Is there room for CO2 in target/competition pistol shooting

[magicniner]

I give up! Co2 is great everybody should shoot Co2 anyone that doesnt is a show off. I'm off down the pub this aft to get the barman to fill up my lungs with the stuff and I'm off to spit pellets out from now on.

Hoo f*kn ray!

Oh go on,
Keep it going, it's no fun without some unfounded opinions and invalid comparisons with cars which rusted & shed their subframes
Regards,
Nick

[Old Fart]

Nah, I've had enough

I used to have a Mini which had a rotten subframe though...honestly

[Gregory]

Oh go on,
Keep it going, it's no fun without some unfounded opinions and invalid comparisons with cars which rusted & shed their subframes
Regards,
Nick

nope my minds made up, co2 is the way foward, who needs a decent pistol engineered by german / austrian experts, when I can have an ex soviet pistol made out of a lump of russian tractor iron and powered by fart gas.

Magicniner you dont really have the best arguments, though I have to admit that I dont necessarily need a decent weapon to shoot 8's if thats the sum total of your submissions then well done you win.

[The Doctor]

The original post stated the question 'Is there room for CO2 in target/competition pistol shooting?' - the basic answer, and I did say the the co2 fan boys would be along to defend their position, is 'no' - if it were the case, why were there no co2 pistols at the World Cup in Fort Benning, or were the world's elite shooters not made aware that co2 is the way to go?

If you are a club shooter knocking in 520 ish, well done, good on ya - if you want to cut it against the top shooters in the world, then you need to be on the same playing field, and this, I am afraid, you won't be doing with old technology. Of course, the shooter does come into the equation, but the equipment helps.

Lee

[Old Fart]

Lee,

This is just for me to know...what is your average....and what division do you shoot in

Are you really a world class shooter or a wanabee?

[The Doctor]

Lee,

This is just for me to know...what is your average....and what division do you shoot in

Are you really a world class shooter or a wanabee?

My current average in practice sits between 570 and 574 - competition is around 560 - 564 with my Pb being at Bisley earlier in the year with a 564. I wouldn't say a world class shooter, we don't have any in this country now - most are quite happy sitting behind a computer singing the praises of old technology, the good old days and the like.....

Just so you know, like

Lee

[Old Fart]

I had to laugh at your reply, but you must suffer from nerves though, probably worried if a Co2 shooter beats you.

Competition shooting is good but you need the correct mental state and just let it happen.

It's a good laugh on here.

[The Doctor]

I know all too well about the pressure side, from a professional position and personal experience.....finals really do take it out of you, especially when it is yours to lose !! - but that is something that comes with experience, and I am getting plenty of that