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For most folks air pistol competition is a bit like running 5K road races, duathlons and triathlons. The fun comes from trying to better your pr. Rubbing shoulders with the best overall or in your age group is simple fun.

[quote="B Lafferty" post_id=305310 time=1614369196 Thank you. Assuming that's the case, I'll probably order a Rink grip to see me through while I put money aside for a Steyr or Morini air pistol. It's 1.25" with Rink. Maybe it was the angle that made it feel different. [/quote] Looki...

Lenny wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 2:45 pm I will measure it tonight. Form my memory Rink grip does bring the top of the sight closer to the top of the hand.

Thank you. Assuming that's the case, I'll probably order a Rink grip to see me through while I put money aside for a Steyr or Morini air pistol.

Brimfire wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 8:18 am My Rink grip is currently winging its way from Germany. When/if it gets through post Brexit Customs I'll be happy to help with dimensions, etc.

Thanks!

Rover wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 8:20 am C'mon, man! Fix the grip you have instead of spending a chunk of cast for a grip you will STILL have to fix.

I don't "have" to fix anything. A Rink grip might require adjustment, but I expect that the Rink grip will fit better in other ways as well.

I have a grip on my 46-M that I purchased about eight years ago through a fellow I found here in this forum. The grip came as a blank with shelf that I patiently dremmeled and filed down to a comfortable and functional fit. However, compared to my Benelli Kite grip and sight line, the Izzy grip leav...

Certainly not Benelli, if you can even find one in the US to buy. If money is not an issue, Steyr or Morini are good choices. I'm considering the LP2 which has been around for some time. I have to wonder how much longer it will be on the market. The Hammerli AP20 has been around in the US market a f...

If you happen to have a couple of boards, a towel, and a pair of C clamps, you can be good to go. Indeed, I do. Having been raised Roman Catholic, I know there is a patron saint for everything. Who is the patron saint of shooting and who is the patron saint of frozen threads..........? Saint Dirige...

Thank you to all for the suggestions. The plan will be to freeze the brass part with the spray from a wart freeze off can and then immediately heat it with a blow dryer. I'll probably do two cycles of that and then put a locking vice grip plier on it to hopefully unscrew the piece. I need to get a n...

Add oil, any kind, and let soak for a bit... Get a larger spanner. Clamp the body of the pistol in a vice with soft jaws. You may need to use more force than you think. Those are fine treads, and if there is some corrosion between the two parts, it is going to be a pain to get off... If you think y...

william wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 3:57 pm This just came to mind. If 10M targets at 10M aren't sufficiently challenging try reduced distance targets, but at full distance. That'll get you tearing your hair out. And when you can shoot 600 on those, then you're good enough to shoot 10M rifle targets with your pistol.

Evil.....just say'in

brent375hh wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 3:15 pm I didn't happen to find a schematic for the kite to view.
Its not something as simple as those bastards using left hand threads?

Having wrenched on Italian racing bicycles in the 1970's, I tried that. No go. Left or right handed, they are frozen.

It's too bad Sergio Leone is no longer alive........ "There are two kinds of spurs, my friend. Those that come in by the door; those that come in by the window." This reminds me of some lines spoken by Raul Julia in Tequila Sunrise. He said "You can no more blame a man for where his ...

Part 357Z is frozen in place. It will not unscrew with a deep socket on it. The piece just above it, 354Z, unscrews and comes out with no problem. I was able to blow air in to clean it out. It did not appear dirty. Unless someone has a good suggestion for freeing part 357Z which appears to be a bras...

william wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 12:05 pm

B Lafferty wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 9:25 am

Gwhite wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:57 am I'm afraid you are in uncharted territory. Good luck, keep us posted and take lots of pictures!

Perhaps I need a documentary film crew?

You can do better than documentary. Make a call and see if Martin Scorsese is available.

It's too bad Sergio Leone is no longer alive........

Gwhite wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:57 am I'm afraid you are in uncharted territory. Good luck, keep us posted and take lots of pictures!

Perhaps I need a documentary film crew?

I've begun the process. The screw (371Z) that holds the trigger guard and magazine coupling flange (356Z) stripped when trying to extract it. I purchased an inexpensive screw extractor from Amazon and it easily removed the screw. I suspect that the metal used for the screw is rather soft which is wh...

523 Benelli Kite [leaking air:-)] JSB Simply Airgun Pellets; 8.02 gr 506 Baikal 46M JSB Simply Airgun Pellets; 8.03 gr The score with the Kite is my best since undergoing a prostatectomy, Da Vinci assisted, at Dartmouth last June. While the process was minimally invasive (I was walking within six ho...

546 IZH 46M RWS meistergluk Sub-6 (formerly a center hold guy, still want to shoot good center hold) I am actually proud to shoot that score with my IZH 46M, could have shot a few points higher with LP10, but that IZH SSP heavy monster is such a joy to shoot. A good grip is 50% of shooting with thi...

I guess you're a bit more upscale than I was. I was thrilled to discover the Irish bars where you could get a shot and a beer chaser for $.99....and a corned beef sandwich on rye for a blotter. It isn't either/or. In law school I would hang out at a bar called The Galway Bay. The bartender, Nelson,...