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by bobtodrick
Fri Oct 02, 2009 2:23 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Pellet Size
Replies: 19
Views: 3429

Obviously a dead thread. No matter how many people are going to disagree ghostrip is 'right'.
BTW, your statement about all these top shooters who use the cheap pellets, my ISSF magazines do not seem to bare this out.
by bobtodrick
Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:19 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Pellet Size
Replies: 19
Views: 3429

Sorry ghostrip, but chinzing to save $1.50 is never going to get you into the winners circle in any sporting event. The only way to guarantee improvment is to cut out all equipment variables. If you're only competing on an informal basis fine...but if not...you talk of the "ability' of a pellet...
by bobtodrick
Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:17 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Pellet Size
Replies: 19
Views: 3429

ghostrip...okay so here's the scenario. You're shooting at a blank paper, trying to improve, say your trigger release. An R-10 gives you a 5 shot spread off of a rest of .15" and the Basic gives you .25"(these are only examples, but within reason). You don't feel that narrowing the of shot...
by bobtodrick
Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:21 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Pellet Size
Replies: 19
Views: 3429

The RWS Basics are great for their cost, but are no match (no pun intended) for a premium pellet. I found that going from the Meisterklugens (a step up from Basics) to the R-10 7gm pellets shaved 10 points off my score. Sorry to disagree Rover but I don't see the logic of spending $1000+ for a pisto...
by bobtodrick
Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:52 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: equipment
Replies: 13
Views: 3229

popeye...guys with your attitude will go a long way to ensuring that this sport dies a long painful death. I guess you just started the sport with no questions and the best equipment money could buy. Unfortunately some of us come into the sport needing some advice and a limited budget. Sure glad I d...
by bobtodrick
Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:12 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: new interest in 10m rifle
Replies: 5
Views: 1243

You need to upgrade the rifle at this point more than you need to purchase expensive clothing. Though some breakbarrels are very accurate, you need to have very good skills to get the most out of them, and they aren't really the skills you need for 10m competition when you do get a better rifle. Sho...
by bobtodrick
Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:51 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Group purchase initiative
Replies: 3
Views: 1324

Sorry, just an aside...I discovered the IZH website earlier this summer. Amazing how you can peruse the air guns...then switch gears and check out the anti-tank missle launchers.
Only in Russia!
by bobtodrick
Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:59 am
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: presecription drugs - who'da thought!
Replies: 17
Views: 3409

presecription drugs - who'da thought!

Other than a local group of us who compete on an informal basis, drugs in the system are not a concern (as in doping). However, recently I did myself a slight back injury and I was prescribed a muscle relaxant to ease the pain. What I found interesting/disconerting was that for the two weeks I was o...
by bobtodrick
Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:23 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Help in planing a home 22 caliber range
Replies: 16
Views: 5390

If your indoors add emphysema, unless your putting in a very good ventilator.
by bobtodrick
Wed May 27, 2009 3:48 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Does your pistol have a name?
Replies: 29
Views: 5488

Well, sometimes when I'm having an off day I call my AP 'you sonofabitch'.
Does that count?
by bobtodrick
Fri May 22, 2009 10:40 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Request Reprint of Competitive Shooting by A.A. Yur Yev
Replies: 15
Views: 7665

I found mine on amazon two months ago for $35. A pretty fair price concerning the wealth of info in contains. Looking on amazon today I see the least expensive is $80.
For once I did good.
But personally...even at 80 bucks it's a steal.
by bobtodrick
Tue May 19, 2009 9:46 am
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: How's YOUR elbow, sore?
Replies: 40
Views: 10303

sore elbow

well, sumbitch. I've been shooting pistol for about 8 months now. Figured the sore elbow was just a result of getting old!
by bobtodrick
Wed May 13, 2009 10:26 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: getting more shooter in league
Replies: 25
Views: 7781

Bob R, you say "Watch any family of three or more and the kids have their eyes on the cell phone and are continuously texting---literally and figuratively "out of the world." The only thing I would add to this is...don't blame the kids!! Every time I see children absorbed in their vid...