Biathlon Tips Page - Rifles

Topics:

• Range Safety - What you need to know when you're on the range (01 Sep 98)

• Shooting Fundamentals - The basics of shooting technique - under construction (01 Sep 98)

• Rifle Requirements - A list of requirements your Biathlon rifle must meet (07 Jul 98)

• Rifle Selection - A link to information on what kind of rifle to get (08 Feb 96)

• Rifle Dealers - A link to rifle dealers (27 Jul 00)

• Zeroing Procedure - A zeroing procedure for intermediate Biathletes (11 Feb 97)

• Rifle Tips - A list of tips that I've picked up over the years. (05 Nov 98)

• Tips for Marlins - Tips specific to Marlin rifles. (14 May 00)

• Photonics Trains athletes - An article on how high tech equipment helps shooting technique (03 Feb 98)

• Ammunition - A compilation of information on commonly used ammunition (08 Feb 96)

• Ammo for low temperatures - A short story of what I found out about shooting in low temperatures (14 May 00)

• Note on rifle cleaning - A short aticle on rifle cleaning that appeared in the USBA Newsletter (14 May 00)

• Point of Aim - A discussion of why two shooters using the same rifle can have a different point of impact. (08 Oct 03)

• Point of Aim II - An article which suggests that sight alignment does not affect the point of aim... (23 Apr 10)

• Range Terminology - A list of terms you might hear at Biathlon events (05 Nov 98)

• Rifle Terminology - The parts of the rifle. (Under Construction) (05 Nov 98)

Web Links

• Dynamit Nobel/RWS Home Page - Manufacturer of Biathlon ammunition, air rifles, etc. (11 March 99)

• Anshutz rifles - Anshutz has a very limited web page (In German - English version under construction) (19 May 98)

• Baikal's biathlon rifles - Russian web page - inc. Biathlon rifle. (Russian and English descriptions). New URL 02 May 99 (26 May 98)

• Armament Technology - Canadian distributor of IZHMASH smallbore match rifles. (02 May 99)

• Marlin rifles - Home page for US rifle manufacturer. (18 Sep 97)

• Eko-Aims - Eko-Aims, based in Finland supplies Biathlon targets, and has a complete electronic target system for analysis of shooting (24 Feb 98)

• Riches Firearms page - A list of links to rifle manufacturers (most are non-biathlon) (03 Feb 98)

• Shooting Software - Firearms related computer software (08 Feb 96)

• Savage Arms - Homepage for Savage Arms, a domestic rifle manufacturer (02 May 99)

Books:

• Competitive Shooting ,A.A. Yur' Yev (1985) NRA - A detailed exposition of shooting positions and techniques, and the biomechanics of shooting. Very interesting reading. Translated from Russian. Not Biathlon specific.