So this was new for me. I had the opportunity to photograph the PRS (Precision Rifle Series) Alderbrook Fall Brawl event this weekend in Littleton, NH. Taking place at the Alderbrook Sportsman’s Association Facility this was considered a “Pro Level” event taking place over two days (10/16 and 10/17). I only attended Saturday’s competition as, not thinking before hand, I did not take into account the “leaf peeping” that is going on and lodging was non existent and what there was, was priced at some $300+ a night. Given my home is under two hours away, I drove up and back one day but a second day was not in the cards.
Regardless, the one day I did attend was a great event. Really cool to experience and in many ways quite relatable to my hobby of Rally racing. Each has stages to complete, each occurs in remote areas, each involves technical equipment, each is performed essentially solo, each is a niche sport, each carries its own lingo and customs.
A hack, range confined, wildly inaccurate, ammo dumper myself it was fantastic to see true pros in action and get a chance to tag along. I also had the fortune of choosing “Squad 1” to follow around for the day as within that grouping was an excellent young shooter from Georgia by the name of Ji Zhang from Georgia currently who has a few competition wins under his belt as well as Shannon Kay. Blind luck had me following with Shannon who is not only a Silver Star (two Purple Hearts and a host of other awards as well) recipient but is also PRS owner and leader. An excellent professional shooter in his own right, Shannon was attending this event as while it was a “Pro” level event, it did not count towards the National series points and was being held in a bit of a “trial run” scenario for when Alderbrook hosts a “Pro” event that is also part of the National Precision Rifle Series schedule in 2022.
Hope you enjoy the “shots” and if anyone wants a full-rez version, just drop me a line.
