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by stevep
Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:07 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Savage/Anschutz 64M rifles - in small bore match
Replies: 6
Views: 5777

It's a fine gun. There's nothing wrong with the essentials - trigger, action, barrel. I know people who shoot that exact type of rifle, of that age, at national comps and do very well. But, as others have said, these things are very, very nice to shoot, and you WILL wonder what the next model up wou...
by stevep
Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:41 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: 10m air rifle standing position , and FWB300s
Replies: 10
Views: 2645

I must be unusual - I have no problem getting my elbow on hip - and I'm a 45 yr old bloke. But, I have been stretching regularly for many years. But there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to do it after a while, if you work up to it. I'm not convinced that it helps my shooting - getting the elb...
by stevep
Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:54 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: scoring programs on iPhone, or android
Replies: 20
Views: 6238

Sorry, I didn't recommend it, I explicitely wrote that it has a lot of bugs ! Absolutely. You wrote that it could be nice with statistics, but has a lot of bugs. That's good enough for me to take a risk. You were clear, I made a choice, and took the risk. I wasn't suggesting that you were in any wa...
by stevep
Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:48 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: scoring programs on iPhone, or android
Replies: 20
Views: 6238

On the strength of Jipe's comment I bought RingHunter. Well, that was two hours of my time which I won't get back. And a substancial amount of money. The interface could be a lot better - you need small fingers. The instructions could be a lot, lot, clearer. I think that if I spoke fluent German (?)...
by stevep
Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:47 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: where to go in Vegas?
Replies: 8
Views: 2032

cheers Quest1, I've tried the google thing, and there are several places to shoot pistol in Vegas, I was hoping that someone could recommend a specific establishment. Type of pistol - anything which goes "bang". We've never shot handguns ever, so anything will be an experience. However, si...
by stevep
Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:11 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: where to go in Vegas?
Replies: 8
Views: 2032

where to go in Vegas?

Hi, newbie Brit here. We are planning a trip to Vegas soon. I know there are places where we can go and hire guns and shoot them in a range - does anyone have any recommendations about which ones are good for absolute newbies to pistol shooting? Also, is it worth trying to buy target shooting stuff ...