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by Dave IRL
Fri Mar 04, 2016 10:45 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Walther KK300 Anatomic Question
Replies: 11
Views: 2911

Re: Walther KK300 Anatomic Question

Tim S is definitely correct. We had a 1907 in our club that came with a pretty uninspiring test target. However, when tested with Eley, while it didn't shoot a lot of batches very well, it did have one that was an absolute screamer. Best rifle of a group that included Bleikers and other rifles with ...
by Dave IRL
Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:09 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: cleaning
Replies: 30
Views: 4511

Re: cleaning

I found the bulk of the solid deposits, if you used solvent first, dissolved (predictably) and the cleaning process took longer, with more felts or patches, and was more gradual, harder to see when you were done. My method is as follows: -One or two dry patches to push out the solid deposits. -Bronz...
by Dave IRL
Sat Sep 05, 2015 4:45 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: ISSF World Cup Prone - Clapping during Final Shots
Replies: 52
Views: 15409

Re: ISSF World Cup Prone - Clapping during Final Shots

To be honest I hate it on a spectator's level. Was at the European Championships this year in Maribor and some clown was blowing a horn of some kind for all he was worth. I just wanted to force feed him it. Makes the finals hall thoroughly obnoxious. Yes, now we have to train for it, but man, I hate...
by Dave IRL
Mon Aug 03, 2015 4:44 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Weight rod and smallbore balance in prone
Replies: 10
Views: 2039

Re: Weight rod and smallbore balance in prone

I was speaking to Heinrich Bleiker last week and he was describing how people are coming looking for lighter rifles these days and want to take the nose heaviness out of them. His light stocks are in response to that (While the Lady models cater directly to women and are proportionately scaled down)...
by Dave IRL
Mon Jul 13, 2015 11:43 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: TargetScan app for Android
Replies: 18
Views: 3504

Re: TargetScan app for Android

Excellent. I'll be interested in that then.
by Dave IRL
Fri Jul 10, 2015 2:03 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: TargetScan app for Android
Replies: 18
Views: 3504

Re: TargetScan app for Android

Can the app score groups? For example, on six-bull 50m targets, could it score the five shot groups?
by Dave IRL
Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:50 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: 300 m standard - good first rifle
Replies: 37
Views: 16245

Re: 300 m standard - good first rifle

The AUG does not have anything mounted to the side. The A1 housing group has the 1.5x Swarovski optic mounted centrally and the A3 housing has a 1913 rail, again mounted centrally, with a small forward rail on the right hand side for accessories. Again, nothing offset to the left whatsoever.
by Dave IRL
Sat May 16, 2015 4:06 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: ISSF World Cup @ FT Benning
Replies: 45
Views: 6745

Re: ISSF World Cup @ FT Benning

Seems to be a huge number of athletes DSQ for post match equipment checks. Ten in men's prone across three eliminations and the qualification. Four in men's air and one in women's air. There must be something specific that's catching people.
by Dave IRL
Wed Aug 13, 2014 8:38 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Sling suggestions..........
Replies: 37
Views: 8492

Re: Sling suggestions..........

Another issue with the MEC sling is that the adjustment wheel on the threaded rod isn't held particularly securely. The rod has a tendency to pull straight through and dump the front half of the sling on the ground, sending wheels and springs bouncing for the darkest corners of the range. Also, most...
by Dave IRL
Thu Jun 26, 2014 12:44 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: The rise of Bleiker Rifles in world cup finals
Replies: 32
Views: 9683

Anschutz's domination in smallbore prone is certainly dead. Of the top 30 in the world ranking, four are using Anschutz rifles and their barrels today. Considering the extent to which they dominate across the board below the top level, that's a massive drop off in acceptance at that level.
by Dave IRL
Tue May 20, 2014 3:29 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Different colours of foresight inserts
Replies: 17
Views: 4625

Both Maik Eckhardt and Martynov frequently enough use yellow elements in the foresight. Martynov may even use one universally.
by Dave IRL
Sun Feb 16, 2014 6:03 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Buttplate Pressure/Sling Tension and Effect on Hold
Replies: 2
Views: 924

Buttplate Pressure/Sling Tension and Effect on Hold

I've been working with a SCATT recently and it's been revealing some pretty disturbing things. In prone, my hold is quite big, moves quite quickly and is somewhat erratic, with a large, regular pulse which leaves the ten ring by several millimetres. Now, obviously, I'd like to shrink that hold, lose...
by Dave IRL
Sat Feb 08, 2014 2:39 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Sling Selection
Replies: 8
Views: 2291

Sling Selection

I'm currently thinking of changing my sling. I've been using one of the MEC/Centra ones for a few years. Currently on my second in fact as it's been replaced before, but the replacement has been beset by precisely the same problems as the original, in that the grub screw which goes through one of th...
by Dave IRL
Sun Jan 12, 2014 6:03 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Scoring with "tenths"
Replies: 6
Views: 1580

But of course the qualifying matches would be scored decimally, since the competition itself is scored decimally. It would make no sense otherwise. People would be qualifying under one set of rules to go shoot under another.
by Dave IRL
Fri Dec 27, 2013 9:14 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Alexei Klimov switched from Benelli to Pardini - why?
Replies: 5
Views: 1681

What does "support" really mean? Ease of getting solutions from the manufacturer or their domestic agents. If a gun is having problems, how quick are they to get you spares or repairs, replacement guns and such. How much personal attention do they give the athletes using their gear? Are t...
by Dave IRL
Fri Dec 27, 2013 9:10 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Weight distribution between elbows in prone
Replies: 15
Views: 2922

For me, when I had a similar problem, relaxing in position was pushing the rifle in that direction as my shoulder settled forward. Bringing in the elbow supports the shoulder a little more directly. It shouldn't slump forward at all. Similarly, I had to loosen my sling a little because it was pullin...
by Dave IRL
Thu Dec 26, 2013 3:16 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Weight distribution between elbows in prone
Replies: 15
Views: 2922

Try bring in the trigger hand elbow slightly, along with loosening the sling a bit. If needs be, try move the handstop forward or backwards until it settles fully and you just have easy, natural and vertical movement.
by Dave IRL
Thu Dec 19, 2013 4:41 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Walther KK300 Anatomic: Lightweight?
Replies: 25
Views: 6505

Out of curiosity, for those with the lightweight barrels, how well do they perform when testing ammunition? It's a very limited sample size, but the 1907s I've seen tested have broadly not performed as well as the 1913s. Now, this may not be indicative of a trend, so I'd be curious to see whether ot...
by Dave IRL
Thu Dec 12, 2013 8:02 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Weight distribution between elbows in prone
Replies: 15
Views: 2922

I have a reasonable amount of weight on my trigger hand elbow. I've even moved it in slightly recently, putting more weight on it, and have found the results are better. It's crucial that the shoulder can remain relaxed and supported by the elbow, but the forearm must be free and relaxed as well, in...
by Dave IRL
Wed Dec 11, 2013 7:38 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: new .22 barrel needed, best gunsmith to do the work?
Replies: 45
Views: 9549

My own rifle, and most of the others I'm around a lot of the time, do not require fouling shots after cleaning. Mine is cleaned every time it's shot and shot one afterwards goes into the same pile as shots 2-100.