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by PirateJohn
Mon Mar 31, 2025 7:54 am
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Monthly AP League March 2025
Replies: 12
Views: 22500

Re: Monthly AP League March 2025

Bret P wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 2:15 pm 526

No idea how you put a picture up on here via you mobile.

Bret
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by PirateJohn
Wed Mar 19, 2025 2:20 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: How do I know my grip fits me?
Replies: 5
Views: 7351

Re: How do I know my grip fits me?

Early on, it's more a matter of if it feels right. You don't really have to worry about customizing until you're consistently shooting good scores already.
by PirateJohn
Sun Mar 16, 2025 6:55 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Monthly AP League March 2025
Replies: 12
Views: 22500

Re: Monthly AP League March 2025

I stank to high hell at Camp Perry yesterday so I shot a practice match at home today to remind myself that I don't suck. Had a bit of trouble finding the 10 ring in the middle but finished strong.

94 92 90 91 95 95 -- 557-11x
50M Illinois
Morini CM200EI
SIUS Scoring System
by PirateJohn
Thu Mar 06, 2025 10:58 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: weight lifting shoes for shooting 10M AP
Replies: 18
Views: 38487

Re: weight lifting shoes for shooting 10M AP

.or for mental discipline - endure THE CHIPMUNKS on CRACK for an hour and 15 minutes & you're ready to invade Russia in the Winter. You say that as a joke but one of my training drills involves replacing my target lamp with a digital projector, projecting Cocomelon onto a blank target, and turn...
by PirateJohn
Thu Mar 06, 2025 5:03 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: weight lifting shoes for shooting 10M AP
Replies: 18
Views: 38487

Re: weight lifting shoes for shooting 10M AP

atomicgale wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 8:50 am I'm going with MOON WALK SHOES - my quest to be cooler than Yusuf Dikec.
You need your stance to be like this, then
by PirateJohn
Mon Mar 03, 2025 2:22 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: weight lifting shoes for shooting 10M AP
Replies: 18
Views: 38487

Re: weight lifting shoes for shooting 10M AP

I wear indoor soccer shoes because they have a very thin sole with almost no cushioning. And they're cheap and easy to find.
by PirateJohn
Sun Mar 02, 2025 6:34 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Olympic 10m which pistols?
Replies: 26
Views: 39167

Re: Olympic 10m which pistols?

What a brand new pistol bought this summer and u already had to send it twice to morini? That's not good at all. This is why I'm reluctant to electric triggers but also i have help pretty close by. Yeah, the irony is that back in the Spring I was saying that I was reluctant to get an electronic tri...
by PirateJohn
Sun Mar 02, 2025 4:02 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Olympic 10m which pistols?
Replies: 26
Views: 39167

Re: Olympic 10m which pistols?

Nice which one did u end up getting? I've heard tjst the grip is a bit wierd. I'm leaning to pick up another grip for it anyways if I choose a morini. I got the 200. The grip actually fits me pretty well out of the box, but I'm going to Germany this Summer to get a custom grip. I did have some issu...
by PirateJohn
Sun Mar 02, 2025 3:04 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Olympic 10m which pistols?
Replies: 26
Views: 39167

Re: Olympic 10m which pistols?

Just be careful to not buy the grip. I always get the twitches when someone buys a gun because "it fit like a glove". Grips are meant to be adjusted and molded to you which can be done with any brand. Buying a gun off the grip is like trying a couple of peoples glasses and then buying the...
by PirateJohn
Fri Feb 28, 2025 2:37 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: New Top Tier Air Pistol Recommendations
Replies: 17
Views: 30881

Re: New Top Tier Air Pistol Recommendations

That said, I've seen a couple posts go by from relatively new Morini owners who apparently got lemons, and have had trouble getting them fixed. I was one such. I finally got my Morini back about three weeks ago. It hadn't been working since October. I had to send it to Switzerland twice. Fortunatel...
by PirateJohn
Fri Feb 21, 2025 11:49 am
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Do you use a mantra to help relax?
Replies: 4
Views: 10478

Re: Do you use a mantra to help relax?

Between shots I count my breaths. During my shot process, I have a few single-word reminders. Before my shot, I'll think "balance" to get my center of gravity in the right spot, then say "grip" to make sure that I have the right amount of pressure on the grip, then say "trig...
by PirateJohn
Sat Feb 15, 2025 12:15 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Looking for my first Olympic airpistol
Replies: 18
Views: 25070

Re: Looking for my first Olympic airpistol

They are actually priced the same here in sweden 😀 Which would u choose and why. Well, hard to say. The Morini has an electronic trigger, which is smoother than a mechanical trigger but also adds a point of possible failure. The Pardini is also a lot heavier, by more than 100 grams. This can be eit...
by PirateJohn
Sat Feb 15, 2025 12:12 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Amazing Exhibition Shots and gun accuracy
Replies: 8
Views: 19447

Re: Amazing Exhibition Shots and gun accuracy

For some reason this reminds me of when I posted on a shooters' subreddit a picture of a 10m air pistol target on which the 50-shot group, with the exception of one shot, was well inside the 9 ring. One guy decided to respond saying that he could make a group the same size from 50 yards. When I post...
by PirateJohn
Sat Feb 15, 2025 12:08 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Looking for my first Olympic airpistol
Replies: 18
Views: 25070

Re: Looking for my first Olympic airpistol

Pardini K12 and Morini 162 are also excellent pistols used often in international competitions. The Pardini is probably going to be cheaper, too.
by PirateJohn
Sat Feb 08, 2025 9:13 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Monthly AP League February 2025
Replies: 10
Views: 21755

Monthly AP League February 2025

Didn't see anyone start this one yet, so here goes.

If it hadn't been for two terrible targets out of twelve, I would have had a great match. Ah well.

91 85 95 91 94 94 -- 550
Pardini K12
Paper targets
M50 USA, Illinois
by PirateJohn
Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:05 am
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: CM200ei or p85
Replies: 13
Views: 14859

Re:

KZMNT wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 5:10 am
PirateJohn wrote: Mon Jan 20, 2025 11:18 pm I have serious buyer's remorse for my CM200EI. It crapped out three weeks after I got it and I've had to send it to Switzerland twice for a warranty fix.
Did you ever learn what was the reason for its malfunction?
It's still in Switzerland
by PirateJohn
Fri Jan 24, 2025 1:55 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Camp Perry Open- 2025
Replies: 3
Views: 4814

Re: Camp Perry Open- 2025

There was a crowd of us that formed behind her on her last target. She got an enthusiastic round of applause after the last shot.
by PirateJohn
Mon Jan 20, 2025 11:18 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: CM200ei or p85
Replies: 13
Views: 14859

Re: CM200ei or p85

I have serious buyer's remorse for my CM200EI. It crapped out three weeks after I got it and I've had to send it to Switzerland twice for a warranty fix.
by PirateJohn
Sun Jan 19, 2025 2:06 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Monthly AP League January 2025
Replies: 11
Views: 16674

Re: Monthly AP League January 2025

Was in a slump this time of year last year, too 🫤 Just hoping I can pull myself out of it.

93 90 90 92 92 95 -- 552-9x
by PirateJohn
Fri Jan 17, 2025 1:34 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Hearing Protection and Recommendations for 10M
Replies: 12
Views: 9459

Re: Hearing Protection and Recommendations for 10M

I just use foam ear plugs. You don't need a lot of protection because it's not very loud, although the echos if you're shooting an a basement like I am can amplify the noise. However, some protection is a good idea if you practice a lot because over time it can cause damage. Ear buds are basically u...