The Olympic Sport of Shooting

[Slamfire]

It's much akin to placing the gun on a Tripod.  All the person does is make slight adjustments and pull the trigger.  It is a little bit more difficult then my sarcasm lets on, but not by much...  Sure, you could buy the right clothes, but the costs start racking up.

Suit: Thousands (no idea how much actually, I'm shooting from the hip........ ZING!)
Gun: Anschutz 10,000 at least
Bullets: Match Grade .22's, 10,000 perhaps a year?


But then again, you picked a sport in which a simple rowboat costs 30,000.  You're not doing too well from the start.   

It's no different that those clowns who squeeze themselves into Bench Pressing body suits (which allow them to lift 100s of pounds more).

I dunno, I think Olympic shooting has deteriorated into a complete farce - I think they need to make Cowboy Action Shooting an Olympic sport - it would be far more entertaining.

[Maverick]

Having shot NRA 3 position competition (albeit several decades ago) using a shooting jacket, glove and a bicep sling I have to say it was neither easy nor something mastered in a very short time. The Anshutz was out then but we were using heavy barrel Winchesters, model 52's I think. Later on (early 80's) I had my own anshutz but used it for .22 silhouette. I lost the darn rifle in the divorce, sigh.

[bustr]

Wonder why Camp Perry was not used as the model for olympic shooting. Check out this link for David Tubb 11 Time National High Power Rifle Champion. One of the championsships he took an off the rack bolt rifle and won.

http://www.fortune3.com/Tubbshop/David%20Tubb-.html

It's so worth doing that the U.S. Armed forces feilds teams every year who compete with civilians.

[Holden McGroin]

But then again, you picked a sport in which a simple rowboat costs 30,000.  You're not doing too well from the start.   

That's for eight rowers.  a world class single can be had for about 8000

Compare to a world class over under shotgun at... what 30K?

[Shamus]

Wonder why Camp Perry was not used as the model for olympic shooting. 

Well then lasersailor would be complaining about someone using a m1907 rather than doing it Davy Crocett style.

shamus

[lasersailor184]

That's for eight rowers.  a world class single can be had for about 8000

Compare to a world class over under shotgun at... what 30K?

30 grand?  Crap, I'd be afraid to take that car out of the garage.


It's easy to find an extremely high quality Over and Under WITH gold engraving for under 2 grand.



I think the matches at Camp Perry are alright, at least the high power matches.  The competition should be between men and their rifles.  Not men and their wallets.

[Holden McGroin]

30 grand?  Crap, I'd be afraid to take that car out of the garage.

My ex boss is a wc sporting clays shooter.  He spends probably 10K annually on ammo alone, and he obviously reloads.

He has several shotguns of the 20 to 30 k range.

[lasersailor184]

My ex boss is a wc sporting clays shooter.  He spends probably 10K annually on ammo alone, and he obviously reloads.

He has several shotguns of the 20 to 30 k range.

With that much shooting a year, 10k is understandable.  Reloading costs roughly 2.25-2.50 a box (a round).

However, I still can't comprehend a trap gun costing that much.  Even my buddy's competition trap gun with fancy triggers, amazing engraving, adjustable rail sights and so on cost 2.5k.

[Holden McGroin]

However, I still can't comprehend a trap gun costing that much. 

Well when he told me how much he spent on a single over/under, it was beyond me as well.

But he is an idiot, a big reason he is my ex boss.

[rogwar]

I think they should change it to a cowboy theme. Those are kinda neat.