Please e-mail address changes, unsubscribe requests, or submissions to me. To subscribe to the "real-time" version of the list send an email to uit_mailing_list-subscribe@yahoogroups.com In this issue: Re: Rapid fire in So. Cal.? Re: Rapid fire in So. Cal.? Eley customer range report Bleiker Re: Bleiker ******************************************************************** Bob, Contact USA Shooting Competitions at (719) 866-4883 (email: competitions@usashooting.org) and/or the National Pistol Coach, Eric Buljung at (719) 866-4615 (email: eric.buljung@usashooting.org). USAShooting is actively seeking PPC/IPSC, etc. shooters to try international rapid fire. In fact, they had a camp this year for that express purpose. If you can, get a copy of the February 2002 USA Shooting News, great article on this effort. Al Harry ******************************************************************** In reply to Bob Barnes and other pistol shooters. The Black Mountain Shooting Club has matches at Prado the first Sunday of every month. The Air Pistol at 9 AM and Free Pistol at 1 PM are USA Shooting sanctioned PTOs. (I used to schedule 25 meter events but there was a lack of competitors and I could not justify reserving the 25 meter line at Prado with no-shows.) I am now holding Rapid Fire training matches at Prado during the 10 or 50 meter time period if there are shooters that are intrested. There will not be any 25 meter training in May. Jay Lindsey (my 25 meter RO) and I will be in Atlanta for the Spring Selection Match and the Atlanta World Cup. Jay is the CRO for the 25m line Spring Selection Match and an RO for the World Cup. I am an RO on the 10m line for the Spring Selection Match. I am currently working on a schedule to have Rapid Fire training/coaching in preparation for the Spring Selection match for some elite shooters. Contact me at rsantibanez@cs.com or 858 484-7624. Thank you, Sandy R.J. Santibanez President/Match Director Black Mountain Shooting Club ******************************************************************** Brief report for anyone interested. I've just got back from a day of ammunition testing at the Eley test facility in Birmingham, England. A most informative and worthwhile experience it was too. The facility is operated soley for the benefit of customers wishing to select a batch of Tenex to match their barrel. Its run by Burt Brookes who is extremely knowledgable and helpful. The photographs dotted around the test range are a 'whos who' of international smallbore shooting. They had 20 batches of Tenex to choose from, which is more than enough. Head space and striker depth are assessed ( all excellent on my rifle ) and a assesment made of the general condition. The test procedure is to mount the action in a 'System Gemini' stock which is mounted in a substantial test vice. A few warm up shots and then 2 groups of 10 shots from your current ammunition are fired. 10 shots are then fired from each of the 20 batches, and 6 or so likley good batches selected for final testing. 3 more groups of 10 shots from each of the final batches are fired and .. with a little luck a good batch is selected. I was able to find a batch that averaged 13.7mm groups at 50m, with a best of 11.5mm ... an improvement of nearly 5mm on my previous ammunition. All in all an extremely good day out, even without the testing the amount of solid information I was given on the day by Burt Brookes was worth the test fee ( 25 pounds ~35 dollars ) on its own. There is much rubbish spoken about ammunition and being able to speak to someone who has tested every aspect of the modern smallbore rifle in controlled conditions is a rare treat. We got through around 500 rounds each during the day, I doubt the fee even covers the cost of the ammunition. So I went away happy with a batch of ammunition I know is going to do what I want. The confidence that gives you is beyond price. As a birthday treat I've ordered a System Gemini stock from HPS Ltd. so thats got the 'equipment' side of it sorted, nows theres just the small matter of shooting well ....... -- Robin Szemeti ******************************************************************** Hi there, I don't know if You have seen this before? http://www.bleiker.ch/Sportwaffen/Kleinkaliber.htm It's new and it works.The barrel is a tight Lilja 1-16 and stock is whatever You want.Two of the guys using these have FWB stocks.The action is screwed onto a solid beam.The loading area is springloaded(coil I guess)and the boltface doesn't turn with the rim of the cartridge.System cost is around Sfr 3200 without sights. Øyvind ******************************************************************** Very true but Mauser is based upon a very solid receiver group and strong enough to stabilize the barrel. This new rifle looks very solid but for the machine cuts for bolt operation. I am sure this is well tested as they are competition against Anschutz and other fine manufactures of precision equipment. Perhaps the old way is in need of updating and maybe this is the way to go...time will tell us will it not? While working bedding the flat surfaces indicated on the receiver is fine but it is the metal pieces at 90 degrees to the assembly which is usually found to be the best anchoring point of all receivers. I have found that the 90 degree mounting pole point that rest against the rear of the stock mounting point is far superior to a floating point that is glassed bedded and so if one is to improve the rifle bedding, I would recommend that the mounting flange be placed again the rear of the flange hole and the remainder glassed into a solid mounting platform. A minor point but one that has major consequences to the shooting athlete. Chet Skinner, Coach ******************************************************************** End of UIT Mailing List #20 Michael Ray - DBA & Systems Engineer Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. Rifle Coach UIT Shooting Page - http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/1190/index.htm