Originally Posted by
zooma
My attempt to get some of those Classic spring powered and SSP pistols out of the loft/cupboard ( wherever they have been lurking all this time) seems to have been fairly successful and those that are shooting them in the Muscle Power League are enjoying the competiton and the chance to press those wonderful old Classic air pistols back into regular action again.
The MPL has given them a new purpose and their owners some good competition at a very affordable price to encourage more people to try competetive pistol shooting.
However, my love of Classic air pistols recognises that there is still another small group of Classic air pistols that also need a rescue bid to get them back into action again and that is the single shot CO2 powered match pistols!
Like their spring powered and SSP cousins from a similar time period, these pistols can also be found still in good working order and can be bought at nice low prices ( compared to PCP pistols) and so I think we should find an excuse to get them back into action again as well.
Having floated the idea, I will put some more meat on the bones by preparing a set of rules along similar lines to those that we have at the moment with the MPL.
Maybe this idea will be liked - maybe not - but I think it could be just as enjoyable and inexpensive as taking part in as the MPL, and if it is run on similar lines it could be good fun as well.
There is even the possibility of including it as a sub-section of the MPL with a suitably adjusted score ( say minus 2 points per card) or as a complete "stand alone" series to be shot on a different week to the MPL.
Lets see what response this thread gets ( if any) and see how things go. If I can get enough interest we will have found a way to drag all of the old Classic air pistols (pre PCP) back into the Clubs and onto the ranges.
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