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by Old Dog
Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:19 pm
Forum: Youth Shooting Programs
Topic: Shocking changes to National 3P Air Rifle Championships
Replies: 38
Views: 14983

Here is how I presume it will work: From the CMP Regional there will be 14 teams (4 primary + 1 alternate) and the 5 top ranked individuals that are not members of those 14 teams. This accounts for 75 shooters. From the combined CMP qualifier matches held across the country there will be another 14 ...
by Old Dog
Thu Feb 07, 2013 9:08 pm
Forum: Youth Shooting Programs
Topic: Shocking changes to National 3P Air Rifle Championships
Replies: 38
Views: 14983

Thank you Maxicooper, the added information you provided is useful. I now understand the concept of 75+75+75. I am starting to form some preliminary opinions: 1. The role of State representation is now eliminated. This is sad because my shooters enjoyed spending time with kids from Hawaii, Idaho, an...
by Old Dog
Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:00 pm
Forum: Youth Shooting Programs
Topic: Shocking changes to National 3P Air Rifle Championships
Replies: 38
Views: 14983

Shocking changes to National 3P Air Rifle Championships

I just received the information below. Does anyone know what is going on that drove these changes? "QUALIFYING There are a lot of changes to qualifying, as well as the summer?s National Match. The National Junior Olympic Championship is now only one day (for each sporter and precision) in the 3...
by Old Dog
Thu Jan 31, 2013 10:27 pm
Forum: Youth Shooting Programs
Topic: Score spreadsheet?
Replies: 12
Views: 4971

I suggest that you investigate the substatial analysis features of the Orion scoring system. It already has native capability to display historic information for each shhoter's performance: score, group size, group center, group roundness, group major axis, and group minor axis. I think it is great,...
by Old Dog
Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:33 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Wind drift for outdoor air rifle (10M)
Replies: 8
Views: 3773

Bo, you gave me what I needed, thank you. With a BC of 0.022 I now calculate 7.5mm drift. We just saw a video of Silhouette shooting and there is a lot of interest being generated. I think we will start with paper first and then try to move into silhouette slowly.

Thanks again for the info.
by Old Dog
Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:03 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Wind drift for outdoor air rifle (10M)
Replies: 8
Views: 3773

Wind drift for outdoor air rifle (10M)

Several of us at my club are talking about initiating procedures for outdoor air rifle shooting at 10 meters. For example the new NMAR program. Some people said "the wind will blow your pellets off the target", so I ran one of the online calculators to see some facts. It gave a result of 0...