In this issue:

Interested in 3P postals?
FWB 603 info
More World Masters Games info
Last chance to enter E-M@TCH
Kneeling advice

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Subject: 3 Position Smallbore Matches

          Hello There, I was thinking of running some 3 position smallbore
rifle matches just over shooters E-mail, nothing really fancy, just a way to
submit and swap scores.  If you are a 3 position shooter and interested let
me know, and if I hear from enough interested shooters I will be sending
further information to you shortly.      


                                      Thanx, 
                                        Chad Danielson
                                        cdaniels@cp.duluth.mn.us

[Editor - please respond directly to Chad. Thanks.]

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What is your opinion about the latest FWB model 603, especially about the
absorber?
	
				Marija from Belgrade

[Editor - can anyone help this young lady out? I have not seen the new 603
yet so I don't know whether the shock absorber does anything worthwhile or
is just a gimmick. Why would someone get this rather than the P70 compressed
air rifle?]

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The info on the World Masters Games is: 1998 NIKE WORLD MASTERS GAMES,
55 Yamhill, Portland, OR 97204-3312. 1-800-984-2637. No e-mail that I
know of. But, I would not be too quick to spread the word just yet. They
are having trouble getting the shooting people to agree to their
contract requirements. The two clubs do not want to totally give up
their facility to the WMG, nor do they want to actually incrue some cost
to host the shooting events. There in fact may not be much shooting at
all, and if there is, it may not be a quality match. There are other
problems, such as the WMG wants to put their own people in as officials,
referee's, range officers, etc, and have the club train them to run the
events!! This, with all our own officials that have run all kinds of
matches and events over the past many years. Anyway, it does not look
good right now. I am thinking seriously about asking for my entry fee
back and not entering at all. Everyone here is getting more and more
unhappy with the "ruling body" in Portland. More later as I find out
more about what is going on.

Don Williams

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The first full-electronic Internet competition is reaching
its closing period and it looks like an incredible success!
Until now, it attracted shooters from Russia, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Austria, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Australia.
Until today, the participant list contains names of Olympic
champions and World Cup winners.

The original deadline of 20th April was extended until 4th
May (last shooting day). Applications are possible until 1st May,
data have to be sent in until 7th May.

For updates and details, check out the E-M@TCH homepage at
http://members.ping.at/liptak

For informations, e-mail to liptak@ping.at.

Keep in touch 
Jaroslav Liptak

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I am shooting in my first outdoor match next weekend. This is also the first
time I have shot smallbore in over 5 years. I am not pleased with my
kneeling position, so I'd like to hear other's solutions. A "high" position
I find rather unstable for me. A "low" or forward position works fairly well
for stability but I can't get a decent head position. Even with sight
blocks, I have to look way down to get to the sights and my shooting lens is
nearly touching the sights (which are about as forward as they go) so my
neck feels pretty strained. Thus, I feel I need to raise the position some
to get a decent head position.

I'm not sure how to describe how I am positioned, but perhaps a comparison
to prone may help. The sling length is the same between the two. I move the
buttplate down about 2 cm (or whatever units the Anschutz buttplate is in)
from 11 in prone to 9 in kneeling. The handstop goes from 12 in prone to
14.5 (closer to me) in kneeling. Assume other things are constant. These
numbers are from a 1913.

So I would guess I need to move the handstop even closer toward me and
tighten the sling a bit and then lower the buttplate a little. Anything else
I should check like using a smaller roll?

Michael Ray - The humble editor

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Michael Ray - Systems Engineer
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. Rifle Coach
UIT Shooting Page - http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/1190/index.htm