Talk:10 m Air Rifle

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[edit] Note about gender and results

Women generally perform at the same level as men, if not better.

What's the reason for removing this? It's a quite special thing about this event throughout the world of sport (not even other shooting sports come close to this). And it's certainly verifiable. Just look at the world record table or the table at [1] (although it hasn't been updated in a while). The statement could probably be worded better, though. -- Jao 09:31, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] details?

This article gives absolutely no details about the gun used, or the ammunition used.

Neither does it explain what the "10 m" part refers to. One might guess it means "10 metres". But should readers really have to guess?

Cheers! -- Geo Swan 08:20, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

You are right, it isn't that clear to someone not familiar with the sport. I have changed and hopefully improved it. --Deon Steyn 09:30, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] National records

While it's true that generally many national records in ISSF events are higher than the world records, I wonder what the source is for it being the case in 10 m Air Rifle. As higher than 600 or 400 is impossible, this must mean 600 by a junior, higher final records or higher team records. A citation would be nice here. -- Jao 08:19, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Good solution, Francis. By the way, love what you're doing with the article. Most ISSF shooting events articles are still very stubby, but this one is really starting to stand out. -- Jao 13:22, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Look at Sportstar for some (world) records information. 10-shot final match results seem to have passed the 105 mark. A perfect 109 final score (10 x 10.9) is hard to achieve in reality though, since a typical 10-shot group for a good PCP match air rifle/match pellets combo is ≈ 5 to 5.5 mm Ø. A consistent accuracy with appropriate ammunition of 0.17 to 0.34 MOA (1 MOA = 2.90888208665722 mm at 10 m) can be regarded as excellent for any type of rifle. Francis Flinch 10:56, 31 July 2007 (UTC)