Yes an old thread, but the discipline has continued and gained a lot of support ("support", OK sorry!) so an update.

At Norwich it forms a regular class at their open shoots in both pistol and rifle, and has a good following in the club in rifle and pistol. It is intended for the mature shooter, and with the objective of keeping them shooting, and has age cut offs to first qualify to shoot it, then another to allow the more mature (like a good Port!) to shoot sitting, its not intended as a starting discipline for youngsters.

It now has a good following, and we have even encouraged some older small bore prone shooters to join the club, and take up rested air rifle as well. If you do it sitting its easier to get up than prone!

And yes Zooma, I have not taken it up, but have now tried it, (sitting) and yes, its not easy!! I found it a bit frustrating, as I expected it to be easier, I found it as like a cross between prone rifle, and standing air rifle, my scores were similar to my prone scores, but the tendency to add a flyer was more likely! It is satisfyingly difficult to get top scores, so a demanding discipline to get top scores.

The small bore rifle prone, and air rifle rested techniques do cross over and I think are complimentary. I've not tried it pistol so can't comment on that, but I'm aware that older pistol shooters who have gone to it, enjoy it and shoot similar to standing un rested scores from their best days.

Our last visit to Walther in Ulm was just before lock down, and they said then that the rested rifle market was their biggest and most developing target sector, its now very big in Germany.

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Robin