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Hi Alex Have trialled bright white LED's on one range at Traralgon and they were good. We are going to fit 2 continuous strips of bright white LEDs. We have had fluoro tubes but they dim with age and are costly to replace. The LED lights throw a slight blue hue but with the new VAPA AP targets which...

Ditto, ditto, ditto. I have experimented too. Put the Morini pistol in a vice (that's the way we spell it in Oz) and deformed some pellets. They grouped just as well as pristine pellets. I think the pellets are resized as the rod pushes them into the barrel. When I put a severe notch in the skirt wi...

I find this thread interesting. I never had any trouble stripping down my IZH35M magazines. They just came apart as I expected once I figured out what to do. When I first bought the IZH I got a heap of spare parts from the importer, including a third magazine which has never been used. I might pull ...

Before getting my Toz, I used to borrow a Morini. I could not use CCI in it as the fired shell used to stay stuck in the chamber 1 out of 3 shots. I generally had to poke them out using the cleaning rod. Another member in out club has a Toz which he cannot close when using CCI. He has changed to Fio...

What about tying a weight on a 60cm length of plastic line so that it hangs down straight and then heating it with a paint stripper gun?
Might have to experiment on how long you run the stripper up and down the line but I think it would work.

I may have missed something but how are you supposed to threat a safety flag from the breech and out the barel with a Rohm AP? Our club has 2 of these as club guns and a couple of members own them too. The pellet is inserted in a holder which pops out of the lefthand side of the pistol and then has ...

So Spencer, what price are you spending for a case?
I have just bought a new case of 711B which my pistol loves but I am not afraid to get some 714 as well, seeing my daughter had just started pistol shooting and is keen to stop any cobwebs forming in my .22
Colin

Just a query. I thought 711B was the only Federal Gold Medal pistol round. Here in Oz we can get 711B and 719 which is for rifles.
I gather 714 is a much cheaper round but is it still standard velocity?
Colin

For weights, cut the end off a plastic 35mm film cannister (of course in this digital age they are hard to find but a film processing lab will have some lying around) Attach a sticky backed lead wheel weight or two and slide it over the barrel. (I think they come in 5 and 10 gram sizes) It works wel...

Don't tell everyone!!

And have they been snapped up? Do you know if any are available?
I bought the IZH-35M as a back-up pistol and quickly turned it into my pistol of choice. I have been very happy with it. I would be interested in obtaining an updated model.

David,
Is anyone still working on these things. Our club has three as club guns and two gunsmiths tell us they no longer work on the FWB 65 and 85 because they cannot source springs, seals etc.
Can you tell me anywhere in Oz that handles them still??
Colin

Recently had a new multifocus pair of spectacles made and at the same time got a new lens for my shooting glasses. The new lens puts the front sight in perfect focus but the black dot is far too fuzzy. Annoyed with the lens, I decided to shoot air pistol with the multifocals. Amazingly, the front si...

Inhale as you lift the pistol to above the target. Slowly exhale and your arm will fall. Hold your breathe when you get to your aiming area (ideally your lungs will be half full). Squeeze off your shot. I do know shooters from the old school who shoot on the rise. That is, lift the arm, slowly incre...

Main reason for the putty etc is for the noise, not to get that thwack, or ting sound for the neigbours to get upset Of course, some members may not realise that in Australia air pistols are regarded as pistols and must be held under the same licence as a magnum. A condition of our licence is that ...

Greg Right back to the start. Get one of those large core flute boxes used by Australia Post for bulk mailing. Lean a piece of steel plate in it at a 45 degree angle, clip the target to the front with a bulldog clip or similar and shoot. The pellets flatten nicely and 99% of them are trapped in the ...

Just goes to show that beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Just goes to show that beauty is in the eye of the beholder

And I didn't see a single pellet in flight during this evening's session. The improved visual focus makes it a lot easier to concentrate on just the front sight.

Now you are talking. I knew you could do it.
Cheers Colin

With the lighting where I shoot at home it's fairly easy to watch the pellet arc on sunny days, and it's plainly a flatter arc with the faster pellets. Gerard. You are meant to be watching the front sight. Whenever I see a pellet in flight, I know my focus has strayed off the front sight and it exp...