In this issue:
Re: Czech air rifle?
Re: Laser eye surgery
Re: CMP grant to Wolf Creek?
Re: Laser eye surgery
Re: Walther dealer as Crossman's in Toronto?
Hammerli pistols and accessories for sale
Anschutz dominance
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Mr. Gerow can check at AIRGUN.LIST@airgunhq.com, a bunch of airgun
enthousiasts. Several of the members are very serious collectors and can
probably help him.
Thanks for the work doing the UIT list. It's great.
James Cave
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Precision Shooting Magazine had an excellent article on
Laser Eye surgery a few months ago. (Written by a smallbore
shooter) Back Issues are available for about $3. Precision
Shooting has a web site that is hosted by Shooters.com.
Contact them for back issues.
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In regards to the question of available monies. This does not regard the
CMP as to my understanding congress mandated that they become a more of
not completely self supporting organization. I believe offer grants to
affiliated clubs for Youth programs, public safety, wildlife and natrual
resource conservation, education, constitutional research, and I think
range improvements. There are catches, (such as no deficity financing,
policitcal candidates or organizations, lobbying, or religious
organizations) but for the most part I think they are reasonable.
Also the Freinds of the NRA program in each state also has money to dole
out to certain programs. (I don't know if this is the same program or
not) I don't think they are incredably large sums, but any help is better
than none. To inquire I believe you contact NRA's grant administrator for
the aforementioned NRA foundation help, and to a field rep. for the
friends of the NRA programs.
A few years ago, I got this information from Sandy Elkin on the foundation
grants, and recently received another copy of it that was dated march of
'95.
David Lee
[Editor - still no mention on the Wolf Creek site or in the JSCN/WCF
newsletter. CMP is sponsoring many camps at WC, but they aren't free.]
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Re: The laser eye surgery.
I'm a rifle coach (Level 3) & shooter and I had lent a fellow shooter a
few self-help books on correcting eyesight. She returned them a month ago
with the news that she had laser (LASIK) surgery done. She had tried the
exercises in the books but "the only result was some hevy duty headaches".
To quote her:" About 8 weeks ago I had the laser (LASIK) surgery. I'm
REALLY happy with the results. My shooting eye (which was the bad one:
moderate myopia and severe astigmatism; damaged in an accident about 25
years ago) is 20/20. The left eye (astigmatism) is slightly better than
20/25. I don't need glasses at all for any activity. I am thrilled with the
results. there has been no sight fluctuation since the first couple of days
and the only side effect is dryness, which is being treated with artificial
tears. My own eye doctor, who has been doing the follow up care, says this
side effect should decrease in severity over time."
The lady is in her mid thirties (guess, I never ask a lady her age!) and in
good health. She had the best in the biz, the doctor who pioneered the
surgery in Canada and has trained most of the others. She mentions that the
only drawback is the cost, but "seeing the Milky Way five days after
surgery for the first time in 25 years or so, I think it's worth every
penny."
She is the only shooter of which I am personally aware, although we have
had quite a few change from bulky glasses, mostly astigmatism, to the new
contacts. I personally tried to get contacts, but am psychologically unable
to stuff them into my eye. So I'm stuck with glasees!
Regards,
Bill
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Dear Michael:
I have been following your UIT Mailing List for a long time and always find
it interesting.
Recently a few of your readers mentioned the Crosman Grand Prix to be held
in Toronto on February 5, 6, 7. Just to let your readers know, if anyone is
interested, that Precision Sports will be there during the three days. ( Of
course I will also be competing, too! )
Items I will have on display inlude:
Scatt shooting training system ( New reduced prices! )
Champion shooting glasses
Peltor hearing protection
Morini
Steyr
Pardini
Walther, and other accessories.
Yours Truly,
Philip Lee
Precision Sports
Ontario, Canada
http://home.ipoline.com/~precspt
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For the mailing list, I continue to clean out my closet. I have a little
Japanese scale and a 10 lb CO2 tank that I no longer use since I went to
Scuba air.
$75 the set, purchaser pays actual shipping.
Also entertaining reasonable offers on my Hammerli 480- fixed tank gun with
all upgrades- and my Hammerli 150 Free Pistol. Both in super shape and
ready to go.
CES
cshort@nfe.com
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Just a general history question that I've always wondered about:
Why does Anschutz dominate the sport of target shooting to such a degree?
[Editor - my guess is they were first to market and make superior products.]
Never having shot another make of target rifle I am perhaps not the right
one to
be asking this, but in the few years that I've been in the sport, I believe
I've
only ever seen two or three (maybe four) Walthers, a couple Remingtons, and
an absolutely ancient BSA. I've never seen a Feinwerkbau, nor even heard of
any one who shoots one. While I realize that Anschutz is the largest
producer of brand-name aftermarket products, the majority of them work just
as well on a Walther or Feinwerkbau -- or even Winchester -- as an
Anschutz, right?
I am going to be purchasing a match rifle this spring or summer, and I would
like to hear some honest reviews of all the major rifles. I refuse to believe
that there isn't someone out there who doesn't swear by their non-Anschutz
target rifle (match or sporter). In looking through all the archived
newsletters
there has been very little discussion of any other target rifles aside from
Anschutz. Am I the only one who's interested in other brands of target rifles
just for the sake of being different?
Jason Jarvis (Who recently finished dead-last in the first match he shot
after a
six year break!) ;^)
Kitchener, ON
[Editor - at the end of Vol 2 there was discussion on Walther and one of
your countrymen was swearing by his. There are several top shooters in the
world using the 'space gun' now. Other than that, I have seen several FWB,
and a Unique at the Atlanta WC.]
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End of UIT Mailing List #14
Michael Ray - Systems Engineer
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. Rifle Coach
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