PRS Barricade Help

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I am currently building a practice barricade for PRS style shooting. I have the two main height measurements that are the official heights, but am incorporating additional features. My question is about the shapes that you often see cut in the wood (ie triangle, circle, angled rectangle etc). Is there any "regulation" size for the cut-outs or is it a preference thing for the builder? Also, when there are small cut-outs at the base of the barricade, is there an official measurement for those?

Thanks in advance for any help, and feel free to pass on any lessons learned if you've built a PRS barricade of your own.
 
Beyond the 2 heights listed as a skill stage prop, it is entirely up to your imagination to create. There are no rules or parameters beyond that... beyond being safe.

You will quickly find there are heights which are quite uncomfortable and awkward.... practise those cause the MD's know that too.

:)

Jerry
 
Perfect, thanks Jerry!

While I've got you here, would a Gamechanger and a large "pump pillow" be the primary two bag purchases to start with?
 
Yep, and what I use mostly. Give Scott at Redstartarget.com a shout. he can help you out.

If you need other stuff, just give me a shout.

When it warms up, look forward to getting back to the range and spending more time with weird and wonderful props.

Jerry
 
Quite honestly, all you need is a ladder to practice from. The most cost effective solution (since you probably already have one), you have a plethora of heights to shoot off of, and it easily folds away and stores into a small foot print. Plenty of PRS shooters practice from just ladders.

For bags, skip the pump pillow if you only want two bigs. Get a small barricade bag such as the Wiebad Mini Fortune Cookie, and a rear bag of your preference.

You can shoot about 95+% of stages with a small barricade bag and a rear bag. I don't even use a pump pillow anymore, just two bags to shoot the vast majority of stages, and occasionally a tripod.
 
If you do decide to go ahead and build a barricade, there's no set standards on the cutouts. That's up to each MD's discretion.

The barricade standards are listed on the PRS website.
 
I got bored and put together a small practice barricade based on a short saw horse. Tried to incorporate some random height flat shelves, some wiggly stuff, it's got a 2x2 post to mimic stages shooting off a post, an angled section to mimic the end of a tank trap. Not shown is some hardboard with different cants and view ports that covers up the large lower area and can force uncomfortable semi prone positions.

Cost me $20 in 2x4s. Cheaper than a ladder and provides options other than the same 3 or 4 flat/even surfaces a ladder provides.

https://imgur.com/a/7i6MUP7
 
rlaunay said:
I got bored and put together a small practice barricade based on a short saw horse. Tried to incorporate some random height flat shelves, some wiggly stuff, it's got a 2x2 post to mimic stages shooting off a post, an angled section to mimic the end of a tank trap. Not shown is some hardboard with different cants and view ports that covers up the large lower area and can force uncomfortable semi prone positions.

Cost me $20 in 2x4s. Cheaper than a ladder and provides options other than the same 3 or 4 flat/even surfaces a ladder provides.

https://imgur.com/a/7i6MUP7
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Very nice job... and nasty...

Happy practise.. see you next season.

Jerry
 
kthomas said:
Here's a whole thread dedicated to people building their own PRS barricades for some ideas:

http://forum.snipershide.com/threads/prs-diy-barricades-pics-encouraged.6933355/
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I actually based my design on one of those found at your link. Should be pretty decent. Pic below;


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The silver horizontal pieces are aluminum pipe (possibly mounted over 1" wood dowel for a spin effect). Removable legs and the barricade will fold in half for transport. I'm going to build it with pressure treated 2x4.

Thoughts? Suggestions?
 

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Here is a picture of the barricade a friend and I built this summer. It is built in 2 half’s for easy transport. There are two extra triangular legs to allow for separating the 2 half’s. When setup as two half’s, we can run a chain or strap between them connected to the eye hook in the upper 4x4 to create additional shooting positions.

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Diver said:
Here is a picture of the barricade a friend and I built this summer. It is built in 2 half’s for easy transport. There are two extra triangular legs to allow for separating the 2 half’s. When setup as two half’s, we can run a chain or strap between them connected to the eye hook in the upper 4x4 to create additional shooting positions.

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Nice setup!

I see you are in NB; whereabouts?
 
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