Search found 174 matches

by jacques b gros
Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:37 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: European championships air weapons
Replies: 15
Views: 2315

Thanks for posting the results.

If Badaracchi had shot a 9.9 in the last shot they would have a SO. Can you imagine the pressure in that one shot? Trigger would weight 5kg...
by jacques b gros
Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:30 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Source for adhesive target repair centers?
Replies: 2
Views: 800

Take a look into this, I've been using them here in Brazil, where import duties and freight make life near impossible. In the US you should be able to survive the cost of these: http://krueger-targets.com/sch_en_articles.php?nPos=5&saSearch[category]=Air+pistol+10+m&saSearch[word]=&saSea...
by jacques b gros
Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:18 am
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: New ISSF Pistol Event - 25m Running Target Pistol
Replies: 19
Views: 3160

someone said that there are no new jokes in the world, just new dresses for old frames... And I do think the NZed people do have a sense of humor. People that have some 80 million sheep hanging around do need a sense of humor. Some 30 years ago I was seating in a beach bar with a dutch, one Norwegia...
by jacques b gros
Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:18 am
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: New ISSF Pistol Event - 25m Running Target Pistol
Replies: 19
Views: 3160

someone said that there are no new jokes in the world, just new dresses for old frames... And I do think the NZed people do have a sense of humor. People that have some 80 million sheep hanging around do need a sense of humor. Some 30 years ago I was seating in a beach bar with a dutch, one Norwegia...
by jacques b gros
Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:17 am
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: New ISSF Pistol Event - 25m Running Target Pistol
Replies: 19
Views: 3160

someone said that there are no new jokes in the world, just new dresses for old frames... And I do think the NZed people do have a sense of humor. People that have some 80 million sheep hanging around do need a sense of humor. Some 30 years ago I was seating in a beach bar with a dutch, one Norwegia...
by jacques b gros
Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:10 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: New ISSF Pistol Event - 25m Running Target Pistol
Replies: 19
Views: 3160

Australia must be a great place to live and visit...different life stile. Received today: Text of a letter from a kid from Eromanga to Mum and Dad. (For Those of you not in the know, Eromanga is a small town, west of Quilpie in the far south west of Queensland ) Dear Mum & Dad, I am well. Hope y...
by jacques b gros
Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:18 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: new electronic scoring target with lowest price
Replies: 19
Views: 7022

So the system is good, cheap and tested. Will anybody in good sense send money into Iran before the whole box is in his home? I would'nt. Would you open the box when it arrives? I would suggest caution... This is the real problem, not quality or price. If manufacture is moved elsewhere, or sales are...
by jacques b gros
Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:01 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Rules on repeating AP
Replies: 1
Views: 690

Rules on repeating AP

Friend lost his one shot magazine, and no time to get another 'fore Feb 6, when the year starts.

Rule says repeating pistols can be used, if loaded shot by shot. Is the one shot magazine mandatory or he can use the five shot mag, if loading only one?

Thanks
by jacques b gros
Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:03 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: result of shot
Replies: 12
Views: 2530

Guess this was almost at the middle of the "shake" area... ;))
by jacques b gros
Sat Jan 03, 2009 7:56 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Ireland to ban pistols
Replies: 24
Views: 9621

the closest I ever been to NZ was holding the Sao Paulo consulate's documents for 24hrs and sharing an apartment with a Kiwi, but I think NZ is as different from Ireland as it is from Brazil. (remember figuring how much sheep dung 80 million of them produced, at 50kg ave. and 5%/day...;-)) The size ...
by jacques b gros
Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:31 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Why do you shoot?
Replies: 15
Views: 2588

Started at 24 (1974), always liked guns, shot well with dad's guns (WW2 leftovers), at the same time playing tennis, waterskying and sailing. Climbed in three/four years into the top five in Brazil (not much, really) and was dumped out of Moscow Olympics. Droped out. Came back in June 08 to do somet...
by jacques b gros
Sun Dec 28, 2008 8:09 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Ireland to ban pistols
Replies: 24
Views: 9621

Re: The media is the enemy

[/quote]"We must hang together or we will surely hang separately." - Benjamin Franklin Well, I guess the anti-gun "divide and conquer" strategy is working in Brazil. Meanwhile, back in U.S., a country where practical shooting is growing by leaps and bounds, we just had the countr...
by jacques b gros
Sun Dec 21, 2008 7:53 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Ireland to ban pistols
Replies: 24
Views: 9621

The media is the enemy

I worked for 3 different news papers in my life, and I can assure you that there is no bigger ignorant than a professional journalist. Specially here in Brazil, where you have to go to college to become a newsman. Being the best in the world in your field is not enough, you cannot be a journalist. W...
by jacques b gros
Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:05 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: changes to ISSF rules - pistol
Replies: 26
Views: 4483

Thank you, Fred, but the tables (and the thing is full of them) came out all mixed. Plain text came out ok, but for that I simply save a copy in txt format and toil away. Will have to rebuild the indexes, though. Will ask, via Brazilian natl organization, for a copy in another format from ISSF. Doub...
by jacques b gros
Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:06 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: changes to ISSF rules - pistol
Replies: 26
Views: 4483

not so off topic...

I might translate the new rules into portuguese, depends on agreement with national organization. Is there a version in editable format? Working on a 7mb pdf is next to impossible. Tried to convert, became a word file of 150mb. And the free programs I found are bad, tables become text boxes. Thanks ...
by jacques b gros
Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:46 pm
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Prototype. Pictures.
Replies: 8
Views: 2680

Badly written russian... ;~))

Looks like another...pistol. Any comments?
by jacques b gros
Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:24 am
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: fwb p44
Replies: 28
Views: 7857

The real problem with the FWB P44 is the importer. I got one, ordered with medium grips, with the biggest grip I've ever seen on any pistol. Although the seller tried hard, Beeman would not supply a medium grip, which now I think would not solve the problem. Any solution was around 60 days ahead. An...
by jacques b gros
Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:15 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Air & International pistol match near St. Louis
Replies: 5
Views: 1041

stlshooter wrote:How are you running the Free pistol? Highland is a nice little club but 50 meter in January!

HB
Well, you may follow them birds and fly to Brazil. We'll promisse you the warmest summer... ;-))
by jacques b gros
Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:54 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: ISSF 2009 Rules
Replies: 47
Views: 7596

Maybe should take along a coat I bought in Toronto...

I've never been to the National Sports Shooting Center in Rio, it was built for the Pan American games and at that time I was just returning to the sport.

Will keep you informed about the air conditioning...
by jacques b gros
Sun Nov 30, 2008 6:37 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: ISSF 2009 Rules
Replies: 47
Views: 7596

My understanding is that rule 6.3.6.3.5 is INTENDED to stop shooters 'modifying' the floor surface - how it will be interpreted and applied will be up to the Juries at ISSF Championships. One lives in hope that common sense will prevail. Spencer Common sense is not so common anymore...hard to find ...