TargetTalk

Thanks Tim - that makes sense. I currently have a variation pending on my ticket which will allow me to get my own rifle, so from your comments about the cheekpiece fit - and I think the club one is too low for me as you suspected - should I then be looking for something with an adjustble cheekpiece...

Thanks TIm, I'll exchange the card for something opaque. What you describe re the effect of changing light intesity makes a lot of sense with what I was experiencing on Sunday - I guess that's why being able to set the cheek in the same place on the stock each time as a matter of course without refe...

Thanks guys, that is all really helpful. I do currently block my left eye with a piece of target card taped to the shooting glasses so reckon I'll stick to that for the foreseeable. The rearsight on the gun I use is just the disc with a hole in type, it also has a cup which I find helpful with conce...

Thanks Tim, That makes perfect sense about the ambient light when outdoors, the club's indoor range is pretty dim esp at the firing point end... and might have a lot to do with today's confusion because the gun was sighted to 50m when I got it - and at our club the 50m is outdoor - so if the previou...

Thanks for the insights mtncwru - I have been noting the position of handstop and sling buckle but it hadn't occurred to me that the rear sight might have been adjusted as well. Fascinating articles - especially interesting about the aperture sizes - increases the urgency for me to get my own rifle....

Hi, I'm new to the forum and to smallbore target shooting, although have shot air rifle for many years, so forgive any obvious questions and feel free to direct me to any threads that have covered them in the past. I am a member of a rifle & pistol Club in England and have very recently taken up...