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AeroMechanicalsays...Okay, so I'm assuming that is an airgun and that is a pressure gauge on the end under the barrel? So, if you want to know how much pressure is in your gun, you point it at your face to read the gauge? Who designed that?
Anyways, I like how casually she stands when she shoots.
bamdrewNot too popular in the U.S., but its an Olympic event. Each shot is loaded individually, and people customize them heavily for things like weight distribution. Here is more info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_meter_air_pistol
Okay, so I'm assuming that is an airgun and that is a pressure gauge on the end under the barrel? So, if you want to know how much pressure is in your gun, you point it at your face to read the gauge? Who designed that?
Anyways, I like how casually she stands when she shoots.
AeroMechanicalsays...Okay, but pointing a gun at your face is still not something you do even if you are sure it's not loaded. I am really just making light, though. Probably you don't read the gauge while the air tank is attached to the gun.
Not too popular in the U.S., but its an Olympic event. Each shot is loaded individually, and people customize them heavily for things like weight distribution. Here is more info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_meter_air_pistol
bamdrewYeah. Also one thing awesome about this is the atheletes often dress in whatever is comfortable for them, and will wear glasses that sometimes have sighting lenses. So couple that with the super-customized guns and you get great photos of shooters looking like the pirate captains of some future space ships - http://images.indianexpress.com/2016/07/prakash-nanjappa-759.jpg - Here is the current world champ with his amazing looking pistol- http://www.trbimg.com/img-57ab598f/turbine/la-sp-sn-shooting-oly-2016-rio-20160810/600 - 10 meter air rifle competition is similar, but they wear some protective gear - http://accurateshooter.net/pix/ginwin1601.jpg
Okay, but pointing a gun at your face is still not something you do even if you are sure it's not loaded. I am really just making light, though. Probably you don't read the gauge while the air tank is attached to the gun.
AeroMechanicalsays...10m with a rifle seems too easy. Even with a crappy air rifle (BB gun, really, so not even actually rifled and probably much lower velocity), I can put every shot in a one inch circle from that far away. They are shooting pretty small targets though, and you can make a competition out of mm differences so I guess it works.
I've never watched the shooting part of the olympics, but pistols seems cooler.
I wonder if there are groups who do this sort of thing around me. I like shooting, but since I live in the city, I don't really want to own a real gun. An airgun might be an interesting alternative.
iauiYeah, but, can you do it better than everybody else in the world?
10m with a rifle seems too easy. Even with a crappy air rifle (BB gun, really, so not even actually rifled and probably much lower velocity), I can put every shot in a one inch circle from that far away. They are shooting pretty small targets though, and you can make a competition out of mm differences so I guess it works.
I've never watched the shooting part of the olympics, but pistols seems cooler.
I wonder if there are groups who do this sort of thing around me. I like shooting, but since I live in the city, I don't really want to own a real gun. An airgun might be an interesting alternative.
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