Originally Posted by
zooma
I know exactly where you are coming from John - and your feelings are shared with may of us whose enjoyment of using and owning airguns is greater than the need to place holes precisely in a target with every single shot - even when competing in the MPL and other much more serious competitions.
It is also quite nice to shoot a decent card now and again (of course) but for me the value of the target score is always considered against the airgun used to achieve it.
A fairly low score with an air pistol or rifle that has a few problems due to age or wear (or both), that perhaps also has a stiff and heavy trigger, or is of a type simply not noted for its match shooting ability would give me far more pleasure and a greater sense of achievement than a much better score shot with a purpose built match weapon that probably took less effort to achieve.
At the end of the day it's whatever "floats your boat" and with airgun shooting there is plenty of room for all of us to get something out of it.
That is an excellent way of putting it Bob. I tend to adapt my technique to accommodate something that would be considered a shortcoming today, such as a comparatively heavy trigger and before long, muscle memory takes over and trigger technique becomes consistent and comfortable.
John
Currently looking for Baikal Makarov pistols with the following prefixes to the serial number: 98, T01, T09, T21, T22
Prefer boxed or cased but will consider loose examples too.