22 Shooter Magazine

[John MH]

Maybe its just that we don't understand the new way of doing things, bit like texting and the new forms of spelling used by todays young ones. :-P

[Fullbore]

Maybe its just that we don't understand the new way of doing things, bit like texting and the new forms of spelling used by todays young ones. :-P

Now you are showing your age John, school is not what it used to be with the cutbacks these days, its probably about time the forum was updated with spell checker and predictive text :lol:

[ovenpaa]

Now you are showing your age John, school is not what it used to be with the cutbacks these days, its probably about time the forum was updated with spear chucker and productive text :lol:

Firefox has a spell checker plug in that works on normal release versions but no on the Beta builds and Opera also has one that works, not sure about IE as I seldom use it.

[honsu]

Hi all thought I would copy a quick part of the main practical/tactical artical.

Practical or Tactical?
This is where the view of practical shooting becomes a little clouded and be easily misinterpreted.Many of the guns used do indeed resemble tactical models seen on the tv and in movies,but this is by no means always the case as a minimally modified Ruger 10-22 is probabley one of the most common used.

That said,there are now numerous off the shelf AR and AK-u-likes available at quite reasonable prices that offer the new to the discipline a starting point.Of course,like any shooting sport,wallets can be easily emptied once you start to get into custom works and more specialist guns;but dont worry,we'll be looking at everything from entry level to exotic!

And you dont need to look like some SWAT GUY to shoot practical,in fact most organisers will rightly have a very strict no CAMO rule at shoots;I have to pose the question of why you would wear camo in the first place though in a enviroment where you are highly visible at all times!
That said some tactical clothing and equipment is designed specifically for a more dynamic style of shooting and therefore it does work well;luckily all of these styles are available in non camouflage patterns for those of us who have no need to try and look like some kind of walt wannabe uber commando.Again we'll get in to clothing and kit in the future articles.

In a nutshell practical shooting is at the more dynamic end of shooting sports and as a safety is paramount.Most clubs involved in the practical disaplines will insist,again rightly in my opinion,that you pass stringent safety training befor you ever set foot on a range.Some argue that fire and movement are not a great combination,but it is my belief that if individuals are well trained in safety and that the course of shooting is well managed by range organiser this can be one of the most enjoyable styles of shooting around!

Hope this small part of the full artical helps.

P.S what or how is Walter Mity?

[John MH]

Is the spelling in the magazine as bad as your's?

http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Walt

[honsu]

No the spelling in the mag is way betta than mine should have paid more atenthion at school
ah well thanks for the link

[whoowhoop]

Walter Mitty was a fictional character written by James Thurber, an American humorist from the 1930's. The character was also turned into a film with Walter being played by Danny Kaye.
Basically he is shy character who has a vivid imagination of being a hero in any situation.

Definitely worth a read

[dromia]

Walter Mitty was a fictional character written by James Thurber, an American humorist from the 1930's. The character was also turned into a film with Walter being played by Danny Kaye.
Basically he is shy character who has a vivid imagination of being a hero in any situation.

Definitely worth a read

Yes a good read indeed.

[honsu]

Hi thanks for the stuff on Walter Mitty will have a look after I've done with Simon Scarrows When the eagle hunts.

Any one else bought the mag and want to share there views?

[toffe wrapper]

Airsoft cross over great just what we need. Had the misfortune to go air softing once (stag do) and it was a walt heaven. I saw some posing in S10's others claiming to be ex-army & SF, I outed one on the spot who claimed to be RAF reg but then admitted he was a cadet and another who was in Them and a bit vocal about it but clammed up and disappeared after a couple of questions and me calling him a Chairborne Piefinder.

Airsoft day was rubbish but the Walt outing was priceless. The site owner was not happy with me upsetting his customers either.

TW