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by magpie
Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:44 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: ISSF-spec buttplate setup
Replies: 9
Views: 3182

Re: ISSF-spec buttplate setup

Oh, and the biggest downside so far? I can't absentmindedly drop the rifle onto my thigh to attach the sling or mess with the sights. There's a big pointy thing that causes significant discomfort when you do that...
by magpie
Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:42 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: ISSF-spec buttplate setup
Replies: 9
Views: 3182

Re: ISSF-spec buttplate setup

Tim, I've now done a couple of practices with the buttplate, and it's definitely not comfortable yet, but it does seem well behaved. The sights move up and down vertically (a big part of the motivation for fiddling with my position) and my NPA seems to require less correcting from shot to shot. (I t...
by magpie
Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:28 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: ISSF-spec buttplate setup
Replies: 9
Views: 3182

Re: ISSF-spec buttplate setup

Assuming that you shoot only prone, I wouldn't change the butt in any way, especially if you have a good fit and feel. The use of a hook in prone is over rated and not necessary. If you absolutely need one, make (or have someone make) an offset attachment so the hook doesn't stick in your chest. Ch...
by magpie
Mon Apr 06, 2020 2:01 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: ISSF-spec buttplate setup
Replies: 9
Views: 3182

Re: ISSF-spec buttplate setup

Thanks, Tim. I'll give it a try with this afternoon's practice.
by magpie
Mon Apr 06, 2020 7:18 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: ISSF-spec buttplate setup
Replies: 9
Views: 3182

ISSF-spec buttplate setup

In a effort to improve my Palma rifle shooting, I've fallen down the rabbit hole of ISSF 300m (and some smallbore), and I'm trying to figure out how to make use of a buttplate with a hook. (And with the big matches I was training for mostly cancelled this year, I'm game to completely revisit my posi...
by magpie
Mon Apr 06, 2020 7:08 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Palma Rifle
Replies: 4
Views: 3156

Re: Palma Rifle

Where in TN are you? There's a fair amount of shooting going on in various parts of the state. Oak Ridge has a rather active long range schedule, and there's a range out in Memphis that I understand is pretty nice. Regarding sights, good luck. With the NRA's rule change allowing optics on 'match rif...