TargetTalk

Wow, sorry to hear about all this. Sending positive vibes from the other side of the world. Take care and thank you for all you've done for the sport so far.

Best regards,
John

At our club we started noticing issues (mostly failure to fire but also very inconsistent velocities) after CCI switched from the dark blue paper boxes to the lighter blue gradient ones - 2020/2021? There were a lot of complaints on the national firearms forum from others too at the time. So I think...

Where are you located? I'm in Harderwijk and a member of Wilhelm Tell Putten. Send me a PB if you want :)

Another obvious difference is the pellet loading method: tray on the LP2 vs direct barrel feed of the EVO10.

I had an EVO10 for a year and didn't like the direct feed. Exit EVO10.
YMMV.

If you can bleed the hose of that compressor there's no reason why you shouldn't use one of the BF adaptors with a foster connection, like so:

There's just a tiny bit of info available online with the prompt "benito juarez air pistol matches mexico 1975": https://mccrackenatcenterofthewest.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/archival_objects/86719 (no mention of AP though) https://www.airforceshooting.org/pastmems.html (again, no ment...

I'll echo the advice above: do get some kind of hearing protection (I find even a shot from an AP uncomfortably loud) because with your hearing, once it's gone, it's lost forever. My 3 flange silicone earplugs from the DIY store work great. FYI: https://bigshopper.nl/product/3m-e-a-r-ultrafit-oordop...

Being able to see (at least) the front sight razor sharp is a must in serious target shooting involving iron sights.

I totally second the previous poster's suggestions although I've only been in specs/contacts since I was 10 (now 44 years ago).

It depends. Some systems are certainly faster than others :) Next time I'm in Varsseveld, Hoogeveen or Hardenberg I'll time the duration but for the 50 meter smallbore optics competition, where one has 45 minutes for 30 match shots + sighters, transport is always more than adequately fast for me. Ti...

After a couple of years of air pistol shooting I still consider myself a beginner - as my scores dramatically prove - so take my post with a bit of salt: To the list above I'd like to add one more thing: 2b) "Twitch control" (for lack of a better term) What I mean is that as a subprocess o...

GWhite's advice (as usual) to me looks spot on. I'm close to 54 with several health issues myself and only started "serious" pistol shooting some 4 or 5 years ago, air pistol only last year. So I recognize your suffering... ;) Pistol shooting: it's simple, but it sure ain't easy... On the ...

This is exactly what I noticed: the position at the 'wall' should be as shown. Moving my Steyr trigger forward 1 mm recently for me seems to have improved the feel and - to some extent - scores.

The digital counterpart to Rover's method is an app like TargetScan which automatically calculates the size and location of the total group centre once you enter (=take pics of) a series of targets.

The manual for my Feinwerkbau Modell 2 states that ~150 m/s is the optimum speed with 'normal weight' pellets too. This has been confirmed via email contact with the manufacturer last year, with the additional statement that they consider the 8.2 grain pellets more stable than lighter diabolos. I've...

Thank you very much for those! I found one for Federal Champion ammo but that doesn't quite fit for the European (RWS etc) brands.

Transparent blinder for left eye, paper targets, small tool set (knife, flashlight, hex keys etc), Uplula.
I have a large older laptop bag for a range bag.

Recently I came across a, well, interesting video on Youtube in which Olena Kostevych features in the introduction to an "Olympic Battle" against a TV presenter, apparently a novice (?) shooter: https://youtu.be/qTbqvFyq4Fc?si=_VnbL5Jv4BNsNmoC Only want to comment on one aspect of it: at @...

Gecos are my club's preferred pellets too, thousands get shot every month by many pistol shooters. Zero issues.

Sounds to me the person you loaned your pistol to had a faulty tin, so to say.

Great resource! As a removal tool, I usually use a bamboo (bbq) skewer, sharpened/pointed to the required thinness. They tend to be stronger than toothpicks, IMO. I've had some success in hard to reach areas (-> very narrow groove the o-ring sat in) by tapering a skewer over a longer length that wou...

With a (nearly) full charge of CO2 my ancient Feinwerkbau Modell 2 weighs >1200 grams. Almost empty it will still be >1100 grams. Note, it still shoots amazingly well but I do find it to be very heavy, and its balance and unadjustable grip angle is almost right (for me) - but not quite. The trigger ...