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I have a very rare Sako Finnmaster free pistol, circa 1971. Photos of one can be viewed on the NRA Museum website. It will soon be FS.

https://www.nramuseum.org/guns/the-gall ... istol.aspx

Whatever you do, warm up or not, be consistent with training and matches (Personally, I think warming up helps). I've seen shooters arrive at matches to see other competitors warming up and then they, too, will mimic them even though they don't train that way. Usually, their match results will suffe...

Longfellow, It might be a little late in the season, but try to find good outdoor match that draws high-scoring shooters (indoor matches could work, too.) Participate. Introduce yourself to the top shooters and match director and ask them about good coaches in the area. Be specific about your coachi...

First step would be to make sure the gun is unloaded, with the magazine out, obviously, and remove the grips and the slide. Then, examine the pistol, especially around all of the machined holes/openings. I've only seen cracks on the left side of the 208, near the slide lock/release. Look forward of ...

Frame cracks on the older 208 pistols are not isolated cases. In the 90s, at Camp Perry, Hammerli was there with Christian, one of their gunsmiths. He replaced many frames, in very short time, for free. He was partial to Sam Adams, though, so we'd always keep him well supplied. The cracks were on th...

Gwhite, thanks for another detailed post and many thanks for what you are doing for your team; it's much appreciated. One thing I used to do with a troubled Benelli was to soak a cleaning patch in Hoppe's 9, wrap it around a brush, twirl it a bit in the chamber, and let it sit inside the chamber ove...

Specifically, what sort of stand are you looking for? Is it the one linked above or is it a spring stand for the table top (my guess).

Will

As with Scott, I met Duane at Wolf Creek, around ‘95. We became instant friends and I always looked forward to seeing him and Bill Wayda. When Wolf Creek hosted the NRA Collegiate Pistol Championships, Duane could not wait to show the MIT team how the electronic targets worked, a huge bonus for the ...

Pretty damn amazing, John!

Congratulations!

Will

I have PM'd Norm regarding some information issues regarding dates, administrative positions, and sexes. I explained to Norm that after pistol was dropped, almost everyone assumed it was because of liberal administrators and their anti-gun agenda. That was never the case, but rather financial (budge...

Best of luck with your range at Purdue. Let me correct some things about the MIT info just posted. Nothing happened to the rifle team as they are still varsity and have a great coach, facility, and equipment. Pistol went to club and is well supported by alumni financially and coaching. It was not a ...

You have my vote. I am not diluting it with others this year. I have seen this alluded to a few times. What does this mean? John, others will explain it better than I, the ballot allows for the individual voter to vote for several people, or a slate. The seats are awarded to the top vote getters. S...

Just read the USAS Press Release about the junior team members participating at the Junior WC in Suhl. 14 Shotgun and 6 Rifle will be traveling. Why are there no US junior pistol shooters participating?

Will

Hell, I'm a shotgun shooter and even I'm impressed! Congratulations!

Yes, John, there are. But, THE other school chooses to use its shooting range as a book repository.

:'(

Mr. Ketchup, If MIT is your dream school and you wish to be accepted then your first step would be to proof read your post and anything else you write and post. Be careful how you write your application essays because, if they are written as your post was, you will not make it past the first admissi...

Dave,

Anderson's 2680 score might be the current national record, I'm not sure. I know that many shooters have shot higher than 2668.

The 2668 score by Don Hamilton, though, is the current record for Camp Perry. I did not make that clear.

Thanks for noticing that.

Will

Arnie is always worth reading and, better yet, listening to. In the '90s, one of the shooting 'gimmicks' that Arnie and I discussed was the Red Dot sight, usually an AimPoint at the time. The Army was testing them in the '80s and, by the '90s, the dots were seen at all the big matches 'cept hardball...

Bill, welcome to the shooting sports!

Contact Bob Foth at the Olympic Training Center in CO: Bob.Foth@usashooting.org

He can assist you in finding a coach in your area.

Best of luck in 10m!

Will

Congratulations on the new record, Jim! One point and two Xs, so that's a good jump in score, too. Old record of 893-57x W. Hart Providence, RI 09/15/1995 If anyone is interested, my old record was shot with a Hammerli 208s with a Knapp mount and old UltraDot using RWS Target Rifle ammo, and a Les B...