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by infantrytrophy
Sat Oct 30, 2010 10:18 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: BUYER BEWARE!!!
Replies: 21
Views: 7172

Better idea ...

No, you don't need springs or un-fuzz solution. All you need is new batteries -- clears it right up. Be sure to get the lithium-ion rechargeable ones. Buying alkaline batteries repeatedly gets expensive after a while. Make sure you use fresh batteries for important matches. This is probably just a r...
by infantrytrophy
Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:53 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: rear sight for smallbore rifle
Replies: 9
Views: 3170

rear sight for smallbore rifle

Is a rear sight with 1/4 MOA clicks adequate for smallbore prone shooting? According to Ancshutz, one click with the 7020/20 rear sight will move the point of impact 0.3mm at 15 meters (49.2 feet). This extrapolates to .072 inch (1.82 mm) at 100 yards. This is a great sight, but each click results i...
by infantrytrophy
Fri Dec 11, 2009 2:08 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: News video of Airgun team
Replies: 0
Views: 626

News video of Airgun team

A few weeks ago I viewed a local TV station news segment that gave a positive report on a junior air rifle team. The team coach, junior shooters and parents were interviewed. Does anyone remember this, and can you post the link here?

Thanks.

Randy Sikes
by infantrytrophy
Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:50 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Anschutz 7020-20 sights
Replies: 2
Views: 1874

Here is a cut-and-paste reply from a fellow named Tim in the UK (I believe it was on this forum): Anschutz sights Anschutz sights are graded in Miliradians, (1 mil is the angle subtended by 1m at 1000m, so 10cm at 100m). Older Anschutz sights had each click worth 1/20 mil, handily this equates near ...
by infantrytrophy
Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:29 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Away from shooting for 28 years. Prone update requested.
Replies: 16
Views: 6423

Back to smallbore

Welcome back! For what it's worth, here is my experience returning to smallbore shooting after a long absence (40 years!). I purchased an Anschutz 2013 smallbore rifle with the aluminum stock. This was a model with a 660 mm barrel from Champion Shooters Supply. I believe that the standard model 2013...