In this issue:

Club jacket/pants recommendations
UIT Rules / ammo
Re: The mental art of sighting
Unusual equipment questions
Unfortunate incident at RMSC

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Your humble editor here...

Have a woman on my team I need a jacket/pants for because she just doesn't
fit well into our generic Hawkeye jackets and Gehmann pants. I'm looking
for a cost-effective solution to this problem. Thus, it's obvious I need
mostly canvas, but it must be double thickness (eg, not a "junior" model)
at least for the jacket and have suede on the left front. While I haven't
measured her yet, it may be possible that a "standard" women's size may fit
her.

Thune is too expensive even if I go with "junior" pants. Also looking at
Anschutz "Variant" and "Special Color", Sauer Atlanta Canvas Economy, and
Custom Leather Wear's Super Canvas. Any others I should consider? Which of
these provides the best fit for women?

Do single layer pants still provide good support in standing (since the
waist is often double layer)?

She'll use them for 2 years. Then they won't be used again until I get
another woman that's well-curved near the same size. Thus, it's not in the
team's best interest to spend a fortune on these items.

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Hi Michael

1. Where can I get a copy of UIT rules. My daughter is just getting
started.
2. Do you have an address for Accuracy International  so that I could
get a catalog for ammo?
Robb@lasertronics.com

[Editor - the rules aren't on the web yet that I'm aware of. It appears the
ISSF will be putting them up there but their rules page has not changed for
some time now. As for Accuracy Int'l - PO Box 2019, Bozeman, MT  59715
406-587-7922. It appears he allows lot testing on R-50 or Federal Ultra
Match only.]

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I have a question for coach Chet Skinner who wrote of the mental art of
sighting.  He claims that rear iris' and shooting glasses only offer the
illusion of a better sight picture but I don't know any top shooters that
don't use an iris and/or shooting glasses.  I would like to know what sights
and/or glasses his shooters use and how well they shoot.  I myself don't use
an iris but wear contact lenses when shooting.  My scores are pretty good too.

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I got a question on two pieces of equipment. Perhaps someone can shed some
light on to them.

    THe first is a Winzler Electronic trigger. The one in question is for an
Anschutz and uses 15 volt battery. The item is from about 10 years ago and
were said to be quite popular at the time.

    The second is an Austrian (I believe) manufactured bullpup stock for an
Anschutz rifle. I saw this one in a German shooting book, (its softcover
and has one of the French female shooters on the cover. Should be out in
English some time soon). THe action port is around the area of the
cheekpiece. THe whole item is manufactires out of aluminum and is used with
an Anschutz 54 action.

If someone has any info or experience they could share with me on the above
two items it would be greatly aprriciated. Thanks and have fuN!

  Maxim
    posidon@ix.netcom.com

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I have been a “forwarded observer” of your newsletter for sometime.  I
appreciate your time and effort in putting it together.

I have a disappointing item to relate to your readers, many of whom might be
college coaches or other program leaders.

During the recent (Feb 99) Rocky Mountain Rifle Championships in Colorado
Springs, 3 junior shooters were caught stealing items from a local gun shop.
They apparently bragged about their actions to some other shooters.  One of
the other shooters, rumored to be a National Team member, turned the thieves
in to a USA Shooting official.  USAS officials found stolen items in the
accused shooter’s bags.  The shooters originally lied and denied taking
anything, but apparently admitted to stealing after the items were found in
their possession.

These shooters had also bragged to other kids in the match that they had been
stealing at various competitions over the past year.  

I don’t know if you can print this or not in your newsletter in it’s entirety.
The names and facts can be confirmed by USAS.  These kids are college age
and have been approached by various shooting schools already.  “Recruiters
beware!”

[Editor - for liability sake I won't print their names. However, anyone can
call USA Shooting for more info. This indeed is an unfortunate incident,
but it seems there are always some bad apples. This must have happened on
the second weekend since I was there on the first one.]

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End of UIT Mailing List #21

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