The 2025 PRS Season culminated this month with the Pro Series Season Finale, where Morgun King was crowned the new PRS Season Champion, as reported by precisionrifleblog.com. Hosted by Drew Walter at the Geissele Automatics range near Tremont, Pennsylvania, the Finale presented a demanding course of fire, featuring numerous stages with 60-90° pans and targets engaged out to 1,118 yards.
Day 1 tested every competitor's wind-reading abilities, characterized by fiercely swirling conditions. Data recorded at the match showed gusts ranging from 3 mph to over 15 mph, with direction shifts of nearly 100 degrees within just a 10-minute window. These highly unpredictable winds caused most shooters to drop upwards of 20 points. However, Austin Buschman delivered an exceptional performance, missing only 5 shots all day, a feat he described as "in the top 3 days of shooting that I’ve ever had." Day 2 offered a reprieve with much lighter, more stable winds, allowing competitors to consistently connect with steel. Ryan Beck led Day 2, dropping only 2 shots, showcasing clutch execution.
While Buschman secured the 1st place trophy for the match due to a faster time on the tie-breaker stage, Morgun King's 2nd place finish at the Finale cemented his legacy. King entered the Finale with a perfect season score of 300 points, having won three regular-season matches and then winning or tying the Finale, making him one of only three PRS Champions to achieve a perfect season score. He ultimately claimed the Golden Bullet and the 2025 PRS Championship by just over 4 points, with Austin Buschman finishing 2nd for the season, and Clay Blackketter taking 3rd. Ryan Beck and Nathan Toungate rounded out the season's top 5.
Other notable season performances include Jeff Guerry, who dominated the regular season with an unprecedented seven Pro Series match wins, securing 7th place overall despite only his top three scores counting. Junior shooter Gage Caples made a significant leap, climbing from 34th to 9th overall for the season, an impressive achievement for a Squad 3 shooter and one of the few juniors to ever crack the Open Division top 10. The 2025 season also highlighted the sport's international growth, with Anthony Collie of New Zealand placing 15th and Josef Sixt of Germany 16th in the top 25, showcasing the escalating global talent pool.
The 2025 season also saw the introduction of significant new categories. The Sportsman Division, restricting rifles to 13.0 pounds (including all accessories and optic) and mandating 6.5 Creedmoor chambering, saw Robert Mahaffey take 1st place. Mahaffey was awarded a substantial prize package, including a custom rifle, scope, suppressor, over 1,000 rounds of Hornady 6.5 Creedmoor ammunition, and a $2,500 check. Furthermore, the PRS Suppressor Category debuted, recognizing Ben Gossett as the top-ranked shooter utilizing a suppressor, for which he received a $6,000 check. Sponsors are reportedly aiming to make the 2026 "Top Suppressor" payout even more significant than the Open Division 1st place prize, which was $10,000 this year. The consensus among competitors at the Finale, according to precisionrifleblog.com, was that the skill level across all qualifying shooters has "skyrocketed," illustrating the sport's rapid ascent in competitive depth.
