The Muscle Power League - whats that then?

[zooma]

It's almost August and so the first round of the MPL is almost upon us.

If Rivvy can't muster 10 shooters from their amassed numbers I will be very dissapointed.

RMTC is a very small and new club with basic facilities, but we will be making the effort and including absolute beginners in our team as we are more interested in getting everyone involved than we are about winning - so come on Rivvy - press gang some "volunteers" into your team and give them some basic coaching and get practising on your new club HW70 ( that's what its for).

We are doing the same thing here - (even including coaching the tutu clad TC2) as we want everyone we can find to experience shooting with these older type air pistols to discover just how good they really are and to see how little progress has really been made for all the extra sophistication and cash we invest in the new PCP pistols.

Human power provides the energy to compress the spring or pump the cylinder - but after this small amount of effort ( maybe more with a Webley) the end result will surprise most who give it a go and get some time in with the MPL legal pistols.

[I. J.]

In keeping with the Olympic spirit I think the M.P.L. should introduce Dope Testing.

Asking some Rivvy members - "Who wrote Beethovens 5th symphony?" should remove a few of the competitors.

ATB
Ian

[mikec4]

In keeping with the Olympic spirit I think the M.P.L. should introduce Dope Testing.

I thought the M.P.L. was organised as a dope ring you know. where we all stand in a circle with no idea what's going on.

Mike

[zooma]

I thought the M.P.L. was organised as a dope ring you know. where we all stand in a circle with no idea what's going on.

Mike

While you have all the team in a circle - find one that can read so he can pass on the rules as per post no 1 on this thread.........maybe you could do it?

........only four weeks left to swat up and find out what to do - better hurry!

[I. J.]

I refer my learned colleague to post #62 re my recent efforts at Rivi despite constant undermining by your moles.

Never fear! Ive heard on good authority that one of the HFT stalwarts have migrated to the world of pistol and bought an Original mod. 6. Then theres Mr Wilson who, once hes finished sulking in Turkey, knows where theres a bargain of a FWB mod 65.

I thought the M.P.L. was organised as a dope ring you know. where we all stand in a circle with no idea what's going on.

Mike

Basically - 4 cards, 5 shots signed/marked BEFORE you shoot and marked with YOUR name and the type of pistol used (to aid scoring). This for the last week in August. Lets see how the first series goes.

Now, are you going to explain that to Kev?

ATB
Ian

[zooma]

Last night we checked to see how the MPL scoring would work in real life - and the results were quite surprising. In the MPL any card shot with a recoiless pistol will score DOWN when a shot touches or cuts a line.

A good card shot at 10 metres with a recoiless pistol that would normally score a 47, when scored DOWN could easilly become a 43 depending on the pellet cutting or touching a line........and so on.

If the same card could be shot with a recoiling pistol the score would be 47 plus 1 point bonus = 48 !

This should encourage the recoiling pistol shooters a fair bit as not only will a shot that touches or cuts a line score UP - a further 1 point bonus is also added to every card shot with a recoiling pistol.

With a recoiless pistol it is fair to say that it will be almost impossible to score a 10 as the shot would have to be dead central and not touching the line at all. Most 10 shots that are scored in the normal way are not actually "perfect" 10's - but in the MPL - with a recoiless pistol - they need to be!

It looks like this will be a very "different" competition to the usual pistol comps we have ever shot in before, and it should not only be good fun but will also encourage the use of some of the older pistols that have been left on the shelf for far too long.

......and given the scoring example above - it may pay to take another look at that recoiling pistol again after all !

At least with a recoiling pistol any 10 hit will actually score a 10 irrespective of how central the shot is placed within the scoring ring......and so on.......

[I. J.]

Last night we checked to see how the MPL scoring would work in real life - and the results were quite surprising. In the MPL any card shot with a recoiless pistol will score DOWN when a shot touches or cuts a line.
A good card shot at 10 metres with a recoiless pistol that would normally score a 47, when scored DOWN could easilly become a 43 depending on the pellet cutting or touching a line........and so on.
If the same card could be shot with a recoiling pistol the score would be 47 plus 1 point bonus = 48 !
This should encourage the recoiling pistol shooters a fair bit as not only will a shot that touches or cuts a line score UP - a further 1 point bonus is also added to every card shot with a recoiling pistol.
With a recoiless pistol it is fair to say that it will be almost impossible to score a 10 as the shot would have to be dead central and not touching the line at all. Most 10 shots that are scored in the normal way are not actually "perfect" 10's - but in the MPL - with a recoiless pistol - they need to be!
It looks like this will be a very "different" competition to the usual pistol comps we have ever shot in before, and it should not only be good fun but will also encourage the use of some of the older pistols that have been left on the shelf for far too long.

......and given the scoring example above - it may pay to take another look at that recoiling pistol again after all !

At least with a recoiling pistol any 10 hit will actually score a 10 irrespective of how central the shot is placed within the scoring ring......and so on.......

Thats political speak!
In layman and pistol persons language - YOU HAVENT A CAT IN HELLS CHANCE - of scoring a ten with a recoilless pistol.
Now, wheres my Wobbly Webley?

ATB
Ian

[mikec4]

If Rivvy can't muster 10 shooters from their amassed numbers I will be very dissapointed.

I refer my learned colleague to post #62 re my recent efforts at Rivi despite constant undermining by your moles.