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by 3006
Tue Apr 28, 2015 5:48 am
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Shooting AP at 5M Instead of 10M
Replies: 7
Views: 1387

Re: Shooting AP at 5M Instead of 10M

A long time ago an internationally competitive shooter told me; "If you can't shoot a one hole group at 5m, then you certainly can't shoot a one hole group at 10m." He was spot on, the execution of the shot is identical regardless of the distance. So it come down to the standard you set fo...
by 3006
Fri Nov 07, 2014 5:50 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: 50 Meter Free Pistol / mechanical vs. electric
Replies: 7
Views: 2201

Re: 50 Meter Free Pistol / mechanical vs. electric

The primary quoted advantage of electronic triggers over mechanical is reduced lock time. Which, if true, must be an advantage in 50m Pistol! The primary quoted disadvantage of electronic triggers over mechanical is that electronic is less reliable. Of course there are many examples to confirm this ...
by 3006
Sun Oct 26, 2014 10:47 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: WALTHER LP400 VS LP400 CLUB
Replies: 7
Views: 2779

Re: WALTHER LP400 VS LP400 CLUB

Spaceball wrote: "The rear sights are likely to be from the Hammerli AP20 which are plastic sights not the machined as on the LP400"

This statement is incorrect; the rear sight on the Hammerli AP20 is machined alloy and very high quality, definitely NOT plastic!
by 3006
Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:01 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Hämmerli AP20
Replies: 39
Views: 28012

Shooting the AP20

I've been shooting an AP20 for several months and I'm very impressed with it. Like all pistols it took some time initially to get it adjusted just right. Happily the AP20 is an extremely adjustable pistol. The trigger of course has all the normal adjustments, mine was great out of the box so I haven...