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- Fri May 06, 2005 8:46 am
- Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
- Topic: Sight Riser Block - Advatages & Disadvantages for 10M AR
- Replies: 3
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Sight Riser Block - Advatages & Disadvantages for 10M AR
What are the advantages and disadvantages of having sight riser blocks? I know with sight riser blocks, you can eliminate canting the rifle, have the head in a stable position to have a balanced equilibrium and relieve the pressure in the neck. However, you reduce the pressure on your cheek piece wi...
- Fri Apr 08, 2005 7:47 am
- Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
- Topic: Tension - is it necessary
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1093
Raj
I am not sure which sport you are refering to. I shoot 10M Air Standing, so my opinion is with regard to that. It is necessary to have some tension to hold the position - tension in your left thigh, stomach and back. This is to counter-balance the weight of the rifle and staying in equilibrium. What...
- Fri Apr 08, 2005 7:32 am
- Forum: Shooters Lounge
- Topic: How old's too old?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3604
Raj
Life begins at 40. This way, you are past the peer pressure of girl friends, job security, owning a house, etc., and you have enough money in the bank (hopefully) and time, to invest in your ambition. You do not see too many youngsters driving a Ferrari or a Harley, do you? You are more matured, com...
- Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:41 am
- Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
- Topic: Rifle - Front sight aperture & Ring thickness - Survey
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2936
Rifle - Front sight aperture & Ring thickness - Survey
I would like to know some of the front sight aperture diameter and the ring thickness being used by rifle shooters for the 10M Air Rifle. I use 4.0 dia. with a ring thickness of 1.2 - I have progessed from 4.4/1.2. I have astigmatizm and wear Champion shooting glasses to help me with the sighting. T...
- Sat Apr 02, 2005 4:28 pm
- Forum: Shooters Lounge
- Topic: Visualization - is it important?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8290
Visualization
I totally agree with RobStubb's suggestion that positive thinking it is required to have the warm and fuzzy feeling while shooting - after all, shooting is 90% is mental and 10% is physical. When I suggested that both negative and positive thoughts are bad during the shot rythm - my suggestion was p...
- Wed Mar 30, 2005 3:07 pm
- Forum: Shooters Lounge
- Topic: Visualization - is it important?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8290
Thank you for the kind words JPOC. These are all great advise - which I can use to hone my shooting skill set. Joshua, I am a 10M Air Rifle shooter as well. When you try to visualize, do it in phases - not necessarily on the sight picture or the result. Some people advise that you need to talk to yo...