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Sounds interesting - can you post the description? Here it is quoted directly from P.C. Freeman, Modern Pistol Shooting , Faber and Faber, London, 1968, pp 104-106. “The mirror sight has been introduced to free pistol shooting by Reiny Ruess, a member of the Swiss National Team. It is described in ...

Yes - "Laserschriftet" refers to it being laser etched. However when I first glanced at it, it made me think of the weird parabolic mirror foresight system that Hammerli developed for the free pistol back in the mid-1960's. U.I.T at first approved it, then later banned it. I have only ever...

... we Americans are an overly litigious society but in the long run you have to count the number of shooters who have been hosed (IMHO) by MG. If the only recourse is to "SUE" than sue it is, or do you as a country believe in the adage of shrug your shoulders and continue to get kicked i...

David Levene wrote:

Richard H wrote:Is there any real possiblility over there that the government might be persuaded to change their views (I hope so).

None whatsoever, but I signed the petition anyway.

Have any prominent Tories indicated that things could change under a future Conservative government?

If the condition is good and the price is right, go for it. In terms of actual "shootibility" the 162e is essentially the same as the 162ei - the sights, balance, trigger feel are all identical. The difference relates to not having an interchangeable cylinder, the electronics operate at a ...

Warren wrote: Has there been a trial as yet?

Yeap - after a jury trial he was found not guilty on the grounds of insanity (a "paranoid delusional disorder"). He was sentenced to spend up to 25 years in a high-security psychiatric hospital.

Hi Folks, Sometimes, you realise that New Zealand is a long way from anywhere... However, fora like this do a great job of shrinking the world. Our range of new target pistols here seems pretty restricted, and Murphy's law dictates that those I'm interested in seem unavailable. Baikal importer has ...

I'm with you Bryan. The grip on my FAS 603 .32 suits my (large) hands really well and it was the one pistol out of my four ISSF pieces that hardly needed any modification. David L's suggestion of installing a proper hex-head bolt with the top filed down solved the problem of the hammer assembly work...

... and the Feinwerkbau AW93 are based off the IZH-35 design. Nope - this is a myth (in part perpetuated by an error in a posting which Peter Brunelli compiled together to create a "scrapbook" on his excellent website about theIZH35 at http://izh.petebrunelli.com). In terms of the actual ...

A couple of members of my club have been using Unique 32's for years without any problems. If you avoid using "hot" loads, you will greatly reduce the chance of cracks developing. IMHO, Lapua .32 factory loaded ammo seems to be hotter than most and I know of cracks which developed in an ea...

If you want to try making a D.I.Y target changing system, a cheap cordless electric drill makes a great motor unit. The battery pack means you don't have to worry getting mains power to the rig, the switch to change direction of the drill moves the target forwards / backwards and the chuck makes it ...

I recently came across this passage in a V.S. Naipaul novel which I thought was worth sharing. It eloquently describes a sensation which I and I’m sure many other ISSF shooters are familiar with - but he expresses it much better than I can (but then, unlike V.S. Naipaul, I don't have a Nobel Prize i...

I've been using Ed's Red as my primary gun cleaner since I started shooting and have found it to be excellent. I've never had any call to add the lanolin though. It's also a bit stinky so my wife insists that I only clean my guns outside (fair enough). I make it up and store it in a aluminium campin...

I own the .32 version (603) but have also shot both the 602 & 607 on a number of occasions. They really are fantastic guns and as David said, they are very forgiving. Had I not already purchased an AW93 before I discovered FAS pistols through my 603, a 602 or 607 would have been my first choice ...

The LP10 (IMHO) is a little more "fiddly" to load than the Morini 162ei. With the LP10 you must manually load the pellet directly into the back of the barrel. Closing the breach lever then moves the air outlet forward and seals it onto the back of the barrel. It does require a higher level...

There are two models of the CM22, an all-steel version and an alu-version. If you did not find the gun overly front heavy, is assume you were handling the alu-top version...:-) Nope - steel (and I normally shoot an AW93). I also note that that the original inquirer is currently shooting a GSP Exper...

I know a number of people who recently got together and imported about six CM22's from Morini via a friendly dealer (and got a bulk-order discount in the process). They all work very well and it seems that current production is fine in terms of reliability with the feeding / extraction problems asso...

The Walther versions were all tidied up in that respect I believe, no cyillic characters.

The same thing applies to the tuned Frankonia version (the "Frankonia Favorit") though it does cost a bit more. I don't think there is anything which marks the gun as being "Russian".

The EAA imported IZH 35 has a grip safety and a manually operated safety lever. Presumably these were (are) required by US law? Does the European IJ35 have these two safety features? Not on any of the examples I have seen. However neither does the Pardini SP, Morini CM22, Hammerli SP20 - or any num...

Thanks for the info. After looking at the photo - it looks like item #8 is only 399 Euros. Of couse I don't speak German, so possibly thats just the price for a .22 calibre toaster. However, if it's not, 399 Euros ($509 US) seems like a great price for an IZH-35 with an anatomical grip. Yup - that'...