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The air reservoir was in the club-shaped stock. With a full air reservoir, the Girardoni air rifle had the capacity to shoot 30 shots at useful pressure. These balls were effective to approximately 125 yd (114 m) on a full air reservoir. The power declined as the air reservoir was emptied. [12]
A typical 4.5 mm (.177 in) 10 m air rifle match pellet. For the 10-meter air rifle and air pistol disciplines, match-grade diabolo pellets are used. These pellets are wadcutter, meaning the pellet head is nearly completely flat. This leaves smooth-edged round holes in paper targets and allows easy gauging for scoring. Match pellets are offered ...
No barrel lock. Single-piece cocking arm. SD variant has 310mm barrel. Although the HW 80 was designed to replace the HW 35, continued steady sales meant that the HW 35 was not discontinued. The HW 80 is currently Weihrauch's most powerful spring-powered break-barrel rifle, exceeded only by the air-ram-powered HW 90. Sold in the US as the ...
A para-athlete competing with a match air rifle A collection of lever-action, spring-piston air rifles. An air gun or airgun is a gun that uses energy from compressed air or other gases that are mechanically pressurized and then released to propel and accelerate projectiles, similar to the principle of the primitive blowgun.
The Men's 10 meter air rifle event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 28–29 July 2024 at the National Shooting Centre, Châteauroux. Sheng Lihao of China won the gold medal, his second at the Paris Olympics. [1]
The IPSC Action Air World Shoot is the highest level Action Air match within the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC). The Action Air World Shoots are currently held triennially on the same cycle as the IPSC Shotgun World Shoots. The first Action Air World Shoot was held in 2018 at the KITEC Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong. [1] [2]
RIAC is an annual international airgun shooting competition that has been hosted by the Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Tir aux Armes Sportives (FLTAS) since 1984. Events are contested for the 10 metre air rifle and 10 metre air pistol disciplines. It is run to ISSF standards but on a less formal basis than major sanctioned events, providing an ...
The Walther LGR air rifle was developed by the German arms manufacturer Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen as a high end match rifle for 10 metre air rifle competition shooting. The LGR was the first match air rifle that employed the then futuristic single-stroke pneumatic method as power source. This use of pre compressed air introduced the ...