Commonwealth Games

[Triplejim]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modula-2

Modula-2 is the programming language used in the Suis Ascor targets

[Triplejim]

The backing boards at Kardapor were butchers paper (blew off in the wind)
Extracted pages on the ISSF rules on backing boards:

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7038 ... argets.pdf

[Triplejim]

...the difference being that the latter works effectively & efficiently out to 1200 yards, if the word coming from Blair Athol range in Scotland is anything to go on.

Depends who you talk to....

[ger]

I can't see anything in that document (or portion of) that has any relevance to long range (ie, >= 300M/Y) targets - electronic or otherwise. Am I missing something? It all seems to apply to ranges shorter than 300.

IRT acoustic electronic targets is there an assumption out there that what works for short ranges will automatically work at longer ranges?

Geoff.

[Triplejim]

It all seems to apply to ranges shorter than 300.
Geoff.

Yes, that's longest distance for ISSF. The interesting part is the requirements for backing boards and control sheets changed after every shooter. A quick sprint down to 1000 yards after each detail?

[Triplejim]

There are added comments at the Hindustan Times, second post by Sandy Peden, Manager of the Canadian Team.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/ ... 15626.aspx

Third post by Allan Mabon, Manager of the Scottish Team.

[Geoffrey Grenfell]

Here is a link to an interview I had on return from India.
I was still a bit gutted and frail at the time and filled with tears, I could not speak. Lucky the Editor felt sorry for me.

Cheers Geoff Grenfell

http://www.bendigoiptv.com/

[Deano 29]

To both James and Geoff, im sure everyone would agree, but to me you are both Gold medal winners. You done Australia and yourselves proud and im sure you will both show the world in the near future what we all know and that is your both at the pointy end of Full Bore, in Australia and the world.

Deano

[David B]

Triplejim wrote:
There are added comments at the Hindustan Times, second post by Sandy Peden, Manager of the Canadian Team.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/ ... 15626.aspx


Third post by Allan Mabon, Manager of the Scottish Team.


Will we see a comment from the Australian team manager? David

[Triplejim]

To both James and Geoff, im sure everyone would agree, but to me you are both Gold medal winners
Deano

Geoff and I were proud to represent our country however the issue was never medals per se
but the fact all competitors weren't given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.

We are in continual danger of losing Fullbore at the CWG because we are at the mercy of administrators in the CSF.
(all other CWG shooting disciplines are under strict ISSF rules).

[Deano 29]

James,

It seems rediculous that full bore be left on its own, you would think that all shooting sports be under the one umbrella, maybe its time our country stood behind the sport and push for a level playing field for all. At the end of the day i can't believe the CWG were awarded to a country such as India in the first place....

[johnk]

The requirement for a sport to be managed internationally is for it to be available internationally & in that regard, fullbore in any of it's iterations won't pass muster. It's a sport specific to countries in or formarly associated with the British Empire with open space sufficient to place ranges safely.

The most footprint-greed of the ISSF shooting sports is 300 metres & a suitably baffled no danger range occupies a linear distance of less than 400 metres. More to the point, it is possible, as complexes in Germany particularly attest for all the ISSF sports to be shot on or from a single multistory building.

Finally, because of the capability of universal participation available in the ISSF disciplines, attractive sponsorships & partnerships are developed tp benefit the elite level of the sport - something that our ragtag participation will never warrant. Even in the US where the equivalent Palma has some credibility, it is still the poor cousin to the National Match competition using .223 military semiautomatics & their derivatives.

[Triplejim]

fullbore in any of it's iterations won't pass muster.

You are finding all the reasons to not do something where as I see all the reasons to get on with it. Its a mindset issue.