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What, then, is shooting?

Repair or toss?

It needs a complete rebuild.

I just got a call from some clown claiming to represent the NRA in a survey of members. I didn't get past the first question because my blood pressure spiked and almost blew the top of my head off. The question was "Which of the following is the most important focus for the NRA in 2017?" ...

I shoot at a variety of ranges with different lighting. Outdoors there's usually plenty, but many indoor ranges are really dark, especially at the firing line. I've often wondered if there are rules against wearing a headlight (for example) that would illuminate your sights. It's mostly an issue an...

I shoot at a variety of ranges with different lighting. Outdoors there's usually plenty, but many indoor ranges are really dark, especially at the firing line. I've often wondered if there are rules against wearing a headlight (for example) that would illuminate your sights. It's mostly an issue an...

A question came up at the club I shoot at (it's not a shotgun club). If the shotgun discharges accidentally when the shooter closes the gun but before gun mount or call for the target is it "lost"? Is there a difference International Trap and American Trap? Thanks! JLK The utterly worthle...

Freepistol wrote:Smoking357,

I have to question what your goal is with this post. Are you trying to start an argument or are you trying to generate interest in Olympic Trap?

There's a large part of the problem. It's not just for the Olympics.

I tried shooting sporting clays once. Problem I had was, after having shot smallbore and high power rifle for 40 some odd years (stationary targets), I couldn't quite figure out how to shoot at a moving target. With time, I could make it happen, and it would be fun, but I am not there yet, due to l...

Is there a rule against multiple-lens glasses in pistol shooting? Not that I know of (in the ISSF rules). True, but if the lens combination produces a telescopic effect on the target, I would expect the jury to need to rule on the individual set-up. Dr Jim I don't get the jury intercession. Let's s...

Very good overview of Olympic trap, contains U.S. and Canada ranges.

http://www.losttarget.com/olympicbunker.htm

Another good page. Links to some great articles by Derek Partridge.

http://www.bunkershooting.com/

Paul, look at Shotgun Sports magazine. There is usually a lead reclamation service advertising in there. Lead and copper are expensive. Your club should experience a profit for the metals reclamation. Shotgun clubs do this at some frequency. You pay to put your metal on their ground, and they collec...

Taking nothing away from bullseye shooting, as I enjoy it greatly, but see if there's an Olympic trap facility near you. Bring or borrow any 28" or longer over/under or semiauto shotgun, and give it a try. It might be the greatest challenge in all the shooting sports. Here's a three-minute ISSF...

Google magnet. Comment, if you like. America needs to build up interest in Olympic trap and get away from that easy American-style trap that almost all ranges throw. Apart from this site, there really is no decent internet forum devoted to the discussion of Olympic trap. As this site runs first-rate...

Is there a rule against multiple-lens glasses in pistol shooting? If there is, I can't find it.

The rules are explicit on what can't be on the pistol, far less confining on the shooter.

From the University of Kentucky http://sweb.uky.edu/StudentOrgs/TrapandSkeet/InternationalTrap.html International Trap International Trapshooting differs from American Trapshooting in one very important point: IT IS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT! There are several reasons for this increase in difficulty: Numb...

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Can anyone enter the Nationals?

Anonymous wrote:I concur with Visitor. Take your Political rants elsewhere. In fact, topics started like this one should be removed by the Moderator.

Nowhere will you find more distaste for free speech than in a gun forum.

I enjoyed the dude's post, and I find his enthusiasm healthy.

My Toz 35 came with grips that bore a heavy brown stain and caused excruciating pain if I tried to insert my hand into them. Indeed, I could not even get my hand into the grips. To shoot the gun, I needed to remove the palm rest, and even then, the grips were terribly painful. After much sanding and...

I'll let you draw your own conclusions regarding quality. All pellets were blindly drawn. Please trim photos when commenting. http://brianpsweeney.com/Pelletstudy/PelletStudy1.jpg http://brianpsweeney.com/Pelletstudy/PelletStudy2.jpg http://brianpsweeney.com/Pelletstudy/PelletStudy3.jpg http://brian...