms with the magazine in and bolt back, at the sound of the start command (or beep) the shooter will engage the targets with 1 round each

(Right then Left) from the four available positions then repeat one of the first 3 positions for a total of 5 positions.