If anybody wants to learn from Chris, he has classes available. I took one when I first started NRL and it was a good way to learn from a pro. Learning about getting and using the right gear and not wasting money on stuff you don't need. And then learning about the Kestral and truing and all the more technical stuff really helped. I still look back at my notes and use my "checklist"
As a competitor in this world comp i can confirm gear gap between Europe and US was considerable,most European Open rifles were factory rifles in different stocks and chassis and you would see number of totally stock 450$ CZ457 barreled actions fitted to various chassis make it into top 10 Open , country that ran gear like US team was Canada no one else really and UK in terms of bags ,but not the rifles. Bags and electronic levels were the most impactful edge team USA had, waxed canvas stuff was rare in Europe at the time and electronic levels were worth their weight in gold as the competition was on a steep slope. After the worlds Gear in Europe developed extremely fast as local companies rushed to close the gap. Optics was also an area with considerable differences in many European competitors running sub1000$ scopes .Many of us also bought gear off overseas competitors, i bought a a plate bag and a Wiebad fortune cookie and 2 chassis . I expect the next 2025 WC to be much more level playing field .
Silhouette competitor here (air rifle, smallbore, and high power). You're right, it's a humbling game and I'm constantly in awe of the top competitors. The best part is that Silhouette shooters are some the best folks you'll ever shoot with... even Mark Pharr!
Great interview! I really liked the comments about silhouette shooting being laughable hard to master. Pity Lones Wigger has left the range. An interview with him would have been great.
the idea about what to do next after a great success that both Erik and Chris discuss seems to come down to the concept of mastery. Achieving mastery, as both Erik and Chris have done, typically represents the accomplishment of a great goal. Twopeat and threepeat may not drive the same goal intensity, and the let-down after the great accomplishment is understandable. finding a new skill to master is the next most likely route that mastery driven folks often pursue. Michael Jordan is a good example as he experimented with baseball, then returned to drive home his basketball mastery. Now he seems to also have mastered his business world. Just like Erik is working on!!
Erik, I would love it if you could create a short about the 38 minute marker point where you guys talk about how to let things go. I wanna show that to the kids coach because I 100% agree that’s the key to success.
This is perfect timing....just shot my second prs match.... Even though I couldn't convince you to make me a custom tuner brake hahaha... Thank you for the vids. 👍
Congratulations Mr.Simmons!! Great information Eric, you should take your rifle in to be tested and get a good lot of ammo. There's enough difference between lots you will fall in love with your rifle all over again. Like anything else when you can have confidence in your equipment it will be a lot funnier to shoot!
A question that was kind of asked but not really in great detail would be that all of us are wanting to know is So you clean after every time you shoot is that a full barrel clean or just the chamber cleaning? In for your ammo testing what numbers are you trying to achieve for the SD and the ES and how many rounds consistently are you trying to get out of that?
I constantly hear the 'I don't clean my 22 till the accuracy drops off.' Makes me cringe, but it isn't MY rifle. I follow the 'I can keep it consistently clean' theory of rifle shooting
I was surprised to hear he cleans bore every day at a match. Full disclosure I have not tested this but for years I had read that rimfires require a few rounds in a clean barrel to group and get back to zero. Another internet myth? I've read this from even before the internet.
If anybody wants to learn from Chris, he has classes available. I took one when I first started NRL and it was a good way to learn from a pro. Learning about getting and using the right gear and not wasting money on stuff you don't need. And then learning about the Kestral and truing and all the more technical stuff really helped. I still look back at my notes and use my "checklist"
Thanks Mike hope your doing well
As a competitor in this world comp i can confirm gear gap between Europe and US was considerable,most European Open rifles were factory rifles in different stocks and chassis and you would see number of totally stock 450$ CZ457 barreled actions fitted to various chassis make it into top 10 Open , country that ran gear like US team was Canada no one else really and UK in terms of bags ,but not the rifles. Bags and electronic levels were the most impactful edge team USA had, waxed canvas stuff was rare in Europe at the time and electronic levels were worth their weight in gold as the competition was on a steep slope. After the worlds Gear in Europe developed extremely fast as local companies rushed to close the gap. Optics was also an area with considerable differences in many European competitors running sub1000$ scopes .Many of us also bought gear off overseas competitors, i bought a a plate bag and a Wiebad fortune cookie and 2 chassis . I expect the next 2025 WC to be much more level playing field .
...another great interview. Thanks Erik!
Silhouette competitor here (air rifle, smallbore, and high power). You're right, it's a humbling game and I'm constantly in awe of the top competitors. The best part is that Silhouette shooters are some the best folks you'll ever shoot with... even Mark Pharr!
As a musician, putting it behind you is essential.
Great interview!
I really liked the comments about silhouette shooting being laughable hard to master.
Pity Lones Wigger has left the range. An interview with him would have been great.
the idea about what to do next after a great success that both Erik and Chris discuss seems to come down to the concept of mastery. Achieving mastery, as both Erik and Chris have done, typically represents the accomplishment of a great goal. Twopeat and threepeat may not drive the same goal intensity, and the let-down after the great accomplishment is understandable. finding a new skill to master is the next most likely route that mastery driven folks often pursue. Michael Jordan is a good example as he experimented with baseball, then returned to drive home his basketball mastery. Now he seems to also have mastered his business world. Just like Erik is working on!!
Erik, I would love it if you could create a short about the 38 minute marker point where you guys talk about how to let things go. I wanna show that to the kids coach because I 100% agree that’s the key to success.
This is perfect timing....just shot my second prs match....
Even though I couldn't convince you to make me a custom tuner brake hahaha...
Thank you for the vids. 👍
Thanks for the video, Erik!
Hope you can get my friend Andy Slade soon from Rifleman's Path.
Congratulations Mr.Simmons!!
Great information Eric, you should take your rifle in to be tested and get a good lot of ammo. There's enough difference between lots you will fall in love with your rifle all over again. Like anything else when you can have confidence in your equipment it will be a lot funnier to shoot!
A question that was kind of asked but not really in great detail would be that all of us are wanting to know is
So you clean after every time you shoot is that a full barrel clean or just the chamber cleaning?
In for your ammo testing what numbers are you trying to achieve for the SD and the ES and how many rounds consistently are you trying to get out of that?
This means bombardment of short clips of exact same interview. Greed always ruins the enjoyment!
Congrats Chris! Jonathan has told me a lot about your exploits.
Always clean your bore!
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I constantly hear the 'I don't clean my 22 till the accuracy drops off.' Makes me cringe, but it isn't MY rifle. I follow the 'I can keep it consistently clean' theory of rifle shooting
I was surprised to hear he cleans bore every day at a match. Full disclosure I have not tested this but for years I had read that rimfires require a few rounds in a clean barrel to group and get back to zero. Another internet myth? I've read this from even before the internet.
They do require some fouling rounds after cleaning, test and see what your combination needs to settle in.