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by Ltdave
Sat Jul 04, 2015 11:11 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Crowd behaviour at ISSF Finals
Replies: 27
Views: 4835

Re: Crowd behaviour at ISSF Finals

last years (december) Camp Perry Open (air rifle tournament) the finals were quite loud. they passed out noisemakers to those who wanted them and they blared Journey "dont stop believing" over the pa system... earlier in the year at a match there during the finals, a competitor turned arou...
by Ltdave
Sat May 23, 2015 7:38 pm
Forum: Bullseye Pistol Talk
Topic: Camp Perry New Huts
Replies: 20
Views: 5328

Re: Camp Perry New Huts

this is what i know about the hutments... east of Niagara (the main entry road between Harmon and Ariel) was a bunch of rotten, falling in on themselves Double Letter huts. AA001, GG012 etc. the are ALL GONE... on the west side of the road many of the older huts (that were in relatively decent condi...
by Ltdave
Wed May 06, 2015 2:55 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: number of refills from scuba tank
Replies: 5
Views: 985

Re: number of refills from scuba tank

well im thinking im pretty low since the tank wont open the check valve on a Crosman Challenger or Anschutz 8002...
by Ltdave
Tue May 05, 2015 4:27 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: number of refills from scuba tank
Replies: 5
Views: 985

number of refills from scuba tank

not enough specific terms to get a decent return on the search so.... out of a full scuba tank (80ci) how many refills can one expect for a standard Anschutz removable cylinder? just curious because weve got a tank at our club and will be filling it and then ill have some place to start "counti...
by Ltdave
Thu Apr 09, 2015 10:05 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: NRA Metric Position Indoor classification
Replies: 5
Views: 840

Re: NRA Metric Position Indoor classification

Lt Dave, The junior sectional match your daughter shot at DSC qualifies for a NRA Metric Indoor Classification provided they shoot 120 shots. See attached link. http://competitions.nra.org/documents/pdf/compete/rules/rul_sbr_14.pdf Corey thanks! id never heard of such a thing... i thought they shot...
by Ltdave
Thu Apr 09, 2015 5:20 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: lots of match options
Replies: 2
Views: 691

lots of match options

our sportsmans association is slowly gearing up for smallbore and air rifle matches. getting the range gear and we picked up an Orion system... it seems the kids in our competition division have shot USAS, CMP and NRA smallbore and air rifle matches... 3x20, 3x10, 3x40, 4x10, 4x20 and 60 shot offhan...
by Ltdave
Thu Apr 09, 2015 5:10 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: NRA Metric Position Indoor classification
Replies: 5
Views: 840

NRA Metric Position Indoor classification

my daughter just got the above named classification card in the mail... never heard of this particular discipline but i guess its real since she got her Marksman card in the mail yesterday... is this for those 3-P matches fired on the USAS/50 targets? shes got classifications in 3 disciplines now (p...
by Ltdave
Thu Mar 26, 2015 3:05 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Canon Scanner acting up
Replies: 3
Views: 4288

Re: Canon Scanner acting up

got it sorted out by reading the FAQs...

needed to stagger them some vs neatly stacked...
by Ltdave
Wed Mar 25, 2015 4:18 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Canon Scanner acting up
Replies: 3
Views: 4288

Canon Scanner acting up

just got the Orion Scoring System for my club with the club level scanner... its a Canon something 225. its supposed to be able to hold 8 targets at a time in the feed bin... when we put targets in, WITHOUT the orange "spacer" as directed for multiple feed, the scanner will grab ALL TARGET...
by Ltdave
Thu Mar 19, 2015 3:23 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: scuba tank adapter
Replies: 3
Views: 985

scuba tank adapter

my daughter shot in a big match last month and their scuba tank, had a valve on it that allowed for a yoke type adapter so anschutz and fwb and walther cylinders could be screwed into it but also so the hose type attachment could be used for the air guns that used that method (quick disconnect) for ...
by Ltdave
Thu Mar 12, 2015 7:38 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: height of targets on 50 foot or 10 meter ranges
Replies: 10
Views: 1649

Re: height of targets on 50 foot or 10 meter ranges

thanks! but i guess what im looking for is thus: do the target frames have to have the ability to be adjusted, even if they are being adjusted? our range (10m and 50ft) is flat to the point of of boredom. its an indoor basement range. on a slab. the pitch is 0.0 degrees... our CURRENT (we just made ...
by Ltdave
Wed Mar 11, 2015 7:24 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: height of targets on 50 foot or 10 meter ranges
Replies: 10
Views: 1649

height of targets on 50 foot or 10 meter ranges

ive been through the entire rule book for ISSF and USAS shooting trying to find these measurments... we set up our range in compliance with CMP target height dimensions but the question was whether they were compliant for USAShooting Rules... this is the ONLY THING i could find that applies: USAS 6....
by Ltdave
Fri Mar 06, 2015 5:49 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Wood vs. Aluminum Anschutz stocks - smallbore
Replies: 6
Views: 2456

Re: Wood vs. Aluminum Anschutz stocks - smallbore

i think the wood stock is so much more beautiful...

the aluminum is just to "terminator-ish" for me. glad i dont have to shoot one (my daughter will be though)...
by Ltdave
Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:55 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: issf shooting coat
Replies: 1
Views: 999

Re: issf shooting coat

have a mens 38 ISSF (freeland brand) from Champion Shooters Supply....

have you actually tried them on? this one might fit (hint hint)....
by Ltdave
Mon Mar 02, 2015 4:16 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Anschutz 8001 (problem with cocking lever)
Replies: 7
Views: 1648

Re: Anschutz 8001

just be aware that AIR RIFLE rules are entirely different than smallbore...

weighting an air rifle is limited to a certain degree (i dont recall offhand) but pretty much anything goes with smallbore..
by Ltdave
Thu Feb 26, 2015 4:02 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Customising Anschutz Precise
Replies: 15
Views: 2030

Re: Customising Anschutz Precise

our club (for better or worse) just built a overly exotic aluminum (precise type) stock for the savage mkII rifles CMP is selling... the guy spearheading this project had them ceracoated... supposedly one of the hardest finishes youll ever encounter. it will allegedly withstand sandblasting and chem...
by Ltdave
Thu Feb 26, 2015 3:58 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: How do the FWB 800 Universal and Anschutz 8002 S2 compare?
Replies: 9
Views: 1941

Re: How do the FWB 800 Universal and Anschutz 8002 S2 compar

... Relative scoring: FWB 800 = 6 Anschutz 8002S2 = 1/2 dz i like that... just and fyi, the 8002 S2 is the same action regardless of whether its in the aluminum or wood stock. my daughter shoots the hardwood (beech?) very well but as she gets more "mature" to be polite, she might end up w...
by Ltdave
Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:14 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Got the CA$H - just gotta choose.
Replies: 26
Views: 3388

Re: Got the CA$H - just gotta choose.

i have a line on a FWB smallbore rifle complete (with a precise stock, sights, pelican case) used for 3 years on the Morehouse College team by one of the "graduated" juniors from my club... i believe theyre asking $3400 complete but if youre interested i can get all of the particulars... e...
by Ltdave
Thu Feb 19, 2015 7:35 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: grip angles
Replies: 7
Views: 1152

grip angles

my pistol shooting experience has been limited (if thats a drawback) to IPSC/USPSA action shooting, PPC (police pistol competition) and other shooting styles with a revolver or 1911 type... are the grip angles on the CO2/PCP match pistols REQUIRED to be so extreme? i tried holding one at a recent ma...
by Ltdave
Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:11 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: 4-P course of fire
Replies: 9
Views: 1177

Re: 4-P course of fire

beye wrote:Usually prone, sitting, kneeling and standing in that order. An equal number of shots in each position, 10-20 for indoor and up to 40 outdoors.

prone, sitting, kneeling and standing in that order


thats what i was looking for!

thanks