Iv'e done it !

[zooma]

6 yards !!! I could poke em at that distance.

[ sits back and awaits ZOOMAs sarcy response ]

.....still waiting..?


Before you became an international super-star you were pleased to shoot and enjoy taking part in the MPL pistol competitions - including the 6 yard air pistol shot at home (was it with the target holder hanging on the back of your front door?).

PCP and CO2 airguns are not used in the MPL competitions with most competitions using classic spring powered airguns.(SARS and SAPS competitions being a notable exception).

We have always thought that the 6 yard targets had been "scaled" correctly so that scoring a maximum on the NSRA 6 yard air pistol target (Air 8) was every bit as difficult as scoring the same when shooting at 10 metres on the NSRA 10 meter targets - probably harder due to the restricted choice of air pistol (spring powered).

In real life, many of us found it difficult to match our 10 meter average scores - including you - when shooting at 6 yards in the MPL using classic airguns.

As a matter of interest, the new MPL 10 metre rifle competition for springers with scopes also uses the 6 yard NSRA air rifle target (Air 7) to make it an enjoyable competition with a realistic challenge.

This 10 meter competition was devised to give owners of the most popular spring powered air rifle combination currently bought in the UK (with scope) a target competition to have a go at as not all spring powered air rifles can be shot with open sights or diopters because they are designed for scope use and don't have a front sight.

You can also enter the MPL 10 meter competition using an air rifle without a scope (open sights or diopter) ...probably with equally good results!

You should give the MPL another try (I think the local phrase is to "put your money where you mouth is") and show us how easy it is........you might actually enjoy the chance to shoot some of those old classics of yours that are used to line the walls your gun room. Exercising them and comparing their performance can be really good fun.

The MPL is also the best competition for beginners too as they don't feel "out-gunned" by the more experienced shooters that mostly use more expensive PCP match weapons.

The MPL rules make it the most affordable competition to take part in, as even the most expensive spring powered air guns are unlikely to cost anything like as much as a top of the range PCP - but most of us enjoy shooing in the MPL because it gives us a good excuse to shoot classic airguns and spring powered airguns, often with no interest in what others score, but to see what we can squeeze out of our old springers and to see if we can improve over the course of the season - or do as well when trying a different springer.

Come and join us and blow the dust off of some of those old springers you are hoarding......you will enjoy it - even if you won't admit it