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JPOC wrote:Hi David,

I'm wondering what happened to all those left handed twist barrels left over from Sydney 4 years ago!

Don't forget that they are OK in the northern hemisphere for ranges that face south.

IS the 'edition 2005 - first draft' available on the web? I have looked around the ISSF website but cannot find any reference. Spencer Page 6: http://www.targettalk.org/images/Attachments/040326SideBlinders2.gif Page 15: http://www.targettalk.org/images/Attachments/040326SideBlinders.gif Thanks Sand...

I have some doubt that these would comply with "These blinders must not extend further forward than to a line from the center of the forehead" unless the shooter had an excedinly protruding forehead... " Sorry to bother you with this question that was already discussed here but I cann...

The last time I attended a European event (CISM World Championship in Lahti, Finland), the ex-Soviet shooters were still shooting revolvers (TOZ-49's), chambered in 7.62mm Sport (similar characteristics to .32 S&W Long) for the CF event. Their scores were excellent. Incidentally, they shot semi...

Which course? Which instructor? Spencer The strange thing is that on an official ISSF judges course for international judges held by the ISSF judging comitte, the instructor from ISSF said that all airmuffs with microphones and amplifiers were not allowed. The reason was that it had been seen and he...

are you after a spreadsheet for the overall competition or for an individual shooter?

Spencer

Pardon my ignorance, but why is the .32 shot gauged to .38? I'm sure a .38 shooter would love to have his shots gauged with a .44 gauge. If a .32 shooter have an advantage of lower bore, trigger adjustment etc, why the gauge difference? If I remember correctly, maybe 20 - 30 yrs ago, the .32 gauge ...

(I'm not sure what Spencer was referring to about cocking the revolver. All of the wheel gun shooters that I know cock the gun with their left thumb while in the low ready position... just don't rest the gun on the bench while cocking it.) The 'old' way taught by coaches was to bring a revolver back...

Yep! The .32 semi-autos are effectively all that is used at major ISSF competitions; The semi-auto does not require cocking between exposures: - this is a factor which reduces shooters being warned by ROs for not keeping the pistol in the correct direction. With a bit of practice it is easy to keep ...

Incidentally, I am an ISSF Judge A in Rifle, Pistol, Target Control & Electronic Target Control, with a fair number of Olympics, Paralympics, World Cups and Regional Championships under my belt Again if the people running the match say no, then what is the issue? I guess where is it that you are...

Sigh

maybe some people don't need hear hearing protection - they won't hear...

"It started in 1997 and has carried through. Or are you saying that in 2004 the rule has been changed? Please show us the rule change that allows for it."

No, the rule has not changed, but for most people the misinterpretation of it has.

This is 2004, not 1997 Spencer C Let me just add, from Peltor "N.B. Please note that as of 1997 I.S.S.F. has ruled that all electronic ear-muffs are not allowed in its competitions. However, these devices are still most suitable for range officers, coaches, hunters, police and military personne...

1/ For ISSF, there is always the avenue of a protest if a RO tries to enforce a personal interpretation of the rules 2/ Range Officers and Judges have eyes and these work extremly well when it comes to detecting any coach giving unathorised 'instruction' to a shooter (better than electronic surveill...

Dear RM,
would it change your mind if an ISSF Judge gave an interpretation on your understanding of 8.2.8 (7.2.8, 9.2.8 & 10.2.7) or would you prefer to doggedly insist on your own understanding of these rules vis-a-vis electronic earmuffs?

Linda is shooting for MQS only in Sport

Twaddle!

There is a BIG difference between electronic earmuffs and communication devices and electronic earmuffs ARE allowed in ISSF competitions.