TargetTalk

[quote="dukja"] I know that this is a three year old post. [quote] Hello dukja, It's been almost three years since I've been to this site. I log in on a whim and see a thread I started up front and center! Pretty strange I would think. We are still shooting that 853 and enjoying it immense...

dronning wrote:

DLS wrote:.....
Keep a shooting diary and you will know how much to move them to get you reasonably centered and then fine tune from there with your sighting shots.

No sighters in Bullseye.

I was referring to the pre-match sighting period.

Without seeing the rifle, or having a very detailed description of what is happening (and not) with the magazine / gun interface I don't think there is much we can do to help you with this.

Could you post some photos at least?

...recondition the barrel with a tiny bit of teflon grease... Teflon in barrels is not a good idea. It plays havoc with accuracy based on several articles I've read over the years. Why are you greasing the barrel after cleaning? ... Should I continue this process untill the first felts after the pa...

Thanks for the input. I wonder is it good to set sites to a close setup like 10 meters? Would it be better to set for longer distance. Thanks Ron Set your sights to whatever range you are shooting. Change the range, change the sights. Keep a shooting diary and you will know how much to move them to...

... The crazy sporter rules mean that a 11 year old girl about 4'6 and a male high school senior 6'2 have to shoot the same gun in the same configuration. ... LOP, height of cheek piece, can be adjusted for the individual shooter, you just need to do it on an approved gun and stay within the weight...

I strongly urge you to drop the "regret" talk! I really mean this. Your four years of sporter will serve you well, it's provided a strong base in marksmanship fundamentals and has exposed you to the discipline necessary to succeed, not to mention baptized you to match pressure. It's all go...

Ill jump in here, but know that I don't shoot biathlon. I have had a few friends over the years that did, and I have played with the rifles a bit doing summer biathlon so I'm not totally in the dark here. Trigger preference will be all over the map ... it's up to the shooter, so adjust to your likin...

April Fool's here?

A lead HBWC will not have any problems swaging down .003, you will have slightly higher pressures compared to a similar load with a smaller bullet and would need to keep that in mind with load development. Accuracy on the other hand is a wildcard. The more deformation the bullet undergoes the more p...

The target is already so blurry i can not find a clean edge to aim at. The blurr is so large that it makes any kind of accuracy imposible. The target does not have to be clear at all ... in fact if all you can do is see a smudge you can accurately aim with aperture sights. You can come close with a...

The devaluation of the US dollar wouldn't have anything to do with it would it?

Naaaaawwwwww!

Even if you don't think you will ever shoot an NRA sanctioned event, I would still put the request forward. You never know when the competitive bug may bite, and you will then be prepared and can move forward without a hitch. Additionally, there may be a time you come across some old cantankerous fa...

While this is a great memento for the athletes I can't get too worked up about this photo pro or con. All Modern US Presidents (at least back to Eisenhower perhaps farther back) give these type of photo ops for pretty much every organized group that tours the whitehouse, from spelling bee winners to...

Great tip David!

There is a formula on the USAS site that allows you to calculate this, but it's something one never commits to memory and at least for me, never have handy when setting up a reduced range target.

This is far simpler, thank you.

This is a particular pet peeve I have with the European manufactures. By that I mean the total lack of meaningful maintenance instructions or customer service in this regard. For example, I have a Walther LG210 (last of their SSP air rifles). With the rifle came a cleaning kit (consisting of a monof...

The short answer is no. If you can't assume a certain position you can fire that phase in any of the less supported positions. So in this case he would fire his kneeling stage from the standing position. You can petition the NRA Rules Committee asking for special exemptions or changes in the rules. ...

Okay … This old time over the course (OTC) shooter needs some help from the Olympic crowd... For many years I’ve shot a Walther LG210 SSP air rifle as a trainer for the standing phase of highpower service rifle shooting. That’s fired at 200 yards on a target with a 3-inch X-ring, a 7-inch 10-ring an...

LOL Actually I'm not the only one who hates the "clang". A loud sound such as that can trigger instant massive migraines in my wife ... so keeping the noise level down is always something we deal with around my home. Duct seal on the back of the plate is a good idea, that would definitely ...