Rifle Fundamentals
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Selection of Equipment
Rifle
Clothing and Footwear
Eyewear
Ammunition
10m - 4.5mm Air Rifle Pellets
- The simple consideration is shape and weight - the 8.3grain waisted wadcutter reigns supreme.
- Pellet diameter is a different matter and is a matter of matching the diameter to your particulat rifle to get the best accuracy. Target quality pellets come in a range of diameters (usually) from 4.48mm through to 4.52mm, and the batch diameter is usally located on the packaging.
50m - .22Long Rifle
300m - CentreFire Rifle
Sighting
The Sights
Whether for 10m or 50m events, the sighting equipment and principles are the same:
- a tubular front sight unit that contains the sighting 'element' (invariably a black circle). The inside of the circle is slightly larger than the apparent size of the black aiming mark on the target.
- a micrometer-adjustable rear sight unit holding an aperture rear sight.
- Riser Blocks are used by some shooters to raise the sights higher above the bore line to enable a more upright head position.
Sighting Principles
- the shooting eye should be focussed at the front sight (it is not good to focus at the target) For most people this will require some corrective lens in the shooting glasses.
- the non-shooting eye should be open:
- closing the non-shooting eye will give unequal light level to the eyes - this will repaidly bring on eye fatigue
- balance is improved if both eyes are open
- an occluder can be used in front of part of the non-shooting eye so that the shooter is not distracted by the non-shooting eye discerning the front sight and/or the target.
- The ISSF rules limit the occluder width to 30mm.
- a translucent material for the occluder is preferable to opaque material
- The shooter sights through the aperture of the rear sight and centers the front sight around the aiming mark
Position
Prone
Standing
Kneeling
Training is everything!
