The series have a championship style where competitors collect points from 45 matches spread across nearly twenty U.S. states, and thereby are ranked across the nation.

[1] Top ranked competitors get to compete in the last match of the season which is the "Precision Rifle Finale".

[2] The competition seeks to find a balance between speed and precision, and targets can both have known (KD) and unknown distances (UKD).

Shooting distances can vary from between 10 and 1,200 meters or yards,[3] and thus the competitor needs to have good knowledge of their firearms ballistics.

The primary focus is on long range shooting, and a competition usually consists of several courses of fire.

The reason for the classification system is to have the ability to rank competitors and allow shooters to have true peer-to-peer recognition.

Each class consists of a percentage of the total number of affiliated shooters, based on the end of season standings not including the finale.

The Precision Rifle Series has affiliated clubs in numerous countries, with clubs in Australia, the Baltic States, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Mongolia, Poland, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe, among others.

There is no change to the PRS PRO Series, Qualifiers, or Finale with the addition to the AG Category.

The AG CUP will be held each winter separate from the PRS PRO series finale.

An additional 5 shooters will also move on to day 3 based on the total of their 2-day percentage score (40%) and their season AG points (60%).