TargetTalk

Umm, Diopter,
I think you got that backwards. On the page discussing sight adjustments in the other languages (other than English), I note:
windage: 1 click = 7 mm
elevation: 1 click = 11 mm

The manual for my Walther KSP 200, which is the same gun as the IZH 35 (for all practical purposes) addresses only the windage : "1 notch = 7 mm on the target". I assume that is at 25 metres because that is the official distance for ISSF Standard Pistol and Sport Pistol, for which this gun...

The SIG/Hämmerli P240 can be fitted with a case catcher and still fit within "the box". The one on my gun was installed by a previous owner. It has a mesh bag attached to a wire frame. A thin metal tab with two holes is brazed to the wire frame. Two holes were tapped into the pistol frame,...

Spencer, I was going by rule 4.6: "4.6 50m Pistol Any caliber 5.6 mm (.22) rim fire pistol which complies with Rule 4.1 and the following standards may be used. . . 4.6.2 Ammunition Any caliber 5.6 mm (.22) rim fire cartridge may be used (see Rule 4.1.10)." So, as of ISSF Official Statutes...

Regarding the calibre: While the rules for free pistol (50m Pistol) would permit a .22 short or .22 long rimfire cartridge, I think it highly unlikely that a pistol of this stature would be chambered for anything other than the .22 long rifle. More likely the chamber has become "shortened"...

Further on guest's message regarding the hammer dropping with the slide: You can of course, with the IZH 35, observe whether the hammer has dropped, since it is visible in the opening in the top of the slide. If the hammer is following the slide forward and if increasing the sear engagement does not...

I don't believe the firing pin can be too loose. Perhaps the problem is that the pin is not loose enough. If you remove the slide from the gun and shake the slide back and forth longitudinally (that is, parallel to the bore axis) rapidly, you should distinctly hear the firing pin clicking back and f...

Yes, that trigger guard does look also like the angular one with which one version of the Toz 35 is fitted (as opposed to the curved one fitted to the other version of the Toz). The barrel and foresight are custom, not Toz, it appears.
So, two Toz 35 (one a hybrid) and six Morini CM84 in the final?

What a suspense-filled final! Kokorev, with a 4.3 point lead after the first shot, ends up out of the medals. A shoot-off to determine the gold! The dramatic elements for a TV sportscast are there. It just requires some editing and proper presentation. BTW, it looked to my untrained eye that six com...

The User Manual that came with my Hämmerli AP40 states, "The duration of life of the air tank is 20 years." Additionally, the cylinder (air tank) is engraved, "Lebensdauer max. 20 Jahre" I do not know German, but I suspect this latter phrase confirms the statement in the manual. ...

Guesting wrote: "Yes, the early Walther GSP developed craks near the auto-stay-open after-last-shot device. This was removed, and cracked GSP (.22) frames re now very scarse." My GSP did not have an auto-stay-open after-last-shot device. It was manufactured sometime in 1974 or 1975 (I boug...

Guest wrote: "...the new Walther ... has been fired upside down, submerged in mud..." Are we talking about the SSP or a combat pistol? Additionally, months of test may not be enough. My .22 GSP developed a cracked bolt housing after a few years of use. This was a common problem of the mid-...

Yes, David, that Velcro strap mounting looks like the way to go. I wasn't aware that they were available. Here in the "Colonies" there was often a paucity of information available about accessories for euroguns. The World Wide Web in general, and this site in particular, has done a great d...

David, I did buy a case catcher, the mesh/net style with a wire frame and a metal strip with two mounting holes. I couldn't bring myself to drill the GSP frame for the two tapped holes required to mount the case catcher. (What if I put the holes in the wrong place? What if I drilled the holes cock-e...

Well, understandably, I hope Tycho is correct regarding the P240. As I said, I had a GSP, but it didn't have a case-catcher and between the long grass and the other competitors, I was losing about a third of my empty cases every match. So I traded a Walther FP electronic, for a P240 with a case-catc...

So, 280 frame can crack and SP20 frame can crack. What about the P240? Does it have any problems? I'm wondering if there are any .32 S&W Long target pistols that do not suffer from cracked frames. I did own a mid '70s era GSP in .32 S&W Long that did not have any problems, but I shot less th...

Fiocchi, on the other hand, chronos about 100 fps less than Lapua. Definitely a much "softer" feel to the former in my SP20.

Yes, definite improvement since I posted the opening message. So....it was the site, not my system?

Anyone else experiencing extremely slow response loading pages on this site in the past several days? I've been a member for many months and it is only these past few days that I have noticed the slow-down. Other web-sites that I access have not shown this deterioration. I suspect it is my system, b...

Nano's idea could be pursued in a slightly different direction. Instead of inflating with air, use one of those Bismuth alloys that melts at the temperature of hot water. Pump in the hot liquid metal and let it cool. Voila! A rigid, conforming grip. Might not hold up on a summer day in Arizona thoug...