long range pistol

[darren m]

hi all -- just to confirm lou is a crack shot with the pistol , and i and many others at the range are amazed at his ability to out shoot the rest of us who are using scoped precharged and springer air rifles .
seen him shoot the playing card side on at 50 metres ( outdoor range ) several times now , and would,nt have beleaved it if i had,nt seen him do it .

would also like to add , lou does,nt hunt quarry etc , a target shooter thru n thru and would never take an unsafe or stupid shot .

love to see some one challenge him to a shoot off with HW45's .

phil - see you sunday , bring your digi-cam .

Darren .

[Lou]

Right!!!!!! Mr "brucieboy" has criticised my shooting publicly.
He thinks that seeing a playing card at 50 yds end on is impossible?
He says that a human can't even see that far!
There are a lot of BBS members plus a lot of club members who have watched me do this, I didn't write to the BBs about it, yet now I have had to agree to do it in front of an airgun magazine journalist to prove tht I can do it.
I was simply enjoying my shooting. The other club members put it on the BBS. A lot of people were happy to accept what I did, including Hans Wheirauch himself! and Jim McArthur of New Orleans (thank G
od someone who seems to understand what its all about)
Now that you have given me grief, I want to know publicly what your shooting credentials are. You say.....
" I thought i had heard just about everything in my time but this certainly tops all.A playing card,edge on at 50 metres!,less than half a millimetre thick!.It can't even be seen at that range. Now come on,tell us it was placed edge on, on top of a block about 150mm square to give an aiming point first,so you know more or less where it is,and then you would hit it eventually after enough shots,maybe.This kind of talk just encourages irresponsible shooting by the more impressionable amongst us."
Then you say
"you mean you can see the post!!,i defy any human to see .5 of a millimetre at 50 metres,unaided.It encourages people to shoot beyond their ability and beyond the range of there pistol/rifle, by reading such claims they imagine they can also do it."
Then you say
"All i said is it's a small target at a long range,the equivalent of a 50mm disc at 5 kilometres,and i stand in awe at any-one with that kind of eyesight."

Do you mean that if I claim to be able to run a mile in one minute, then I am claiming to run fifty miles in fifty minutes? Thats interesting maths.
How do you know that what I have done is not possible? Please explain.
I would like you to tell us all about your shooting credentials, what you think is reasonable for an air pistol, how you come by these ideas. What your achievements are.
Thats a fair question isnt it?

[Terry D]

Here's an idea; seeing that Lou is a highly-respected chap, a renowned pistol shooter, and his feat of hitting a playing card, edge-on at the range stated has been witnessed by quite a few people - shall we refrain from any disparaging comments, at least until after the 'official' demonstration?

Yes, that's what we'll do. And I'll close this thread until then.

All in favour say 'aye'.

Motion carried.