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Theory and statistics may be valid, but it is easier [for me] to hold a steady sight picture with the short TOZ. Longer barrels tend to make the front sight dance and I have to add a lot of weight to calm them. Shorter barrels don't wobble [for me] and I can hold a light weight pistol like a stone s...

If a 35 has to be cut to remove the front sight to add a straight one or a comp, with the idea of lightening, how much length can be cut ? Is there a barrel length ideal for free? The 35M front sight comes off by loosening a setscrew. The TOZ35 barrel weighs a bit over 1 ounce per inch. This "...

new2this wrote:What do you think about pilkington competition...

Will I get a check if I say something nice?

Anonymous wrote:... the FAS is a match pistol...

... and a fine trainer if you also shoot standard pistol.

robinhoods wrote:...I was thinking also about a Tau 7...

From my experience, I'd recommend an FAS 604 over a Tau. It has the accuracy and is much better quality, but without all the hassle.

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jchristensen1 wrote:... TERRIBLE ventilation... definitely unsafe.

You will need a NIOSH rated unit with canister filtration, the paper masks won't work.

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Attaching the Merit aperture to a Behr jeweler's loupe allows vertical and lateral adjustment, and the assembly can be used on the right or left side of glasses without modification. Email me if you want a PDF describing how it was made. It's also listed in the Free_Pistol forum files. http://www.my...

Has anyone out here done any work toward taking down a Smith & Wesson Model 14 trigger to 1000 grams... You can only back off the hammer spring so much before it won't ignite the primer. Jerry Miculek has a video available showing the ways to properly accomplish the job. He sells a lighter hamm...

I cannot locate the news story to back this up, so you will have to take my word on it. A wad cutter pellet from an air pistol, I assume moving a minimum of 400+fps, can penetrate the thin temple at close range. Regarding flesh wounds, some demented dipstick in the area was shooting cats with an air...

Another plinker influenced by the FAS 604.

Checkout the Weihrauch HW40 [aka Beeman P3], too. That design seems to have less mass above the hand than the Webley, and the trigger is adequate. Also see the Gamo Compact.

> ...the difference is between these two?

Afaik, it's about trigger adjustability.

What disappointed me with a 95E purchased new about 18 months ago was the plastic trigger/magazine housing. Have they always been made that cheaply? Hopefully, the 90 has, at least, die-cast alloy.

j-team wrote:The Toz may have a similar falling block action to the early Hammerli, but the Toz trigger mechanism is lightyears ahead. It is this feature that makes the Toz the success that it is.

The TOZ's low barrel axis was an upgrade.

Zigs wrote:What would be the best starting air pistol for beginner? not a Junior but looking to get into competition.

A good approach, an likely the most affordable, is the IZH-46.

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.....why not have MANDATORY parenting skills class in high school??.... Ernie, the question then becomes who will teach, and what will be taught? There is a lot of ignorance and naivete just about everywhere in the U.S. these days. Common sense slipped a gear starting back in the 60's and 70's with...

Rover wrote:..If you MUST buy new, I recommend a Pardini K58 (Larry's Guns and others). ..

Afaik, sadly the K58 is no longer available. Larry doesn't show it at his site, nor does Pardini.

Makarov wrote:....My firing pin has been modified and has sharp edge like a razor blade, so it would create a harder impact on primer even withh the light mainspring...

It will be exciting when the pin punctures a cartridge. If it was a good idea it would be commonly used.

> ...Everytime I see a pistol I like-it's not around > anymore.... Gone already to pistol heaven... The best way to acquire reasonably priced gear is to participate, or just hang around shooting events. There is always a lot of buying/selling going on there, and that is where the good stuff is. Fwiw...

RobinC wrote:I think that even just for interest sake that the posters should have their location included.
best regards
Robin

I agree. I don't relate to anyone.

j-team wrote:...To use a famous quote from a former English Rugby captain: "run by a bunch of old farts"...

Makes you wonder, though, what it would be like if run by a bunch of young farts. Every new generation has their own perspective, and it's usually naive until they have some time in grade.

Issued today by the ISSF It is a business and all about marketing. For sure, the non-shooting public's view of shooting as presented by news fear mongering and movie media is dismal. "All sports are concerned with the image they present to the public and media. Olympic sports, in particular, a...