Anonymous wrote:How does it "concentrate the mind?"
It is immediately obvious to everyone when you hit a target, you don't have to wait until the series is complete.
If you have knocked down the first 4, and can hear the spectators urging you to hit the 5th then yes, blocking out the distractions does concentrate the mind. (I've got a long memory)
Both events have been ran at the Grand Prix in Toronto for the last 4 or so years. The falling plate is very popular with spectators both those that like shooting and those that don't. It usually draws a small crowd (unfortunately the venue can't accommodate a larger crowd).
We have a Rika unit at our club to practice on, the thing will last a lifetime.
Mike M. wrote:I'll add that an AP version of CF might go over well...it requires no other equipment.
I'll second that. IMO, the CF/Sport Pistol match is the most fun of all the ISSF matches. Shooting this with a 5-shot AP would be a blast!
Something that would make it even more entertaining would be to add reactive targets, maybe for the duel stage. Lot of luck getting the ISSF to go along with that, huh?
IPshooter wrote:I'll second that. IMO, the CF/Sport Pistol match is the most fun of all the ISSF matches. Shooting this with a 5-shot AP would be a blast!
Believe me Stan, it's a LOT more fun with a cartridge gun.
IPshooter wrote:I'll second that. IMO, the CF/Sport Pistol match is the most fun of all the ISSF matches. Shooting this with a 5-shot AP would be a blast!
Believe me Stan, it's a LOT more fun with a cartridge gun.
I basically said it looks fun but:
1. Cost will be way high
2. Range set up will be difficult. Most airgun ranges don't have the means
3. Interest will be too low. Hardly anybody shoots air pistol in Missouri already, and the price tag will drive shooters away.
4. Focus on popularizing existing disciplines.
Robert, great photo's thanks.
One question (dumb) as I can't work out how you get the five plates to return to upright after they've been knocked down.
Something to do with the bar that runs accross the entire back?
One photo shows this bar hinged into place at the centre, so that threw me off.
Thanks
We had quite a bit of bounce-back before we put the sheet-metal over the shelving board. The pellet would hit the board and spring back, but when it hits the steel, it flattens out the pellet and it only comes back a few feet.
