Drulov DU10

[andyals]

Just acquired this beauty.
Not sure what I can use it for other than precision plinking but it certainly is a lot of fun

[ptdunk]

Very fun precision plinking!
I love my one, quite unique and accurate pistols.

Enjoy,
Matt

[Abasmajor]

Mine gives the Steyr LP50 a run for its money in formal rapid fire pistol competition.

Brian

[andyals]

Mine gives the Steyr LP50 a run for its money in formal rapid fire pistol competition.

Brian

Tell me more about this.
I remember years ago a rapid fire discipline but can't find anything about it now.
I had assumed it was now redundant

[ptdunk]

Tell me more about this.
I remember years ago a rapid fire discipline but can't find anything about it now.
I had assumed it was now redundant

It’s still an Olympic discipline:

https://youtu.be/bhuN2VcmYHg

The DU10 was developed to give the Czech rapid fire team something to practice with that didn’t use up expensive ammunition.

Matt

[andyals]

It’s still an Olympic discipline:

https://youtu.be/bhuN2VcmYHg

The DU10 was developed to give the Czech rapid fire team something to practice with that didn’t use up expensive ammunition.

Matt

Ah yes I'm aware of this but wasn't there also a rapid fire air pistol event.

[helidave1]

love mine too, just wish I could bulk fill it.

[Shed tuner]

love mine too, just wish I could bulk fill it.

you can with the right end cap.
Awesome guns.

[andyals]

love mine too, just wish I could bulk fill it.

I was looking into this until I found out how the Drulov works.
I had assumed that the co2 bulb was pierced and sealed at the valve meaning that the shots were fired and fed gas directly from that bulb much like a conventional repeating replica.
This method is fine for plinking but I wasn't happy about it in a quality target pistol.
However I've since found out that the bulb goes in upside down and is pierced by a screw in piece that releases all the gas into the pistols own reservoir.
I'm reliably informed that I'll get 50-70 consistent shots per bulb which is fine for me and does away with the need to bulk fill.

[Benelli B76]

love mine too, just wish I could bulk fill it.

Bulk fill from fire extinguisher to small cylinder to pistol. £10 of bulk fill CO2 equivalent to over 160 capsules.


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[Abasmajor]

Tell me more about this.
I remember years ago a rapid fire discipline but can't find anything about it now.
I had assumed it was now redundant

The club of which I'm a member enter two teams in the Sussex County Smallbore Rifle Association .177 rapid fire air pistol competition. The course of fire consists of two five shot strings each shot consecutively on separate cards in under 20 secs at 10 metres. The target card used is the NSRA Air 10/97-18 (10M Rapid Fire Air Pistol 1 Target) which has a lightly larger aiming (scoring) area than the 10 metre precision pistol target. The pistol of choice for most is the Steyr LP50, but my Drulov Condor competes well for a pistol costing a fraction of the cost. I've heard stories that the Drulov can be unreliable and prone to multiple discharges, but mine has worked almost faultlessly for many years with just routine maintenance.

Brian

[ptdunk]

The course of fire consists of two five shot strings each shot consecutively on separate cards in under 20 secs at 10 metres.
Brian

Hi Brian,
I’d not really heard of this with air pistols, although I have seen the targets on the NSRA site.
Is that two 5 shot strings in 20 secs? (ie 10 secs per 5 shots) or 20 secs for each 5 shot string?

I might order some targets and try it out with my Drulov, sounds like fun.

Cheers,
Matt

[Abasmajor]

Hi Brian,
I’d not really heard of this with air pistols, although I have seen the targets on the NSRA site.
Is that two 5 shot strings in 20 secs? (ie 10 secs per 5 shots) or 20 secs for each 5 shot string?

I might order some targets and try it out with my Drulov, sounds like fun.

Cheers,
Matt

Hello Matt,
Two strings of five shots each in less than 20 secs. ie 20 secs for each five shot string.

Brian

[Shed tuner]

Hello Matt,
Two strings of five shots each in less than 20 secs. ie 20 secs for each five shot string.

Brian

just as well.. reloading with the drulov not having a mag...

[Abasmajor]

just as well.. reloading with the drulov not having a mag...

The cards are hung side by side and shot consecutively with a break to reload between strings.
I believe there was also a rifle length version of the Condor which wasn't a great success.

Brian