In this issue: Selection of spotting scopes Re: Shooting for vision impaired??? Re: Shooting for vision impaired??? First true all electronic postal match NCAA Championships (USA) Re: wind / Shooting for vision impaired??? ******************************************************************* Michael, I saw you on recguns and would like your help on selection on a spotting scope for HP shooting. I know about the KOWA and thier new version. It does not seem that any retired shooters very get rid of thier scopes. I am going to get gunlist to check them out but what would be a good scope that would work for these type of shoots? I recieved an EMail from a fella below but is this a fair price for and a good scope??? Help >I have a swift MODEL nighthawk ed 80-u it has the 28x75 eye piece > paid $500 wholesale for scope and $135 for eyepiece . less then >one yr. old . i will seel both for $475. check them out it retails >for $ 1000. complete . it also has a case ( hard ) I don't know a thing about this scope, I also called the DCM but they are out of the Urtn....'s thought that might be a lesser expense way to go. I know in optics you get what you pay for but as normal I want the best on a Honda budget. HAH!!!! Do you have an idea on where to go to get what I'm looking for? Thanks for you help Mark [Ed note - Mark shoots at 200-600 yards.] ******************************************************************** Graeme Pascoe might be interested to know that for many years the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (In the adjacent State of Australia) had a Smallbore Rifle Team which was affiliated with the Victorian Smallbore Rifle Association, they had some kind of sonic system which allowed them to hold the rifle in alignment with the target, when the alignment was perfect the sound stopped as I understand it. They only shot at 25 yards/20meters but they encouraged matches against sighted teams at their range, they usually won. I don't think they still operate but they shot for many years, I do not know what happened to the equipment or who actually ran it but might be able to find out if need be. Graeme Forbes Life Member, Target Rifle Victoria (Formerly Victorian Smallbore & Air Rifle Association Inc.) ******************************************************************* For the information of Graham Pascoe, National Smallbore Rifle Association of Great Britain have operated air rifle shooting for the Blind for the last three years. They can be contacted at nsra@dial.pipex.com Martin Mace GB Rifle Coach martin@belhs.demon.co.uk -- Martin Mace ******************************************************************** [Ed. note - due to the length of Mr. Liptak's post, I have judiciously deleted lots of extra stuff. I would like to point out that you can find the original text at his web site at http://members.ping.at/liptak where you can enter the competition. If you don't have www access, e-mail him to send you the full text directly.] Dear shooting friend, It is my pleasure to invite you to participate at a new species of competition. The technology makes it possible. From the mid of 80's, electronic targets and various shooting simulators based on sound, laser or infrared signal processing are on the market. The output is digitalised and stored for later review and evaluation with the appropriate software. This is the first attempt in the history of shooting and in the short but rich history of Internet as well to run a fully digital competition. There will be no postal mailings; we will use shooting and telecommunications equipment only. Let the purpose of this competition be: - to demonstrate the state of technology that makes it possible to revive the idea of postal matches with a completely new dimension; - to promote the shooting sport to the public via Internet; - to try out an alternative way to conduct a competition; - and, last but not least, to have fun. The first electronic international competition "E-M@TCH 1997" is organised worldwide from Vienna, Austria for all shooters having access to the SCATT training device. Competition director: Jaroslav Liptak phone/fax: (+43 1) 522 0 313 (after 7:00 pm CET) e-mail: liptak@ping.at homepage: http://members.ping.at/liptak Disciplines: Air rifle 10m men - 60 shots Air rifle 10m women - 40 shots Air pistol 10m men - 60 shots Air pistol 10m women - 40 shots Only one start in one discipline is allowed. All relevant UIT rules apply. By applying to the E-M@TCH, participants are accepting the honorary system of postal competitions and agree to compete in a fair and sportsmanlike manner. Competition schedule: Start shooting date: 3rd March, 1997 End shooting date: 20th April, 1997 The schedule is designed to allow entries of more shooters utilising one SCATT training device. There is an alternative way to enter the competition by filling out the electronic entry form at the E-M@TCH homepage. All applications will be examined for correctness and then made public by: - posting to the Usenet newsgroup rec.guns - adding the applicants name to the E-M@TCH homepage on the WWW (World Wide Web) You are welcome to set a new milestone in shooting history by participating to this competition. We are wishing you best results and looking forward to meet you in cyberspace. ******************************************************************** The NCAA National Rifle Championships are rolling around this Thursday, and I will be there, however not shooting :( All the favorites are going to be there, and I will post Sunday as to who will be the 1997 NCAA Champions. I see Kentucky (my team!) West Vigina, Alaska, and Air Force fighting for the number one spot this year. May the best team win! * David Fowler * ddfowl1@pop.uky.edu * ***** NOTE: the second L is a ONE ***** * University of Kentucky * KENTUCKY RIFLE TEAM ********************************************************************* Issue #21: I am sending you today a chart on wind that is very good and I have been using myself and as a handout for the JOSP State Camps when I ran them. If you can get me the address of Ross Mason, I will send it to him, or you can. This is only part of my large library of stuff that I also sent info on. It is available to anyone, under certain circumstances. The vision impaired question from Graham in S. Australia. I know that the Danish folks had a program using sound to help blind shooters in air rifle/pistol. You might contact them at their federation, or he can, and ask them about it. If they can't help, then let me know and I will give him another contact. You or he might also contact: Dave Baskin, Disabled Shooting Sports Director, 102 Park Ave., Rockledge, PA 19111. Phone 215-663-0102. If he can't help himself, then he may know someone who can. All this is just some of the info on shooting sports that I have at my fingertips or in my files/books, etc. It is available to anyone who asks. Thanks. Don Williams bawilli@ibm.net ********************************************************************* End of UIT Mailing List #22 Michael Ray - Systems Engineer Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. Rifle Coach The Olympic Shooting Page - http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/1190/