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I just wish they would use real rifles. I don't get the point of target shooting with air rifles. Dealing with the characteristics of an actual gun is a core pa

• heads 3y ago
  This is probably stating the obvious but being able to compete with low energy rifles is a must for inclusivity in the sport. Gas rifles are legal and available everywhere. The limit in the UK is 12 foot pounds for an air rifle. Oddly, comparing that with a bow (draw weight of 40 pounds firing a 30” arrow) makes archery seem pretty lethal.
  • dmoy 3y ago
    Yup this is exactly it. As more countries limit civilian gun ownership, the ISSF has followed to keep participation at the international level broader. At some point I imagine 50m 3p will get replaced by 3p air - 50m prone is already gone from Olympics. There are a few places where 300m ISSF is still done, like Switzerland, but it's dwindling. Even in the US, high power bullseye is much less common than smallbore/air, because there's no terminal college or international goal. From a precision standpoint, the air rifles are also much more exact for cheaper. 10m air rifle is insanely difficult. And also let's be honest, bullseye is a weird mental game that most people don't like anyways. So anyone in the US doing gun-competition-for-fun is doing USPSA or similar. If you want to do high power bullseye, there's still a handful of people left doing it.