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By Les Voth - Bix'n Andy USA Have you been properly “braked”? Before my introduction to PRS competition I was dead set against brakes. I never owned one. I never even used one until I shot a Thompson Encore in 300 Winchester Magnum with a JP Howitzer Brake installed. That was the extent of my “braking” experience.  That Howitzer brake proved the effectiveness and usefulness of shooting with a brake, but my shooting comrades that day threatened my wellbeing if I ever …

By Les Voth - Bix'n Andy USA In the beginning of my PRS shooting adventure there was not much standardization for stage times. One match was 90 seconds per stage. One was 105. Another stretched into a more comfortable 120 seconds. Then, a match director with a serious sense of humor, had a 60 second per stage match - for the entire match. And, yes, it was the same ten shots per stage, dialing for distance, and “all gear in hand” behind the line to start at the ubiquitous “BEEP& …