PROOF Research shooter Scott Peterson left little room for debate at the 2026 Gas Gun Show Series Finale.
The Smiths Station, Alabama, shooter won the overall title and the DMR division Oct. 17-18 at Battle Springs Ranch in Overbrook, Oklahoma, finishing the 18-stage match with 1320.29 points. Ryan Mathews was second at 1202.53, nearly 118 points back. Alex Yoang took third with 1199.28.
A tight DMR field meant that second and third were separated by a little more than three points after two days of shooting. Peterson’s raw time of 874.72 seconds was the quickest among the top four finishers.
Recce division shooter and PROOF teammate Kalani Laker of Gilbert, Arizona, had his own kind of weekend, taking the division title with 1399.34 points, beating Justin Morris (1311.66) by almost 88. Chris Baierski edged Nathaniel Sisler for third, 1152.31 to 1146.55.
Laker also finished fourth overall at 87.11% of Peterson’s winning score, the only Recce shooter to crack the top four. Note that DMR rifles can be chambered in .223 Remington, 5.56 mm NATO or .308 Winchester and run any optic, bag or support gear a shooter wants. Recce is limited to .223 Remington and 5.56 mm NATO, caps magnification at 10X, restricts bipods to 14 inches, bans tripods and requires competitors to use one bag for the entire match. Both divisions share a 3,200 fps velocity ceiling.
He was clean, too. Laker’s 360 seconds in penalties were the fewest among the top four overall and 210 fewer than Morris, his closest pursuer in the division.
Both winners shot steel PXT barrels from PROOF Research. Peterson ran an 18-inch barrel on a Sons of Liberty Gun Works Broadsword chambered in .223 Wylde.
Laker’s 5.56 mm NATO rig earned him a second straight Recce title in Oklahoma, following a division win at the SPARC Finale.
“The PXT barrels handle my high-pressure 5.56 better than anything on the market,” said Laker. “It gives me consistent speed and SDs, combined with accuracy past 900 yards.”
See the full match results here.
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