In this issue: Pistol aiming technique Advice for 10-year old's development Re: Can you dry-fire Anschutz? Re: Can you dry-fire Anschutz? Rifle shooting glasses Air rifle ballistics Prone rifle selection Sling keepers ******************************************************************** Hi Michael: Just a question on pistol shooting. Can anyone tell me what advantages there are in raising the pistol above the target (bull) and coming back down, as opposed to just coming up to the bottom of the target (bull). Is there any physical advantage? Thank you Joe ****************************************************************** Coaching my 10 year old daughter - who can already shoot 3" groups @ 15 meters, off-hand pistiol .20 and .22 cal. Looking for resources and advice as to rifle/pistol to buy for her continued development. Pat Stansbury cpat-stansbury@worldnet.att.net P.S. Have 15m range in my back yard - anyone in Baton Rouge welcome, no charge, when possible. No targets available - bring your own. ****************************************************************** Dear Mike All 22s since the Sixties have been made so that the firing pin stops on some other surface than the face of the barrel. In the case of the Anschutz 54 bolt, the cocking cam area of the firing pin contacts the bolt body before it reaches the face of the barrel. Most top shooters dry fire just about as many shots as they live fire without any problem. Once or twice a year we see a dinged barrel from a broken firing pin. Unfortunately there is no warning that the firing pin has broken and the gun keeps working until chambering or extraction becomes difficult. Anschutz does offer a dry firing pin for those who do a lot of dry firing. It is simply the regular pin with the tip ground off. It is becomming more popular as devices such as the Curt are more widely used. As for the question in paragraph 3 above. Every shot contacts the surface that stops the firing whether live or dry. Good shooting, Neal ****************************************************************** Dear Chet DRY FIRING ..22 rifles bolt action - an empty case should be put in the chamber in order to make sure firing pin will not hit the chamber or break. This also gives chance to repeat the same rhythm of shooting like you do with life cartridges. Other possibility: use a shortened firing pin. ..22Fortner Biathlon - use the tone down disc 1827F-40 supplied with every rifle. Air rifle pre-compressed (with cocking lever) 2002 not recommended to make many shots without pellets 5 or 6 a day are no problems. Compressed air rifle 2002 CA - loosen air cylinder whilst you shoot a program without pellets. J. G. ANSCHÜTZ GMBH & CO KG Johannes Maier ------------- Hope this helps all shooting athletes around the world who use Anchuetz Rifles. Chet Skinner cskinner@dol.net http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Midfield/1245 ****************************************************************** Although I've been going through back issues of this newsletter, I haven't found much recent discussion on the relative merits of shooting glasses. Being a person with quite poor overall vision (-8.75 L, -8.25 R), it's always been a challenge to maintain a good sight picture when shooting. Now that I'm financially in a position to do something to correct my vision, I was hoping the other subscribers to the newsletter could help me in deciding whether or not to purchase some shooting glasses. When I first start a practice my sight picture is usually quite good, although after about fifty shots it's deteriorated to the point that I'm often going on somewhat rusty instinct. This isn't any fun. What are the relative merits of Knoblach vs Jaggi-Nova vs Champion shooting glasses? What lens sizes are better for primarily prone shooting? Any special tips I should keep in mind if/when I go to get a lens ground? Is plastic better than glass? Are there any special coatings that would enhance/detract from the sight picture? Finally, who offers the best package deal on any of the above brands? Thanks for all your help! Jason W. Jarvis Pioneer Shooting Sports Club, Kitchener, Ontario [Editor - I would highly recommend shooting glasses, especially in prone. The main benefit is it is nearly impossible to look out through the center of your lens of normal glasses while in position. Your prescription is only good near the center. As to brand, I don't think it matters - they all allow you to psition the lens so you're looking through the center. Knobloch has been cheaper here in the states.] ****************************************************************** To whom it may concern, If you have any information on the ballistics of air rifle shooting, we were wondering if you could send the information to us by replying to this e-mail. Adrian Pardy ****************************************************************** Please be patient, I am over inidating myself with information, and yet wish to have more. The Question: Can someone explain the difference between the Anchutiz, Walther, rifles, at the level of selecting one of these for trying to make the olympic prone rifle team. I am hooked on the UIT shootng and feel that with the right equipment may be able to make the 2000 team. Any help would be great.. Thanks Terry [Editor - to my knowledge, Walther doesn't make a true prone rifle while Anschutz does. If you will not shoot 3P, then you might as well get a specialized one, though some people like the Walther for prone since you can move about everything on it to make it fit your position.] ****************************************************************** Back to the sling question of mine, does anyone out there really use the sling keepers that tighten the sling around the arm on modern slings since the sling is kept from sliding down the arm with a hook, strap, etc? Your humble Editor ****************************************************************** End of UIT Mailing List #7 Michael Ray - Systems Engineer Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. Rifle Coach UIT Shooting Page - http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/1190/index.htm