Posted on 07/18/2008 4:25:06 AM PDT by marktwain
Not by me I always play up the fact to cub scout BB-gun shooters and their parents that shooting is an Olympic sport and we have many colleges in Florida that field shooting sports teams. Scholarship money being out there too. I am recruiting for the BSA/4H team that competes around the states in various shooting sports. We have many kids that have done well including several state champions.
This story would have a different ending now...
Turning point of his story came later when a schoolboy brought along an air pistol, leading to the dismissal from school for all the violent young males who dared to even look at the evil weapon.
“Turning point of his story came later when a schoolboy brought along an air pistol, leading to the dismissal from school for all the violent young males who dared to even look at the evil weapon.”
Wasn't always that way....Thank You.Thank Goodness.....
I’m training my granddaughters (#1 grandson is only 3 now) in smallbore rifle. Anyone know where one can obtain Olympic targets, range specs, and competition rules?
I love gun porn in the morning!
Nevada has schools, public schools that have shooting courses, .22 rifle training for the students. Yes, we are evil and backward but we like it that way.
I would imagine that competition shooters are the oldest competitors in the summer Olympics.
There are Florida colleges that have shooting teams? Do tell
What the heck is that?
http://www.issf-shooting.org/
This is the governing body for international competitions such as Olympics and World cups. There are lots of pdf’s of rules for different sorts of competitions. For a brief article with an overview of the areas available including photos of shooters in the latest gear look here:
http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/shooting/story/2008/05/09/f-olympics-shooting-essentials.html
As a matter of fact the NCAA Rifle tournament was held up in your neck of the woods. It seems that there is a college on the banks of the Hudson that has some small interest in preserving at least some marksmanship among American citizens.
http://www.goarmysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11100&ATCLID=1409998&KEY=&DB_OEM_ID=11100&DB_LANG=&IN_SUBSCRIBER_CONTENT=
Veteran German shooter Ralph Schumann and his .22 of choice. I like how the compensator throws up that little flame!
Some of the gear they have to wear looks funny.
One would not know it was a sport unless their was funny looking expensive gear to purchase in order to participate in it. That’s why soccer has never caught on in the US not enough gear involved to make it profitable. Even something like baseball look at the plethora of stuff a team needs to purchase to participate. You should see the prices of some of the firearms though makes the gear look cheap!
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